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Permianchain and Vertical Data Team Up to Bring GPU-as-a-Service to MENA

[today 6:30 AM] Permianchain, a subsidiary of UAE investment firm Hodler Investments, partnered with Vertical Data to offer modular and portable data center solutions using Vertical Data’s GPU-as-a-service technology. Bringing High-Performance AI to the Data…

The Crypto Developer Landscape Shifts: Asia Takes the Lead, India Surges

[Dec 15 9:30 AM] Electric Capital’s 2024 report shows a decline in overall crypto developers despite an influx of new entrants, with Asia surpassing North America in developer share and established developers driving long-term growth. Established Crypto…

Putin Predicts the Singularity: ‘Strong AI’ May Rise Soon

[Dec 13 11:30 AM] Russian President Vladimir Putin has predicted the rise of a so-called “strong AI” that will leapfrog human capabilities. Putin stated that the recent development of AI’s reasoning abilities might lead to this breakthrough. Putin…

Web2 Wake-up Call: 71% of Users Feel Entitled to Share of Big Tech Profits

[Dec 13 7:30 AM] A recent survey by Consensys and Yougov reveals that many people are concerned about the power of big tech companies and the potential misuse of artificial intelligence (AI). Big Tech’s Power Raises Concerns According to a recent survey…

Solana Unveils First AI Hackathon With Over $185,000 in Cash Prizes

[Dec 12 4:30 AM] The hackathon emphasizes leveraging Solana’s high-performance blockchain to support the deployment of AI agents on-chain. Solana Wants Innovative AI Agents Solana has launched its first artificial intelligence (AI) hackathon, marking a…

Microsoft shareholders vote ‘no’ on Bitcoin reserve

[Dec 10 5:16 PM] The company’s board opposed the resolution, citing Bitcoin’s purported volatility as a negative factor.

Elon Musk: IRS relies on old computers, ‘can’t pass basic audits’

[Dec 9 8:53 PM] The unofficial US head of government efficiency has declared himself a volunteer IT consultant for the Trump administration.

World ID trolls Spotify with ‘Unwrapped’ privacy meme

[Dec 9 6:33 PM] World’s seemingly playful jab at Spotify comes as the firm faces scrutiny.

Layer N ditches Ethereum, says new L1 will support Typescript, Rust, C

[Dec 5 6:14 PM] N1 is purported to process 100,000 transactions per second, placing it among the fastest blockchains.

Trump taps billionaire fintech CEO with SpaceX ties to head NASA

[Dec 4 8:27 PM] Jared Isaacman comes with deep fintech experience and a working relationship with Elon Musk and SpaceX.

Peter Todd advocates for space miners: ’Economics might make sense’

[Dec 3 6:32 PM] Though Todd denies it, an HBO documentary recently claimed he was the real Satoshi Nakamoto and inventor of Bitcoin.

Coinbase integrates Apple Pay for all Onramp apps

[Dec 2 8:57 PM] The integration requires no action from app developers and is currently live for all users.

Orange Partners With Openai and Meta to Develop AI Models for African Languages

[Nov 29 9:40 PM] Orange announced a partnership with Openai and Meta to develop AI models that understand African languages. Mitigating the Growing Digital Divide Orange, the French telecoms giant, announced on Nov. 26 that it will partner with Openai and Meta to…

Microsoft breakthrough signals quantum-exclusive future for blockchain mining

[Nov 28 9:00 PM] The new hardware could ultimately host a theoretical algorithm with the potential to transform proof-of-work.

Data Analytics and AI Firm Raises $5 Billion, Has No Plans for an Imminent IPO

[Nov 28 5:30 AM] Databricks, a data and AI company, is reportedly raising $5 billion in its latest funding round, aiming for a total of $8 billion, which could be the largest this year. Prioritizing Growth Over IPO Databricks, a San Francisco-based data analytics…

Uniswap unveils $15.5M core contracts bug bounty ahead of v4 launch

[Nov 26 4:40 PM] Uniswap Labs said this is the “largest bounty in history,” with payouts potentially ranging from $2,000 up to the full amount. 

