Executive search firm Christian & Timbers estimates that there are only about 2,000 engineers in the U.S. with the special cocktail of sector know-how, gravitas, and hands-on applied AI experience needed to consistently help enterprises see a return on their AI expenditures. “Not 2,000 available,” reads the study, shared exclusively with TechCrunch. “2,000 total.” As…
A decade of tokenized equity pitches promised global access to American stocks. The use case that finally moved volume is pairing them against memecoins on a brokerage’s own chain, and it just pushed Robinhood Chain past Solana in tokenized stock trading. Nobody planned this. Summary Since mid-July, launch platforms Bankr and long.xyz have let users…
China’s AI video industry is creating an unexpected new side hustle: licensing your face. Platforms such as ActID and New Claw are paying people to let producers use AI-generated versions of their likenesses in films, advertisements, and short-form videos. Rather than hiring performers for every shoot, creators can license pre-approved digital identities that can be…
Key Takeaways Blackrock’s IBIT drove $32.11M into bitcoin ETFs, ending a 4-day losing streak. Morgan Stanley’s MSOL drew $19.06M, showing staking ETFs can redirect altcoin demand. HYPE lost $8.78M for a 5th day as XRP ETFs added a modest $584.7K. Morgan Stanley Pulls $19M Into Solana as Funds Reverse Loss The crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF)…
In XRP news today, Coinbase Wrapped XRP (cbXRP) just became significantly more useful. Doppler Finance, an institutional-grade yield infrastructure protocol, has expanded to Base, Coinbase’s Ethereum Layer-2 chain, with cbXRP as its first supported asset. XRP holders who have been sitting on the sidelines of EVM-compatible DeFi now have a regulated, exchange-backed route into lending,…
TL;DR: Lego is livestreaming a demo of its new Pokémon Smart Play sets on July 31 at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT, just ahead of the collection’s official Aug. 1 launch. If you’re the kind of person who still gets excited seeing Pikachu, Lego’s new Pokémon Smart Play sets are about to make…
Bitcoin has historically struggled before US midterms, with past recoveries beginning once election uncertainty faded. Bitcoin’s market cycles could be more closely linked to the US political calendar than many investors think, according to a new analysis shared by Alphractal founder Joao Wedson. In a July 30 post on X, he showed that the…
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Key Takeaways Robinhood posted $1.31B in Q2 revenue on July 29, driven by strong trading volume. Event contracts on Robinhood surged over 10x to $156M, signaling a retail shift in trading trends. CEO Vlad Tenev aims to expand Robinhood using Trump Accounts and 13 business lines topping $100M revenue. Trading Revenue and Product Growth Financial…
The Bank of Korea has successfully completed live cross-border payment tests using tokenized central bank reserves under the Bank for International Settlements-led Project Agora, processing transactions across six currencies and multiple payment scenarios. Summary Bank of Korea completed live Project Agora payment tests using tokenized reserve funds across six currencies. South Korean banks tested cross…
