Chinese artificial intelligence development company DeepSeek has released a new open-weight large language model (LLM). DeepSeek uploaded its newest model, Prover V2, to the hosting service Hugging Face on April 30. The latest model, released…
Vitalik Buterin outlines vision as Ethereum ecosystem addresses…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin released another update on what he believes the future of the network should entail. In an April 30 post on blockchain-based social media platform Farcaster, Buterin outlined his personal areas of…
UK gov't proposes crypto rules in response to…
The United Kingdom’s Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, have proposed new crypto rules aimed at “support[ing] innovation while cracking down on fraudsters.” In an April 29 notice, the UK government announced draft…
AI has a trust problem — Decentralized privacy-preserving…
Opinion by: Felix Xu, co-founder of ARPA Network and Bella Protocol AI has been a dominant narrative since 2024, but users and companies still cannot completely trust it. Whether it’s finances, personal data or healthcare…
Bitcoin 'hot supply' nears $40B as new investors…
Key points: Bitcoin’s most recently-moved supply segment is increasing as higher prices see an influx of “speculative capital.” “Hot supply” has doubled in just five weeks versus local lows in March. Active address numbers have…
$649B stablecoin transfers linked to illicit activity in…
Cryptocurrency compliance firm Bitrace found that $649 billion worth of stablecoins flowed through addresses classified as high-risk in 2024, according to an April 29 report. Bitrace defines high-risk blockchain addresses as those used by illegal…
Is XRP price going to crash again?
Key takeaways: XRP trades over 120% above its realized price, flashing heightened correction risk. A rising wedge breakdown on the 4H chart could send XRP toward $1.89 by mid-May. Weekly falling wedge pattern and 50-week…
Bots against humanity — The battle for blockchain…
Opinion by: Steven Smith, head of protocol and applied research, Tools for Humanity Blockchains were designed as systems of trust that are transparent, decentralized and accessible. The age of AI has, however, introduced significant new…
Ethereum Fusaka hard fork set for late 2025…
Ethereum’s Fusaka hard fork is expected to take place in the third or fourth quarter of this year, according to an Ethereum Foundation official. In an April 28 X post, Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Tomasz…
Bitcoin could hit $210K in 2025, says Presto…
Peter Chung, head of research at quantitative trading firm Presto, has repeated his prediction that Bitcoin (BTC) will reach $210,000 by the end of 2025. In an April 28 interview with CNBC, Chung cited institutional…