Inception Labs’ Mercury 2 AI Is Fast — and It Beats Google’s DiffusionGemma at Its Own Game
Inception Labs just dropped Mercury 2, and the speed numbers are wild: roughly 1,000 tokens per second. For comparison, Claude…
South Korea’s Toss Bank Is Testing Blockchain Payments on Solana
Toss Bank, one of South Korea’s biggest digital banks, is partnering with Solana to explore blockchain-based financial infrastructure. The two…
How Tether Actually Makes Money — The USDT Business Model Explained
Ever wondered how Tether, the company behind the world’s largest stablecoin, actually turns a profit? It’s simpler than you might…
Bitget Lets You Buy US Stocks Directly With Crypto
Bitget just launched a new feature called Stock+, and it does exactly what the name suggests: lets you buy full…
Morgan Stanley Slashes Fees on Upcoming ETH and Solana ETFs to Just 0.14%
Morgan Stanley is going aggressive on pricing for its upcoming crypto ETFs. The firm just amended its SEC filings for…
Kalshi in Early IPO Talks After Hitting $22 Billion Valuation
Kalshi, the prediction markets platform, is reportedly in early conversations with investment banks about a potential IPO. The talks are…
CFTC and SEC Want Public Input on What Counts as a ‘Swap’ Amid CME Legal Fight
The CFTC and SEC are asking the public to help clarify the definition of “swaps” — a seemingly technical question…
What Happens When All 21 Million Bitcoin Are Mined? Not What You Think
Bitcoin’s hard cap is 21 million coins. That number is baked into the protocol by Satoshi Nakamoto, and nobody can…
Franklin Templeton Wants to Put Stock Dividends Into Bitcoin With New ETFs
Franklin Templeton has filed for two new ETFs that would automatically reinvest stock dividends into bitcoin. If approved, they could…
Ethereum Core Devs Could Run Out of Money in Under a Year, Former Contributor Warns
Ethereum’s core development might be heading for a funding crunch. A former Ethereum Foundation contributor, VanEpps, says the network could…