Data from decentralized options exchange Deribit shows that as much as $6 billion of nominal value will expire or have no value when the contract closes at 08:00 UTC on January 31st. Fully 50% of these are put options, which give the holder the right, but not the obligation, to sell BTC at a predetermined price for a specified period of time. Bitcoin (BTC) options worth about $7.80 billion are set to expire at the end of this month, with hopes of achieving profitability as the largest cryptocurr...
Decentralized Data Infrastructure announced the launch of the AI Agent Hub, which aims to solve the problem of interoperability and scalability of AI agents in different fields. By providing a unified entrance, the CESS AI Agent Hub aggregates and connects AI agents in industries such as healthcare, finance, science, and education, serving a variety of developers and AI enterprises. The CESS AI Agent Hub helps users efficiently connect with the most suitable AI agent services to achieve cross-do...
Syncswap, the decentralized exchange protocol, launched V3, introduced Range Pool for flexible LP management, and offered 300 million ZK rewards (worth about $57 million) at next week's ZK SyncIgnite event. Meanwhile, Syncswap said "we are now closer than ever to TGE" and will distribute 100% of the tokens to the community.
According to CNBC, Sid Powell, co-founder and CEO of centralized financial platform Maple Finance, said that by the end of 2025, the price of bitcoin will reach between 180,000 and 200,000 dollars. In an interview with CNBC's Squawk Box Europe, Powell said, "If you look back in history, when gold ETFs emerged, inflows increased dramatically in the years following their first year on the market.
According to CNBC, Sid Powell, co-founder and CEO of centralized financial platform Maple Finance, said that by the end of 2025, the price of bitcoin will reach between 180,000 and 200,000 dollars. In an interview with CNBC's Squawk Box Europe, Powell said, "If you look back in history, when gold ETFs emerged, inflows increased dramatically in the years following their first year on the market.
Boost VC announced that it will invest in the decentralized research project PoSciDonDAO for an undisclosed amount. After the transaction is completed, PoSciDonDAO will join Boost VC's Go-To-Market program. It is reported that Boost VC is expanding the field of decentralized science (DeSci), and its portfolio also includes Molecules, ResearchHub, HairDAO, and Data Lake.
Decentralized stablecoin protocol Frax Finance has announced that it is working with related project IQ to develop an AI technology stack. The "AIVM" technology stack was developed as a parallel blockchain in the project's Layer 2 upgrade Fraxtal, which employs a new proof-of-inference consensus system. The proof-of-inference mechanism utilizes artificial intelligence and machine learning models to validate transactions on a blockchain network. Frax claims that the AI technology stack will enabl...
According to Cointelegraph data, bitcoin balances on centralized exchanges have fallen to an all-time low.
According to CryptoQuant, the amount of bitcoin flowing into centralized cryptocurrency exchanges today was significantly lower than on previous U.S. election days, which could indicate a lower level of selling pressure surrounding election activity. Julio Moreno, head of research at CryptoQuant, said: "There appears to be less selling pressure on Bitcoin from traders and investors moving money into trading platforms compared to the last election and the beginning of 2024. Currently, daily bitco...
XYO, a decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) designed to validate location and other real-world data for Web2 and Web3 projects, announced that it had bridged from Ethereum to Solana, citing the Solana network's "high throughput, low transaction costs and scalability".
On October 31st, Animoca Brands announced an investment in GEODNET, a decentralized real-time dynamic (RTK) network, to advance the development of mixed reality games and immersive experiences. GEODNET will partner with Mocaverse, a consumer network project owned by Animoca Brands, to explore the integration of precision location technology in the Moca Network.
Masa has partnered with AutonomysNetwork, an on-chain AI infrastructure, to bring high-quality, real-time, multi-modal training data to the various on-chain agents and applications in the Autonomys ecosystem. Autonomys will also use Masa's real-time data streams to support its various innovative AI agents and applications.
Botanika, a decentralized data storage solution, announced the completion of a $1.50 million angel round financing, with the participation of 30 angel investors including Jasmine Zhang, general partner of A & T Capital, and Aamer Chaudhr, head of Accenture. The funds will be used to launch its market strategy. Botanika aims to build a decentralized data storage network using artificial intelligence-driven sharding, transmission, data regeneration algorithms, B1 hardware nodes, and more.
Decentralized physical infrastructure network IoTeX is partnering with Polygon Labs to integrate its IoTeX 2.0 blockchain with AggLayer. The move aims to leverage AggLayer's cross-chain communication and liquidity sharing to enable IoTeX-based projects to distribute rewards and allow users to settle on the chain of their choice. "This integration not only enhances cross-chain capabilities for the DePIN project through AggLayer, but also unlocks unprecedented liquidity and scaling opportunities t...
Decentralized exchange Osmosis has announced the launch of a "token portal" called Polaris, which aims to solve one of the biggest challenges in decentralized finance (DeFi): the fragmented user experience. The Polaris platform will allow users to trade tokens on multiple blockchains through a single interface, eliminating the need for multiple wallets, bridges, and gas tokens.