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Homepage > News > Business > Will DeepSeek AI disrupt OpenAI’s dominance? Many people are talking about DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company behind DeepThink R1, the latest ChatGPT competitor. DeepThink R1 is being called just as capable as OpenAI’s GPT-01. However, DeepSeek’s model is open-source, charges users a fraction of what OpenAI bills, and reportedly costs significantly less than OpenAI to get its model up and running. To put this into perspective, the DeepSeek team claims they only spent $5.58 million building and training their model. Compare that to OpenAI, which has spent billions to train its models…

XRPL has introduced AMM pools for Ripple’s USD (RLUSD) XRPL AMMClawback enhances the layer-1 network by eliminating traditional order blocks XRPL AMMClawback upgrade goes live After months of speculations, XRP Ledger has finally upgraded the AMMClawback amendment to improve regulatory compliance for AMM pools. According to XRP.org, the new amendment introduces new guidelines for liquidity providers, especially on tokens that have regulatory requirements.  Therefore, the upgrade will facilitate token providers to retrieve assets from AMM pools under defined conditions. As such, if a certain asset or token is frozen, users cannot use the same liquidity pool to deposit new assets.…

Follow Frank on X. Often, when I speak with everyday Bitcoiners — plebs, if you will — they share with me that they’re torn between carrying on with their “fiat job” and getting more involved in the Bitcoin space on a professional level.I usually tell them that they can start by incorporating Bitcoin into what they currently do for a living, though, I haven’t had a great example of someone doing this that I can point them to — until this morning.When it’s time for the clients of osteopath Rob Shaw, based in Essex, UK (just outside of London), to…

Ripple versus the US Securities and Exchange Commission is one of the longest-running battles in the crypto space. The situation has brought a lot of uncertainty for XRP holders and investors. But the end of this lawsuit is very close, and experts are expecting a big swing in the price movement of XRP. Just how high can the altcoin go once the legal battle is officially over? Legal Resolution May Catalyze XRP Surge The general consensus in the crypto community is that once Ripple’s battle with the SEC is done, XRP will have a huge rally. Many experts think that…

B14g, a Bitcoin staking platform, saw its total value locked (TVL) soar over 500% in the past month, crossing the record $12 million mark on January 31, as per DefiLlama. The platform, which launched in December 2024, has become the best-performing restaking app in DeFi.  B14g’s flagship product is the Merge Marketplace, a platform that connects stakers holding different types of assets. Participants can engage in BTC merge-staking by committing one complementary token, unlocking higher rewards without needing to hold both assets.  The Merge Marketplace offered by b14g currently connects with Core, enabling users to benefit from the blockchain’s dual-staking…

Homepage > News > Editorial > Bitcoin mining is still green technology Bitcoin mining has long been criticized as “wasteful” by those who fail to grasp its broader utility. While many rush to praise proof-of-stake (PoS) systems, proof-of-work (PoW) mining offers a crucial and often overlooked environmental benefit. Properly deployed, Bitcoin mining doesn’t just consume energy—it captures and monetizes energy that would otherwise be wasted. Flaring from oil fields, methane from landfills and agricultural operations, and stranded gas in remote locations have been unavoidable inefficiencies of the energy industry for generations. Bitcoin mining has transformed these emissions into pure opportunities to create and benefit…

Former Helius lead infrastructure engineer Miles Smith has accused Helius founder Mert Mumtaz of corporate misrepresentation, workplace toxicity, and attempting to sabotage his career after he left Helius in 2023. In a lengthy X article posted on January 30, 2025, Smith claimed, among other things, that Mumtaz stole intellectual property from the winning team at a Solana (SOL) hackathon in 2023, screamed verbal abuse at a corporate vendor, and used deceptive tactics to misrepresent the technical capacity of Helius in a way that inflated its appearance. Eventually, Smith said, Mumtaz constructively dismissed him and began actively obstructing subsequent fundraising efforts…

Buttcoin, a Solana meme coin parodying Bitcoin, is up a staggering 150% in the last 24 hours.  Buttcoin (BUTTCOIN) has surged 150% in the past 24 hours, yet still trading at $0.0002624, 95% below its all-time high of $0.005723 reached on Jan. 6, according to CoinGecko. With a market cap of just $271,577, Buttcoin has seen a 2,740.60% increase in trading volume, hitting $1,691,174 million in the last 24 hours. Buttcoin is gaining traction after a viral video from 11 years ago resurfaced on X, claiming to be the origin of Buttcoin’s lore. The coin was also mentioned on The…

In the cryptocurrency market, there has always been rivalry for dominance, with projects fighting for market share, uptake and utility. A top cryptocurrency asset that is gaining popularity because of its creative strategy is Remittix, one such aspirational competitor. Since Remittix has a strong use case and market momentum, analysts argue that investing in it might offer big returns, even though the pricing of Shiba Inu is still a heated topic. The Rise and Limitations of Shiba Inu (SHIB) Shiba Inu (SHIB) became a meme coin by taking advantage of Dogecoin’s increasing popularity. It gained a devoted following fast, saw…

Disclosure: The views and opinions expressed here belong solely to the author and do not represent the views and opinions of crypto.news’ editorial. Crypto scams are surging across the United States, with the FBI’s latest cryptocurrency report revealing that Americans lost a staggering $5.6 billion in 2023—a worrying 45% increase from 2022. Alarmingly, older adults, particularly those over 65, were hit hardest, collectively losing more than $1.6 billion. California has borne the brunt of these losses, recording the highest state total at $1.1 billion. What makes these losses even more striking is the volume of financial fraud complaints received by…