AI
Alibaba’s Qwen 3.5 model matches leading proprietary systems while running on comparatively modest hardware. The release challenges the pricing power of US-hosted frontier models by pairing benchmark-level performance with open-weight economics. The flagship model contains 397 billion parameters but activates only 17 billion per token through a Mixture-of-Experts
DeFi
Moonwell recorded $1.78 million in bad debt after an oracle misconfiguration mispriced Coinbase Wrapped ETH (cbETH). The incident exposes persistent fragility in decentralized finance (DeFi) price feeds, where minor configuration errors can cascade into automated liquidations within minutes. The Feb. 15 event followed execution of governance proposal MIP-X43, which
Finance
Ark Invest purchased 41,453 shares of Coinbase Global Inc., valued at approximately $6.9 million, reversing recent sales as the stock rebounded. The move signals renewed conviction from one of crypto equity’s most visible institutional backers amid volatile earnings. The Cathie Wood-led firm allocated 29,689 shares to
Markets
Uniswap’s decentralized exchange volume now regularly exceeds that of Coinbase, while Aave generates more than $100 million in annual revenue. Those metrics are central to a growing view that decentralized finance may anchor the next crypto recovery. In a memo to clients Tuesday, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan
Finance
Peter Thiel and affiliated Founders Fund entities have exited their entire stake in Ethereum treasury firm ETHZilla (ETHZ), according to a Schedule 13G filed with the SEC (US). The disclosure removes a high-profile backer at a time when publicly listed crypto treasury strategies face tightening capital conditions. Shares fell nearly
Security
Russian investigators have opened a criminal case against a man in the Republic of Dagestan over allegations of financing terrorism, as scrutiny intensifies globally around the use of cryptocurrencies in illicit activity. According to state news agency TASS, authorities in Makhachkala, Dagestan’s capital, detained a local resident suspected of
Politics
The United States is moving closer to a sweeping overhaul of cryptocurrency regulation, with President Donald Trump signaling that comprehensive market structure legislation could soon reach his desk. The proposed bill, introduced as S. 3755 and H.R. 3633, would establish clear lines of authority between the two primary financial
AI
Goldman Sachs is expanding its use of generative artificial intelligence, rolling out systems built on Anthropic’s Claude model to support trade accounting and client onboarding operations. The move, reported by American Banker, reflects a broader shift among major financial institutions toward using AI to streamline back-office functions. While banks
Cryptocurrency
The TON Foundation has joined forces with Banxa, a crypto payments infrastructure provider owned by OSL Group, to broaden stablecoin payment capabilities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the Asia-Pacific region. Announced Tuesday, the partnership is designed to help businesses use The Open Network (TON) blockchain for faster settlement
Finance
Ethereum’s tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market has grown at a striking pace over the past year, climbing more than 300% to surpass $17 billion in value issued on its mainnet, according to data. A year ago, the sector stood at just $4.1 billion. Today, it represents nearly a
What Is Binance Square’s Write to Earn Program? Binance has turned crypto content into a potential income stream. With Write to Earn on Binance Square, creators can earn a share of trading fees when readers place trades after engaging with their posts. In simple terms, if someone reads your
For many companies, artificial intelligence is no longer about flashy customer chatbots or experimental tools. The real test is happening behind the scenes, in the systems that keep organisations running every day. Human resources is emerging as one of the first enterprise functions where AI is moving from pilot projects