The Missing Piece: Payments in the AI Economy AI can now write code, trade tokens and generate Hollywood-grade video—yet it still cannot pay for a single GPU cycle. Legacy rails demand KYC, API keys, prepaid balances and charge-back windows; an autonomous agent has passport, credit score or mailing address. The result is an “AI economy” that runs entirely on IOUs and human credit cards. x402—an open protocol that bolts crypto payments into HTTP itself—wants to close the loop.HTTP 402: The Sta...

The Missing Piece: Payments in the AI Economy AI can now write code, trade tokens and generate Hollywood-grade video—yet it still cannot pay for a single GPU cycle. Legacy rails demand KYC, API keys, prepaid balances and charge-back windows; an autonomous agent has passport, credit score or mailing address. The result is an “AI economy” that runs entirely on IOUs and human credit cards. x402—an open protocol that bolts crypto payments into HTTP itself—wants to close the loop.HTTP 402: The Sta...

Project Overview & Latest News Lighter, a perpetual contracts trading platform built on Ethereum Layer 2, officially launched its mainnet on October 2nd, concluding its private test phase. Its Total Value Locked has surpassed $1.1 billion. The Season 2 Points Program is now active and will run until the end of 2025, though the founder clarified it will conclude before the year's end, not necessarily on December 31st. How to Get Started Users can now participate freely without an invitation co...

Project Overview & Latest News Lighter, a perpetual contracts trading platform built on Ethereum Layer 2, officially launched its mainnet on October 2nd, concluding its private test phase. Its Total Value Locked has surpassed $1.1 billion. The Season 2 Points Program is now active and will run until the end of 2025, though the founder clarified it will conclude before the year's end, not necessarily on December 31st. How to Get Started Users can now participate freely without an invitation co...

“1011” Was Blood-Red, Yet BSC Memes Still Green While the broader market woke up to liquidations and red candles, Binance Smart Chain’s meme-casino kept printing neon-green candles. $BNB itself tagged a new all-time high within 48 h, and low-cap tickers with dogs, cats and CZ-emojis were up 5-10×. The spectacle feels synthetic – a top-down “manufactured bull” – but the chips on the table are real, and so are the winners cashing them out.Anatomy of a Scripted RallyEvery other tweet from CZ or ...

“1011” Was Blood-Red, Yet BSC Memes Still Green While the broader market woke up to liquidations and red candles, Binance Smart Chain’s meme-casino kept printing neon-green candles. $BNB itself tagged a new all-time high within 48 h, and low-cap tickers with dogs, cats and CZ-emojis were up 5-10×. The spectacle feels synthetic – a top-down “manufactured bull” – but the chips on the table are real, and so are the winners cashing them out.Anatomy of a Scripted RallyEvery other tweet from CZ or ...

Since 2020, listed companies led by MicroStrategy have begun adopting cryptocurrencies as core treasury assets, leveraging debt and leveraged operations to acquire digital assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum on a large scale. Some have even developed "chain-specific treasuries" focused on single public chain tokens (e.g., SOL, BNB). This behavior far exceeds traditional asset allocation, evolving into a high-stakes corporate identity transformation. Strategic Shift Cryptocurrencies have transiti...

Since 2020, listed companies led by MicroStrategy have begun adopting cryptocurrencies as core treasury assets, leveraging debt and leveraged operations to acquire digital assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum on a large scale. Some have even developed "chain-specific treasuries" focused on single public chain tokens (e.g., SOL, BNB). This behavior far exceeds traditional asset allocation, evolving into a high-stakes corporate identity transformation. Strategic Shift Cryptocurrencies have transiti...

MicroStrategy is facing multiple pressures: a downturn in the crypto market has led to a significant contraction in its market value to net asset value (mNAV) premium, its stock price is trading at a negative premium, the pace of Bitcoin acquisitions has slowed, executives are selling shares, and it risks being removed from indices like the Nasdaq 100. Debt Risks Overstated: Analysis points out that MicroStrategy's debt primarily consists of convertible bonds, with maturity dates spread betwe...

MicroStrategy is facing multiple pressures: a downturn in the crypto market has led to a significant contraction in its market value to net asset value (mNAV) premium, its stock price is trading at a negative premium, the pace of Bitcoin acquisitions has slowed, executives are selling shares, and it risks being removed from indices like the Nasdaq 100. Debt Risks Overstated: Analysis points out that MicroStrategy's debt primarily consists of convertible bonds, with maturity dates spread betwe...