Ethereum Layer-2 Teams Welcome Proposal to Overhaul Blockchain

[Nov 21 7:44 PM] Far from making zero-knowledge rollups obsolete, the Beam Chain would make them work better, says Polygon. zkSync builder Matter Labs is also bullish.

Sui Network Back Up After Scheduling Bug Leads to Two-Hour Downtime; SUI Recovers

[Nov 21 12:34 PM] The downtime was caused by a bug in its transaction scheduling.

Deutsche Bank’s AI Gamble: Partnership With Aleph Alpha Expected to Boost Innovation

[Nov 21 5:30 AM] Deutsche Bank has invested in German artificial intelligence (AI) startup Aleph Alpha. The bank aims to leverage AI for operational efficiency and regulatory compliance. Deutsche Bank: Perfect Partner for AI Innovation Strategy German financial…

The Protocol: ENS on Bitcoin; Worldcoin, Without the Eyeballs

[Nov 20 6:26 PM] Plus: What Zuck can teach DAOs about governance.

Meta's Mark Zuckerberg Could Teach DAOs, Like Compound, a Governance Lesson

[Nov 20 7:33 AM] Meta's Mark Zuckerberg Could Teach DAOs Like Compound a Governance Lesson

Injective Launches Onchain AI Agents for Everyone

[Nov 20 7:30 AM] Users can design multiple autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agents using iAgent to achieve specific objectives. One AI Agent to Rule Them All Injective has officially unveiled its latest innovation, iAgent. With the rise of AI agents, iAgent…

Coinbase Delists Wrapped Bitcoin wBTC, Citing 'Listing Concerns'

[Nov 20 5:40 AM] Announcement comes shortly after the exchange launched its own ‘wrapped’ bitcoin on Base – cbBTC

Sunlight is more effective than censorship

[Nov 19 10:35 AM] Blockchain removed the need to trust authorities with our money. Now it can remove the need to trust them with the truth.

Decentralized AI Project Morpheus Goes Live on Mainnet

[Nov 18 10:41 PM] Like other decentralized AI networks, Morpheus seeks to curtail the negative side effects of AI, such as centralization, censorship, and data monopolies.

Lido Co-Founders Said to Plot Competitor to Sam Altman's World Network

[Nov 18 2:00 PM] The new digital identity platform, Y, forgoes World Network's controversial biometric authentication for a system based on users' online activities.

Rise of the Machines: African Students Fear AI Will Steal Their Jobs

[Nov 16 9:30 PM] African university students are concerned about the impact of AI on job prospects, while experts argue for a balanced approach that embraces technology while mitigating its potential negative effects. Job Preservation vs. Development: The AI…

Aave Considers Partnership With Bitcoin-Based Spiderchain

[Nov 15 3:33 PM] Aave, a leading decentralized finance (defi) protocol, may soon expand its footprint in the Bitcoin ecosystem with a proposal to deploy its Version 3 (V3) on the Spiderchain network. Governance Proposal: Aave V3 Deployment on Spiderchain The…

Aave Gauges Community Interest for Expansion to Bitcoin Layer 2 Spiderchain

[Nov 15 9:51 AM] The potential deployment on a Bitcoin layer-2 by the largest DeFi lending protocol highlights the appetite for harnessing the original blockchain for purposes that are commonplace elsewhere in the crypto ecosystem.

The Protocol: Reinvent Ethererum, and Just Don't Break Bitcoin

[Nov 13 7:31 PM] In founding editor Bradley Keoun's last issue of The Protocol, CoinDesk's weekly newsletter devoted to blockchain technology, we're covering Trump's DOGE whistle and the slew of announcements from the big Ethereum conference Devcon in Bangkok.