AI
Artificial intelligence is moving fast, but the infrastructure behind it hasn’t always kept up. As one recent CIO.com analysis put it, “The infrastructure that powers AI today won’t sustain tomorrow’s demands.” For organizations chasing the promise of AI, speed is now the dividing line between falling
Ethereum is the backbone of decentralized finance (DeFi) and Web3, but anyone who has tried using it during peak hours knows the pain: slow transactions and sky-high fees. Optimism (OP) is one of the most prominent Layer 2 solutions designed to fix that problem, and it’s quickly evolving into
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The European Union has a chance to shape how the world approaches artificial intelligence—and trust may be its greatest competitive edge. That’s the view of Resham Kotecha, Global Head of Policy at the Open Data Institute (ODI), who argues that Europe can prove rights protection and innovation don’
Markets
China Renaissance, once dubbed China’s “M&A King,” is reinventing itself for the digital asset era. The boutique investment bank, known for orchestrating landmark tech mergers, has approved a $200 million allocation to Web3 in 2025—half of which is going directly into BNB, the native token of
When people talk about corporate Bitcoin adoption, one name always comes up: MicroStrategy. The business intelligence company has transformed itself from a traditional software provider into the world’s largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, making its stock a proxy for BTC itself. But what exactly is MicroStrategy, and why has
Regulation
Outgoing CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson left her post with a sharp warning: prediction markets may be on the verge of becoming the financial system’s next Wild West if regulators don’t step in. Her remarks, delivered Wednesday at the Brookings Institution, came as these markets surge in both crypto
Markets
BitMine Immersion Tech has deepened its bet on Ethereum, acquiring nearly $65 million worth of ETH through crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital, according to on-chain data. Blockchain analytics platform Arkham Intelligence reported that BitMine received 14,665 ETH in six separate transactions on Wednesday. The transfers were routed through Galaxy’
Security
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new tactic where hackers are using Ethereum smart contracts to conceal and distribute malware, allowing them to bypass traditional security scans. Ethereum smart contracts used to push malicious code on npm | ReversingLabsRL discovered how the contracts were abused — and how this incident is part of
Politics
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde has urged stricter regulation of stablecoins issued outside the European Union, warning that gaps in oversight could expose the bloc to financial risks. Speaking at the annual conference of the European Systemic Risk Board on Wednesday, Lagarde said the EU should hold non-EU
Regulation
Ukraine is taking a major step toward regulating its growing cryptocurrency sector after lawmakers backed a bill aimed at legalizing digital assets and setting clear tax rules. On Wednesday, the Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s parliament, approved the bill in its first reading with 246 votes in favor out of 321.
AI
Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund is making a bold move into artificial intelligence, backing one of the industry’s rising stars. The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), which manages around $524 billion in assets, has taken part in Anthropic’s latest $13 billion funding round—valuing the San Francisco–based AI
What Is GameFi? GameFi, short for “game finance,” blends blockchain technology, decentralized finance (DeFi), and gaming. At its core are play-to-earn (P2E) games—video games where players earn real economic rewards for their time and effort. Unlike traditional games where digital items are locked inside a company’s servers, GameFi