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Homepage > News > Business > The limits of smart contracts in real-world transactions Scalable blockchains, tokenization, and smart contracts are all in the headlines these days. With financial giants like Larry Fink loudly promoting the virtues of tokenization and organizations like the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) experimenting with digital ledger technology, it seems the world’s movers and shakers have woken up to blockchain’s utility. While this can only be a good thing, it’s essential to recognize the possibilities and limitations of these interlinked technologies. For all their promise, smart contracts have one inescapable limitation: they do not, and…

STX formed a God candle today, rallying as high as 19.5% after it broke out of a bullish pattern as the broader market recovered. Stacks (STX) rose to an intraday high of $0.717 on April 21, Asian time, before settling at $0.714 as of press time. Its market cap was set at nearly $1.1 billion while its daily trading volume was up over 200% at $153 million, indicating a surge in trading activity. Being a Bitcoin-based protocol, STX’s gains today can be largely attributed to it mirroring the uptrend in Bitcoin (BTC), which has risen nearly 3.4% over the past…

ai16z has been confirmed as the native token of the newly launched Auto.fun AI agent platform. This could mark a turning point for ai16z price, which is showing early signs of recovery after weeks of stagnation. Shaw, founder of Elizalabs and the open-source elizaOS, confirmed that ai16z will serve as the native token of the Auto.fun launchpad, which officially launched on April 18. This milestone marks the successful execution of a key deliverable from the project’s Q1 roadmap. Designed as a development ground for no-code AI automation, Auto.fun allows for development and deployment of autonomous AI agents that can interact…

Japanese investment firm Metaplanet increased its Bitcoin holdings to more than $400 million after its latest purchase.Metaplanet acquired 330 Bitcoin (BTC) for $28.2 million at an average price of $85,605 per BTC, bringing its total holdings to 4,855 Bitcoin worth $414 million, according to an April 21 post from Simon Gerovich, the CEO of Metaplanet.The firm’s Bitcoin yield surpassed 119% year-to-date after its latest investment.Source: Simon GerovichMetaplanet issued 2 billion Japanese yen ($13.3 million) of bonds to buy more Bitcoin on March 31, Cointelegraph reported.Related: UK firm buys $250M Bitcoin as analysts eye quiet Easter weekendThe $414 million in Bitcoin…

HYPE is flashing strong bullish signals as it nears a breakout from a falling wedge pattern. Hyperliquid (HYPE) is showing strong bullish momentum as it’s currently on the verge of breaking out of the falling wedge formation and trading above the key moving averages — including 20-day Exponential Moving Average, 9-day Simple Moving Average, and 50-day Simple Moving Average. After reaching its all-time high of $35.02 on 21 December, HYPE price price entered a downtrend, carving out a falling wedge formation. The price bottomed near $9 on April 7, touching the wedge’s lower trendline before then bouncing and testing the…

After years of promise, prototypes, and mixed results, 2025 is shaping up to be the year Web3 gaming finally delivers on its hype. Armed with powerful artificial intelligence tools and fueled by an eye-watering $12 billion in cumulative funding since 2020, the industry is gearing up for an unprecedented wave of game launches—including high-end AAA titles. AI Slashes Web3 Game Development Timelines: Robbie Ferguson, co-founder of Layer-2 blockchain gaming platform Immutable, shared a striking insight: AI tools have reduced Web3 game development timelines by up to 65% over the past year. This game-changing acceleration is expected to usher in a…

Nearly three years after Vitalik Buterin mocked his Stock-to-Flow model, anonymous analyst PlanB hit back, calling Ethereum a “centralized premined shitcoin.” PlanB, the anonymous analyst behind Bitcoin’s (BTC) Stock-to-Flow model, took aim at Ethereum (ETH) in a post on X, saying the project is looking worse than ever and arguing that centralized, premined coins like ETH— with proof-of-stake instead of proof-of-work and a flexible supply schedule — are harmful to the space and deserve to be mocked. Ethereum is really not looking good nowI know it’s impolite to gloat and all that, but I think shitcoins like ETH, that are…

Blockchain real estate platform Blocksquare has entered into a major partnership with Florida-based Vera Capital to tokenize over $1 billion worth of U.S. commercial real estate.The collaboration aims to offer global investors fractional ownership in a diverse portfolio of properties spread across seven states.Announced on April 18, the initiative will launch a dedicated marketplace in the coming weeks, enabling users to purchase tokenized shares in dozens of properties.First Tokenized Properties Include Office and Retail Sites in South FloridaThe first listings include a three-story office building in Fort Lauderdale and a retail plaza in Dania Beach—both part of Vera Group’s current…

As sUSD continues to trade below its intended $1 peg, Synthetix founder Kain Warwick has urged stakers to step up and help restore stability before more stringent measures are implemented. The depeg has stretched on for weeks, triggered by recent changes to how sUSD is issued and backed. While the team has already rolled out a new liquidity initiative to address the issue, the response so far hasn’t been enough to turn the tide. In an April 21 thread on X, the Synthetix founder urged SNX stakers to take action through its new staking mechanism, warning that the current goodwill-driven…

OpenAI Launches Groundbreaking o3 and o4-mini-Models: OpenAI has officially launched two advanced AI models — o3 and o4-mini — representing significant progress in chain-of-thought reasoning and multimodal capabilities. What’s causing the biggest stir is o3’s ability to geolocate images purely from visual information, without any metadata or location tags. This feature has raised eyebrows globally, with privacy advocates warning of potential misuse and surveillance risks. The models also show improved integration with tools like calculators, code environments, and third-party APIs, reinforcing OpenAI’s push toward more capable, autonomous systems. NVIDIA to Build U.S.-Based AI Supercomputers: NVIDIA has announced a bold expansion…