Finance
Ark Invest made a series of bold moves on Thursday, picking up fresh positions in Circle Internet Group, BitMine Immersion Technologies, and Bullish despite sharp declines across all three stocks. A filing shows that three of Ark’s exchange-traded funds collectively bought $15.56 million in Circle shares. The ARK
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U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds saw a sharp reversal on Thursday, recording $869.9 million in net outflows—the second-largest daily exit since these products launched. The only larger wave of withdrawals happened on Feb. 25, 2025, when outflows topped $1.14 billion. Fresh data from SoSoValue shows Grayscale’
In the world of finance, nothing is sacred—everything can be repackaged, replicated, and resold. Synthetic assets, or "synths," are the manifestation of this concept on the blockchain. Synthetics are tokenized assets designed to simulate the value of another underlying asset, whether that asset is a traditional stock,
Decentralization is awesome, but it comes with a massive coordination problem. How do thousands of developers around the world, all working on the same open-source code base—like Bitcoin or Ethereum—agree on how things should work? If anyone can change the code, what stops the network from collapsing into
The Rise of a Subtle but Costly Crypto Scam As crypto adoption spreads, scammers are getting smarter—and sneakier. One of the latest tricks on the rise is address poisoning, a scam that preys on user habits and the irreversible nature of blockchain transactions. It’s not about hacking wallets
Anthropic is launching its largest U.S. expansion to date with $50 billion in new data center projects across Texas and New York, a move aimed at dramatically increasing America’s computing capacity for advanced artificial intelligence systems. The facilities—developed in partnership with Fluidstack, a leading provider of GPU
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Shares of Bitfarms (BITF) fell more than 12% on Thursday morning after the Bitcoin mining firm reported weaker-than-expected third-quarter earnings and unveiled plans to convert one of its key mining sites into an artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) hub. The company posted $69 million in revenue for the
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21Shares, a leading provider of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs), has introduced two new crypto index funds aimed at making diversified digital asset investing more accessible to traditional investors. The products—the 21Shares FTSE Crypto 10 Index ETF (TTOP) and the 21Shares FTSE Crypto 10 ex-BTC Index ETF (TXBC)—officially debuted
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Prediction platform Polymarket has entered into a multi-year partnership with TKO Group Holdings, the parent company of the UFC and Zuffa Boxing, marking a major step in blending prediction market technology with live sports entertainment. Under the agreement announced Thursday, Polymarket becomes the exclusive prediction market partner for both UFC
AI
IBM is sounding the alarm on one of the biggest barriers slowing down the rise of enterprise artificial intelligence (AI): data silos. While AI technology has matured and is ready to scale, most organizations’ data infrastructure hasn’t caught up, according to a new global study from the IBM Institute
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Bitcoin may be trading sideways, but behind the scenes, large holders are ramping up accumulation — signaling renewed confidence amid improving global economic conditions. The world’s largest cryptocurrency has spent the past week hovering between $100,000 and $105,000, showing little directional momentum. Yet analysts say this calm surface
Finance
Japan Exchange Group (JPX), the operator of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is weighing tighter regulations for listed companies that hold significant cryptocurrency reserves, according to a Bloomberg report. The move follows growing concern over the risks and market swings tied to digital asset treasury (DAT) strategies. Sources familiar with the