DGAI nearly doubled in its first day of trading as DGrid expands its distributed AI inference network and rolls out hardware for its personal AI agent. DGrid AI’s DGAI token nearly doubled in its first day of trading as the decentralized AI inference project rolled out its native token. DGAI was trading around $0.73 on...Continue Reading

Bitcoin bulls battled for control of the $80,000 zone as gold came off its highest levels since mid-May on falling US bond yields. Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $80,000 into Tuesday’s Wall Street open as crypto and gold gave way to gains in US equities. Key points: Read moreContinue Reading

Arcus introduced transferable ERC-20 tokens for perpetual positions and lets tokenized stocks back leveraged trades without requiring users to sell their holdings. Arcus, a decentralized exchange (DEX) built by the team behind dYdX, has launched a protocol on Robinhood Chain that converts perpetual futures positions into transferable ERC-20 tokens and allows tokenized stocks to be...Continue Reading

Hugging Face relies on open weight Chinese models to defend itself from rogue AI agents. But a lack of safety guardrails makes those models potentially dangerous too. “AI will probably most likely lead to the end of the world, but in the meantime, there’ll be great companies,” said OpenAI CEO Sam Altman back in 2015,...Continue Reading

India plans to test tokenized corporate bonds in a September pilot, with state-controlled REC issuing the debt and select investors using wholesale CBDC payments. India reportedly plans to launch its first tokenized corporate bonds in September as part of a pilot involving blockchain-based transactions settled using a central bank digital currency (CBDC). REC Limited, a...Continue Reading

Operation Lighthouse generated 14,300 investigative leads across 11 crypto exchanges and payment services and flagged over 7,700 suspect accounts. Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis said a global operation it led identified more than 7,700 suspect accounts linked to child sexual abuse material (CSAM). According to a Tuesday press release shared with Cointelegraph, Operation Lighthouse investigated 29,120...Continue Reading

The funding loss leaves InterPlanetary File System software without dedicated maintainers and puts the future of key public services in Protocol Labs’ hands. InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) maintainer Shipyard will wind down its engineering, maintenance and infrastructure operations on Sept. 30 after Protocol Labs declined to renew its funding. The funding loss will leave projects...Continue Reading

Bitcoin price analysis eyes the potential end of its current macro downtrend based on weekly RSI signals. Bitcoin (BTC) price action is offering mixed signals after hitting $80,000 as traders diverge on market trajectory. Key points: Read moreContinue Reading

Thailand’s SEC opened consultations on local Bitcoin and Ether ETF rules and qualification standards for foreign digital asset custodians. Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has advanced its framework for locally listed spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) from proposed principles to draft regulations while revising its approach to foreign digital asset custodians. The...Continue Reading

The bank plans tokenized money market fund settlements in the fourth quarter as HKDAP expands its phased rollout into conventional banking. Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong), or SCBHK, has become the first bank authorized to distribute HKDAP, a regulated Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin issued by Anchorpoint Financial.  On Monday, the bank said it is engaging...Continue Reading