If tokenized assets gain traction under clearer regulations, Grayscale believes that AAVE could emerge as one of DeFi’s biggest beneficiaries. AAVE’s fair value could climb to around $175 within the next year if clearer regulations accelerate the adoption of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), according to a new report from Grayscale Research. The firm estimates…
Web3 marketing agencies are everywhere. The ones that move TVL and on-chain activity are rare. In 2026, the metric that separates real growth partners from noise machines is brutally simple: can you show me a verified wallet count, a TVL curve, or an AI citation report? Impressions are table stakes. On-chain attribution is the only…
Asked about the privacy implications of chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude, Signal President Meredith Whittaker answered, “These are not your friends. These are not conscious beings. These are not sentient interlocutors.” Whittaker made those comments in a broader interview with Bloomberg about policy, privacy, and Signal. She acknowledged that she uses AI tools “to format…
Key Takeaways Rep. Bryan Steil’s bill would bar House members and families from political bets on Kalshi and Polymarket. Violators face a penalty of at least $2,000 or 10% of the trade, plus forfeiture of net profits. Speaker Johnson and Trump back the measure, which echoes a Senate rule passed earlier in 2026. A New…
The XRP Ledger community has reported a growing list of software issues after the June 15 release of xrpld version 3.2.0, even as only 26% of network nodes have upgraded to the new software. Summary XRP Ledger’s latest xrpld upgrade has triggered multiple bug reports, including node synchronization failures. Developers identified issues affecting transaction relays,…
Intel may have just landed the customer that could change everything. After years of trying to convince the industry it can manufacture advanced chips for other companies, Intel appears to have secured a major vote of confidence from Apple. President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the iPhone maker would work with Intel to design and…
SOL is among the top performers today, but is there’s a major reversal on the way? Solana investors have changed their tactics in the past several days, as on-chain data shows a massive spike in SOL exchange inflows. According to popular analyst Ali Martinez, such behavior could be the catalyst for a more profound…
It’s official: Microsoft is terminating future support for its popular Office 2021 suite of productivity applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. While the computing giant claims that your apps “may continue to function,” it also warns of exposure to “serious and potentially harmful security risks” if you continue using their now unsupported software after Oct….
Key Takeaways Cryptoquant’s Ki Young Ju says top analysts turned bearish on Bitcoin, leaving him a rare bull predicting BTC near $70,000 in the near future. He warns bitcoin’s slump could persist into early 2027, with stagnation a bigger risk than a crash. Cryptoquant frames the bearish consensus as a sentiment gauge that could flip…
Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor has defended the company’s Bitcoin-backed capital strategy after its STRC preferred stock fell well below its $100 par value and triggered fresh criticism from market participants. Summary Michael Saylor defended Strategy’s Bitcoin strategy as STRC plunged below its $100 par value. Peter Schiff floated fraud allegations while questioning Strategy’s promotion of…
