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JD.com, one of China’s largest e-commerce companies, is making an aggressive push into global stablecoin infrastructure with a bold goal: cut international transaction times from days to just 10 seconds. Chairman Liu Qiangdong outlined the company’s vision during a June 17 corporate session, positioning fiat-pegged stablecoins as
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Decentralizing telecom infrastructure isn’t just a tech experiment — it’s becoming a real business advantage for both small businesses and major telecom providers, according to Frank Mong, COO of Nova Labs, the company behind the Helium Network. Speaking at Consensus 2025 in Toronto, Mong explained how decentralized physical infrastructure
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Story Protocol, a platform seeking to revolutionize intellectual property (IP) management, is pioneering a novel approach where AI agents can buy, sell, and trade IP rights with each other. This innovative system, built on blockchain technology, aims to address concerns about AI's use of copyrighted material while creating
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Bitmaster, an advanced cryptocurrency trading platform, is redefining digital asset trading by integrating AI-driven automation with its proprietary MCS token. The platform combines real-time market analytics with automated trading strategies, offering an efficient and secure trading experience for both beginners and professional traders. Leveraging AI-Based Trading Signals Bitmaster employs artificial
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OpenAI is expanding its suite of AI-powered tools with the launch of "Deep Research," a new service designed to act as a personal research assistant. Available to select paying customers through the ChatGPT chatbot, Deep Research promises to automate time-consuming online research tasks, providing in-depth reports on a
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The open-source AI agent platform ai16z has officially rebranded to ElizaOS, marking a new chapter for the rapidly growing project. The name change comes as the platform experiences significant growth and seeks to solidify its position within the blockchain and AI space. Project founder Shaw Walters announced the rebranding on
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Venice, an AI platform founded by crypto pioneer Erik Voorhees, has unveiled its VVV token on the Ethereum Layer 2 network Base, distributing half of the initial supply to its users and various AI communities. The platform, which offers private, censorship-resistant access to open-source AI models, aims to empower both
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DeepSeek, a relatively young Chinese AI startup, has sent shockwaves through the global tech community with its latest AI model, DeepSeek R1. The model reportedly rivals the performance of leading Western chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT, but at a fraction of the cost and computational resources, raising questions about
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Lightspeed Venture Partners, a prominent venture capital firm, is making a major push into artificial intelligence, cementing its ambitions with a lead role in a massive $2 billion funding round for Anthropic, a leading competitor to OpenAI. This deal, which values Anthropic at a staggering $60 billion, underscores a broader
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Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, the founder and former CEO of Binance, is stepping into an "active role" at YZi Labs, the newly rebranded venture firm formerly known as Binance Labs. This move follows Zhao's recent four-month prison sentence in the U.S. on money laundering
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Nosana has officially launched its groundbreaking GPU marketplace, a decentralized platform designed to make artificial intelligence (AI) compute power more accessible and affordable. By connecting GPU owners with AI companies in need of resources, Nosana aims to democratize access to the computational power driving the AI revolution. The GPU Crunch:
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Blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis has acquired Alterya, an Israeli startup specializing in AI-powered fraud detection, in a move to enhance its ability to combat illicit transactions in the cryptocurrency space. This acquisition, valued at around $150 million according to Business Insider, signals Chainalysis's commitment to proactively preventing fraud