Markets
The Solana blockchain is experiencing a slowdown in user activity, with the number of active addresses falling to 3.3 million—its lowest level in a year. This marks a sharp decline from the network’s January 2025 peak of more than 9 million active addresses, reflecting the cooling of
AI
Baidu’s latest artificial intelligence model, ERNIE-4.5-VL-28B-A3B-Thinking, is making waves in the AI industry after outperforming OpenAI’s GPT and Google’s Gemini models on several key benchmarks. The system marks a significant leap toward more efficient, real-world-ready multimodal AI — technology that can interpret not only text but also
A New Kind of AI Marketplace Allora (ALLO) is reimagining how artificial intelligence is built, shared, and improved. Instead of keeping AI locked behind the walls of big tech companies, Allora opens it up — creating a decentralized marketplace for AI models where anyone can contribute, evaluate, or use machine learning
Politics
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has unveiled plans to create a formal “token taxonomy”—a framework designed to clarify which digital assets should be classified as securities under U.S. law. The initiative marks a major step in the SEC’s ongoing effort to modernize its approach
Finance
Polymarket has announced a major partnership with Yahoo Finance, becoming the platform’s exclusive prediction market provider in a move that underscores the growing mainstream appeal of prediction markets. The collaboration comes just days after Google Finance revealed plans to integrate prediction market data into its own search results. The
Cryptocurrency
Sui, the Layer 1 blockchain developed by Mysten Labs, is preparing to introduce its own U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin called USDsui, in collaboration with Bridge’s Open Issuance platform. The move positions Sui to deepen its role in the expanding stablecoin sector, where traditional finance and blockchain innovation continue to
Finance
Circle, the issuer behind the USDC stablecoin, is exploring the launch of a native token for its new Arc blockchain, marking another step in its ambition to expand programmable finance onchain. The update came alongside a strong third-quarter earnings report showing sharp growth in both USDC circulation and profitability. Circle’
Finance
A fire broke out Tuesday afternoon at Bitdeer’s bitcoin mining facility under construction in Massillon, Ohio, damaging two unfinished buildings but leaving everyone unharmed. According to the Massillon Fire Department, crews were called to the site around 2 p.m. ET on November 11 after reports of smoke and
Cryptocurrency
JPMorgan has officially launched its USD-denominated deposit token, JPM Coin (JPMD), on Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer 2 network. The rollout follows a successful pilot program that began in June, marking a significant milestone in the bank’s push to bring traditional finance into the blockchain era. Kinexys Pilots First
Finance
Malaysia-based technology consulting firm VCI Global has announced plans to acquire $100 million worth of OOB tokens, the utility token of Oobit, a crypto payments company backed by Tether. The move positions Tether as the largest shareholder in the Nasdaq-listed firm. According to VCI Global’s statement on Tuesday, the
Finance
Injective, the Binance-backed Layer 1 blockchain built on the Cosmos network, has officially launched its native Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) mainnet, marking a major step toward unifying multiple smart contract environments under one high-performance chain. The rollout, announced Tuesday, gives developers and users full Ethereum compatibility while maintaining Injective’s
AI
As the global race to build smarter, faster artificial intelligence intensifies, a new report by cybersecurity firm Wiz warns that many leading AI companies are neglecting basic security hygiene—putting valuable systems, data, and intellectual property at risk. Wiz: #1 Cloud Security Software for Modern Cloud ProtectionWiz is the unified