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Bitcoin tops $80,000, solana jumps 8% but rally now runs into overbought warning

Bitcoin is testing the 80k level while Solana attempts to fix its inflation problem. I break down why this rally feels different for builders and where the hidden risks lie.

By Adrian BoyselAug 25via CoinDesk
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Solana stakers face yield cuts as a treasury firm fights to protect 99.4% of its revenue

A power struggle in the Solana ecosystem reveals how validator revenue models could force stakers into lower yields to preserve the status quo for infrastructure firms.

Adrian Boysel· via CryptoSlateAug 24
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A Bear Market Built a $550M Company: FOMO's Rise Is Proof Solana's Retail Rails Actually Work

FOMO grew revenue 9x in eight months during a bear market. Examine what that says about removing friction and why it matters for builders

enochedward01@gmail.com· via CoinMarketCapAug 24
Solana NewsCoinDesk

New Solana vote could ramp daily SOL burns to $800,000 and slow new token creation

Solana is voting on major economic shifts that could hike daily SOL burns to $800,000 and drastically slow down the creation of new tokens, prioritizing long-term stability.

Adrian Boysel· via CoinDeskAug 24
Solana NewsThe Block

Solana cuts mainnet slot time to 350 milliseconds in first step toward 200ms goal

Solana just shaved another 50 milliseconds off its slot time. It sounds small, but for builders, this optimization marks a shift toward sub-second reality for decentralized apps.

Adrian Boysel· via The BlockAug 22
Solana NewsCryptoSlate

Solana’s first governance vote nears with a live 60% quorum display error

Solana's first attempt at formal governance faces a technical hiccup, highlighting the friction between live network metrics and snapshot-based voting rules.

Adrian Boysel· via CryptoSlateAug 22
Solana NewsDecrypt

Solana Just Got Faster—Is It Bullish for SOL?

Solana finally cut its block times, boosting network speed without a hard fork. We look at why this technical milestone matters more for builders than day traders.

Adrian Boysel· via DecryptAug 21
AIDecrypt

Hugging Face Explores $13 Billion Sale a Month After a Rogue OpenAI Agent Hacked It

Hugging Face is reportedly exploring a $13 billion sale, signaling a massive valuation jump despite recent security headaches and a shifting landscape for AI infrastructure builders.

Adrian Boysel· via DecryptAug 24
AIDecrypt

AI Model Ox Alpha Is Free, Beats Claude Fable, and Nobody Knows Who Built It

A mysterious new AI model called Ox Alpha is crushing benchmarks and processing massive context windows, but nobody knows who built it or why it is free.

Adrian Boysel· via DecryptAug 24
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Coinbase tokenized stocks go live on Base with Chainlink price feeds

Coinbase is bringing Apple and Nvidia stocks to its Layer-2 network Base, utilizing Chainlink data to bridge the gap between traditional equity markets and decentralized finance.

Adrian Boysel· via CointelegraphAug 24
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Coinbase debuts tokenized stocks on Base network, joining race to bring equities on blockchain

Coinbase is bringing Apple and Nvidia to the Base network, marking a major shift in how traditional equity markets interact with on-chain liquidity and settlement.

Adrian Boysel· via CoinDeskAug 24
AITechCrunch AI

Inherent, founded by DeepMind alumni, says its AI ‘teammate’ just outperformed Anthropic and OpenAI at replicating research

A new lab called Inherent just claimed their AI agent, Faraday, is beating Big Tech models at the grueling task of replicating scientific research. Here is what it means for the build.

Adrian Boysel· via TechCrunch AIAug 22
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OpenAI says California should strengthen its AI safety bill

OpenAI has shifted its stance on California's AI safety bill SB 53, moving from opposition to calling for even stricter requirements on model security and developer liability.

Adrian Boysel· via TechCrunch AIAug 22
AIDecrypt

A Third of the Post-ChatGPT Web Is AI-Written, Pew Finds

A new Pew Research study suggests that over a third of the modern web is now generated by AI, raising serious questions for builders about content quality and search visibility.

Adrian Boysel· via DecryptAug 22
AITechCrunch AI

Anthropic’s Opus 4.6 is a smut-machine

Anthropic claimed Claude was the safest model in AI, but new tests prove that their guardrails are surprisingly thin when it comes to restricted content.

Adrian Boysel· via TechCrunch AIAug 21
DeFiCryptoSlate

America is creating a new class of crypto banks – but they aren’t really banks

Uncle Sam is quietly building a new tier of financial institutions for the crypto era, but they look nothing like the local branch where you get a mortgage.

Adrian Boysel· via CryptoSlateAug 23
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Local’s access to global crypto platforms could end under Nigeria’s proposed capital floor

Nigeria is raising the stakes for crypto operators with a proposed ₦2 billion capital requirement that could push global platforms out and stifle local innovation.

Adrian Boysel· via CryptoSlateAug 23
MarketsCoinDesk

Monad proposes wallet upgrade that could survive lost keys and quantum attacks

Monad is proposing an account abstraction upgrade that allows users to swap private keys without changing their public address, solving the bricked wallet problem.

Adrian Boysel· via CoinDeskAug 25
MarketsCointelegraph

Korean bank taps Ripple for payments, Pakistan opens crypto licensing: Asia Express

South Korea and Japan are locked in a tax war to attract web3 talent, while Ripple lands a major banking partner in Jeonbuk to fix the friction of cross-border transfers.

Adrian Boysel· via CointelegraphAug 25
MarketsCryptoSlate

Fidelity grants ETFs power to stake 100% of crypto while outlining exit delay risks

Fidelity is pushing the boundaries of crypto ETFs by enabling 100% staking for its funds, but the liquidity trade-offs for Ethereum holders remain a significant founder concern.

Adrian Boysel· via CryptoSlateAug 24
MarketsDecrypt

Coinbase Brings Tokenized Stocks to Ethereum L2 Base

Coinbase is bridging legacy equity markets and on-chain finance by bringing tokenized stocks to the Base network through a partnership with Alpaca.

Adrian Boysel· via DecryptAug 24
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Coinbase-affiliated advocacy group endorses candidates for US midterms

Stand With Crypto is officially backing candidates for the US midterms. It is a massive play to build a pro-builder Congress, but founders need to look past the endorsements.

Adrian Boysel· via CointelegraphAug 24
MarketsThe Block

‘Upside move in ETH was overdue,’ Tom Lee says as Bitmine buys another 32,447 ether

Bitmine is aggressively vacuuming up Ethereum, now holding nearly 5% of the total supply. It is a massive bet on the infrastructure layer that builders need to watch closely.

Adrian Boysel· via The BlockAug 24
Bitcoin NewsDecrypt

Bitmine Buys Another $81M in Ethereum as ETH Outperforms Bitcoin

Bitmine just added another $81 million in ETH to their balance sheet, signaling a massive bet on Ethereum's dominance over Bitcoin as they race toward a 5% supply target.

Adrian Boysel· via DecryptAug 24