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With DeepSeek forcing American AI companies to consider whether they’re pouring excessive funds into their AI projects, the AI industry is poised for a potential revolution. The Chinese AI startup’s R1 model isn’t only better than industry leaders ChatGPT 4o, Claude, and Llama, but it’s also far cheaper and more efficient. Even Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, came out in appreciation of DeepSeek, calling it “impressive.” He also added that he’s thrilled to have a new competitor and that OpenAI is working on delivering “much better models.” Additionally, Trump also came out and praised DeepSeek, calling it a wake-up call…

Quick take: The registration allows the crypto exchange platform to operate with the country’s legal framework of virtual assets. Matías Alberti who has fintech experience with companies like Buenbit and Clara will spearhead Coinabse’s crypto operations in Argentina. Coinbase plans to launch educational initiatives in the country as part of its strategy to help users fully understand and make the most of the benefits of cryptocurrency. Coinbase has received a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) registration from Argentina’s National Securities Commission (CNV). The registration allows the crypto exchange company to operate with the country’s legal framework of virtual assets. Announcing…

Homepage > News > Business > India’s digital economy supplies one-fifth of national income by 2030 India, the fastest-growing large economy, expects its digital economy to grow almost twice as fast as the overall economy, contributing to nearly one-fifth of national income by 2030. “In the short run, the highest growth is likely to come from the growth of digital intermediaries and platforms, followed by higher digital diffusion and digitalisation of the rest of the economy,” the Ministry of Electronics & IT (MeitY) said in a statement. This means that, in less than six years, the share of the digital…

Quick take: Celestia’s Nick White, Babylon’s David Tse, Axelar’s Sergey Gorbunov, Lau Ventures’ Waikit Lau, and VentureFriends’ Apostolos Apostolaki joined as angel investors. Pod is building a “consensusless” layer-1 network where all transactions are directly streamed to validators for attestation and timestamping. This method could allow Pod to achieve transaction speeds of up to 200 milliseconds “similar to Google search”, according to CEO Shresth Agrawal. Pod has announced a $10 million seed round co-led by A16z Crypto’s Startup Accelerator and 1kx. The fundraising also attracted participation from Flashbots, Blockchain Builders Fund and Protagonist, with Celestia’s Nick White, Babylon’s David Tse,…

The Litecoin network’s Hashrate has spiked by 30% since the first week of 2025. LTC has recovered by 5.36% over the past 24 hours. Over the past month, Litecoin [LTC]  has struggled to maintain an upward momentum on its price charts. However, the altcoin has experienced significant growth in its network activity. Litecoin network hashrate up by 30% According to IntoTheBlock, Litecoin’s network has experienced a 30% rise in Hashrate since the start of 2025. Over the past four months, the hash rate has seen almost double digits in its growth. Source: IntoTheBlock This impressive run signals a robust uptick…

Bitcoin’s decentralized consensus mechanism works based on some cleverly crafted incentive structures. The first and fundamental rule is that the chain with the most work is the correct one. This single rule obviates the need for a central arbitrator, determining which chain is correct as a function of the efforts of thousands of decentralized parties, each trying to extend the blockchain. The subsidy to miners keeps moving the blockchain forward, creating painful opportunity costs for miners who don’t mine the tip. These mechanisms, together with the difficulty adjustment, set the game theoretical framework for a chain that has marched forward,…

Current Growth TrendsAs of now, there are over 36 million crypto tokens. This number is growing at an unprecedented pace. For comparison, the 2017-2018 “altcoin season” had fewer than 3,000 tokens, and the 2013-2014 period had fewer than 500. This shows how quickly the token landscape is expanding. Analysts warn this rapid increase might have significant implications for investors.Concerns About OversupplyCrypto analyst Alex Kruger has highlighted the issue of oversupply. He noted that the demand for tokens is not growing as fast as the supply. This imbalance could result in shorter and less frequent “altcoin seasons.” These are periods when…

Tying to the overall development of the cryptocurrency and AI markets, it’s going to be a very important year for AI agent tokens in 2025. These tokens are out there on the front line in allowing decentralized artificial intelligence solutions. Further down we examine the most prospective tokens such as AI Agent Pepe ($AGENTS), Quant Earth ($QET), and more, SingularityNET ($AGIX), Fetch.ai ($FET), Cortex ($CTXC). AI Agent Pepe ($AGENTS) Quant Earth ($QET) SingularityNET ($AGIX) Fetch.ai ($FET) Cortex ($CTXC) AI Agent Pepe ($AGENTS) AI Agent Pepe, or $AGENTS, overlays memes with revolutionizing AI tools for agents. This token powers an open…

Metaplanet, a publicly traded company in Japan, has announced an ambitious plan to significantly bolster its Bitcoin holdings through a massive $745 million fundraising initiative. The company intends to acquire 21,000 BTC by 2026, a bold strategy aimed at leveraging the cryptocurrency’s potential and counteracting the weakening yen. This strategic move underscores Metaplanet’s commitment to becoming a major player in the digital asset space. The company is not just dipping its toes; they’re making a significant splash. Fueling the Bitcoin treasury: a historic funding round To execute this ambitious plan, Metaplanet issued 21 million shares of 0% discount moving strike…

FLOKI whales have offloaded 30 billion tokens in the last two days, which could exert further downward pressure on the memecoin. FLOKI was facing a death cross on its one-day chart that could fuel a downtrend. Floki [FLOKI] was trading at $0.00013, at press time, after a 7% gain in 24 hours. Trading Volumes also surged by 93% to $369M, highlighting rising trader interest. Despite the 24-hour gains, other metrics, including whale activity and technical indicators, suggest that bears could regain control. Whale selling could trigger bearish trends Data from IntoTheBlock showsed that whale activity around FLOKI has surged. Large transaction…