Cryptocurrency user growth is far outpacing the internet, potentially reshaping global wealth distribution within the next 18 months. Key points include:Cryptocurrency reached 300 million users in just 12 years, compared to 15 years for the internet, with an annual growth rate of 137%, far exceeding the internet’s 76% in its early days.By the end of 2024, users reached 659 million, with projections of 4 billion by 2030. This could add more users in the next five years than the internet did in...

Cryptocurrency user growth is far outpacing the internet, potentially reshaping global wealth distribution within the next 18 months. Key points include:Cryptocurrency reached 300 million users in just 12 years, compared to 15 years for the internet, with an annual growth rate of 137%, far exceeding the internet’s 76% in its early days.By the end of 2024, users reached 659 million, with projections of 4 billion by 2030. This could add more users in the next five years than the internet did in...

A 97 % Mandate and a BlackRock-Backed Pitch After a month of Twitter spats, AMAs and back-room lobbying, Hyperliquid’s on-chain vote closed at block 61,433,812. Native Markets walked away with 97 % of validator approvals—an almost embarrassing margin in what was supposed to be a four-horse race. Their trump card: custody split between BlackRock (off-chain T-bill sleeve) and Superstate (on-chain tokenized fund), plus a pledge to route half of all reserve interest back into the ecosystem—50 % t...

A 97 % Mandate and a BlackRock-Backed Pitch After a month of Twitter spats, AMAs and back-room lobbying, Hyperliquid’s on-chain vote closed at block 61,433,812. Native Markets walked away with 97 % of validator approvals—an almost embarrassing margin in what was supposed to be a four-horse race. Their trump card: custody split between BlackRock (off-chain T-bill sleeve) and Superstate (on-chain tokenized fund), plus a pledge to route half of all reserve interest back into the ecosystem—50 % t...

Circle’s NYSE Debut—A Vertical-Integration Masterclass On 5 June 2025 Circle (ticker: CRCL) went public at US $31, opened at US $69 and closed day-one at US $83. By late August the stock had touched US $135, giving the stable-coin issuer an eye-watering 4× pop. The listing—under a U.S. administration that passed the GENIUS Act and unveiled a 160-page “crypto-capital” roadmap—was read on Wall Street as proof that regulated dollar tokens can mint real cash-flow. Circle’s Q2 revenue hit US $658 ...

Circle’s NYSE Debut—A Vertical-Integration Masterclass On 5 June 2025 Circle (ticker: CRCL) went public at US $31, opened at US $69 and closed day-one at US $83. By late August the stock had touched US $135, giving the stable-coin issuer an eye-watering 4× pop. The listing—under a U.S. administration that passed the GENIUS Act and unveiled a 160-page “crypto-capital” roadmap—was read on Wall Street as proof that regulated dollar tokens can mint real cash-flow. Circle’s Q2 revenue hit US $658 ...

The Headline in One Sentence With BNB punching past the mythical four-digit mark, the old hands are still sitting tight—because the coin has quietly turned into a cash-flowing, supply-shrinking, sovereign-grade tech stock wrapped in orange-chain code.1. “There’s Simply Nowhere Better to Go” Market-maker Kun (90 % net-worth in BNB since 2021): “Bitcoin and ETH feel like slow index funds; alts are still casino chips. Until I see a safer 15–20 %, I’ll let BNB collect the rate-cut cycle.” Early a...

The Headline in One Sentence With BNB punching past the mythical four-digit mark, the old hands are still sitting tight—because the coin has quietly turned into a cash-flowing, supply-shrinking, sovereign-grade tech stock wrapped in orange-chain code.1. “There’s Simply Nowhere Better to Go” Market-maker Kun (90 % net-worth in BNB since 2021): “Bitcoin and ETH feel like slow index funds; alts are still casino chips. Until I see a safer 15–20 %, I’ll let BNB collect the rate-cut cycle.” Early a...

In October 2025, the U.S. government seized approximately 127,271 Bitcoin, valued at $15 billion, linked to a money laundering network associated with the Prince Group of Cambodia. The Bitcoin was not confiscated by brute-forcing the private keys. Instead, the involved wallets were compromised because they used a flawed pseudorandom number generator (Mersenne Twister MT19937-32) to create their private keys, which contained a randomness vulnerability. This vulnerability made the private keys ...

In October 2025, the U.S. government seized approximately 127,271 Bitcoin, valued at $15 billion, linked to a money laundering network associated with the Prince Group of Cambodia. The Bitcoin was not confiscated by brute-forcing the private keys. Instead, the involved wallets were compromised because they used a flawed pseudorandom number generator (Mersenne Twister MT19937-32) to create their private keys, which contained a randomness vulnerability. This vulnerability made the private keys ...