Key Takeaways Skild AI’s new funding round, led by SoftBank, raised about $1.4 billion. The company is now valued at over $14 billion. Robotics startup Skild AI has secured nearly $1.4 billion in a funding round, with contributions from NVentures, Nvidia’s venture capital arm, Macquarie Capital, Jeff Bezos through Bezos Expeditions, Disruptive, and Trump-linked 1789
Welcome to our institutional newsletter, Crypto Long & Short. This week: Josh Olszewicz of Canary Capital on equities, liquidity and crypto’s early — but still tentative — signs of a bullish turn. Joshua de Vos analyzes ten major blockchain ecosystems and trends to watch in 2026. Top headlines institutions should pay attention to, curated by
The Human Rights Foundation (HRF) has announced 1.3 billion satoshis in new grants from its Bitcoin Development Fund, backing 22 projects worldwide aimed at strengthening financial freedom and censorship resistance under authoritarian regimes. The funding round, disclosed today exclusively to Bitcoin Magazine, will support open-source Bitcoin development, decentralized mining infrastructure, privacy-preserving financial tools, and grassroots
Solana surpassed Base in x402 on-chain transactions for the first time on Sunday. On-chain data revealed that Solana recorded 518,400 x402 payments while Base recorded 505,000 payments on the x402 protocol. Transactions in agent-to-agent services recorded the most payments at $548,500, followed by transactions in infrastructure and utilities at $267,100. Transactions in AI-generated services were
The WEF’s Global Risks Report 2026 warns geoeconomic confrontation and great‑power competition now top the near‑term threat list, with AI disruption rising as a structural risk. Summary WEF survey respondents rank geoeconomic confrontation and economic warfare above state conflict, misinformation, and climate in near‑term global risk severity. Report flags accelerating AI and quantum advances as
Bitcoin’s price has shown strength over the past 48 hours and is now trading in the mid-$90,000s after days of consolidating around $90,000. Technical analyst Jackis presented a fair assessment of potential paths for Bitcoin’s next significant rise in the context of near-term consolidation and attempted breakouts above $95,000, outlining distinct scenarios for both bulls
In a landmark development for financial technology, Nasdaq-listed Figure Technology Solutions has launched the On-Chain Public Equity Network (OPEN), fundamentally transforming how investors interact with stock markets. This blockchain-based platform enables direct issuance and lending of real-world stocks without traditional intermediaries, potentially reshaping equity market infrastructure for years to come. The announcement, made from San
Bitcoin positions worth more than $375 million have been liquidated in the past 24 hours, according to data from Coinglass. More than $100 million has been liquidated in the past hour, as BTC surges past $96,000. Additionally, $1 billion in short positions face potential liquidation as Bitcoin approaches $97,100. Data from Coinglass indicates that the
Project Eleven has raised $20 million to build defenses against the existential threat quantum computing poses to cryptocurrency. The round values the startup at $120 million. The company is backed by heavyweights from its June 2025 seed round, including crypto-native VC Variant Fund and quantum tech fund Quantonation. Project Eleven is preparing for “Q-Day.” This