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Kraken Reloaded: Behind the $800 Million Expansion
Dec 23, 2025

Bridging traditional finance and digital assets on a global scale. This is Kraken’s long-term vision and it just took a major step toward realizing it. A New Era The second longest operating digital asset exchange has had a year that is on par with any high-flying stock. It’s trading volume broke through $100 billion per […]

Bridging traditional finance and digital assets on a global scale. This is Kraken’s long-term vision and it just took a major step toward realizing it. A New Era The second longest operating digital asset exchange has had a year that is on par with any high-flying stock. It’s trading volume broke through $100 billion per […]

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Inside Ostium Labs: The Missing Layer of the DeFi Stack
Dec 23, 2025

The next big decentralized finance breakthrough won’t come just from AI automation, tokenized assets, or yield farms. Instead, what will endure is structurally sound infrastructure that entire industries such as decentralized exchanges and smart contracts are built on. That’s what Ostium Labs is building. The Problems No One Wants to Admit Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is […]

The next big decentralized finance breakthrough won’t come just from AI automation, tokenized assets, or yield farms. Instead, what will endure is structurally sound infrastructure that entire industries such as decentralized exchanges and smart contracts are built on. That’s what Ostium Labs is building. The Problems No One Wants to Admit Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is […]

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The Stablecoin Breakout: Why Circle’s IPO is a Game-Changer
Aug 14, 2025

Finance without friction. It may finally become the standard following Circle’s initial public offering (IPO). But what does the stablecoin issuer’s public listing mean for the traditional financial system, and has it set too high of a precedent for other native digital asset companies to follow? Integrating Digital Assets into the Financial System Fifty years […]

Finance without friction. It may finally become the standard following Circle’s initial public offering (IPO). But what does the stablecoin issuer’s public listing mean for the traditional financial system, and has it set too high of a precedent for other native digital asset companies to follow? Integrating Digital Assets into the Financial System Fifty years […]

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The Digital Asset Shakeup: How M&A Activity Signals a New VC Cycle
Aug 13, 2025

Despite market volatility, economic uncertainty, and a less-than-favorable funding environment, 61 deals for an aggregate value of $2.2 billion were completed in the digital asset space so far this year. A record. This consolidation is reshaping the industry, with deep implications for risk, returns, and strategies across the entire ecosystem. The First Stage Digital assets […]

Despite market volatility, economic uncertainty, and a less-than-favorable funding environment, 61 deals for an aggregate value of $2.2 billion were completed in the digital asset space so far this year. A record. This consolidation is reshaping the industry, with deep implications for risk, returns, and strategies across the entire ecosystem. The First Stage Digital assets […]

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Why Everyone’s Talking About Decentralized AI
Jul 10, 2025

Deep-pocketed tech giants have dominated the first phase of artificial intelligence. However, the next phase promises to be different. Decentralized AI is democratizing access to data and models. One startup is leading this change. We’re explaining what decentralized AI is, why it’s the future, and revealing one company building its foundation. The Antidote to Monopoly […]

Deep-pocketed tech giants have dominated the first phase of artificial intelligence. However, the next phase promises to be different. Decentralized AI is democratizing access to data and models. One startup is leading this change. We’re explaining what decentralized AI is, why it’s the future, and revealing one company building its foundation. The Antidote to Monopoly […]

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The Rise of Hata: Is This the Next Binance of Southeast Asia?
Jun 24, 2025

Converting government-issued fiat currency into digital assets is filled with friction. Despite the majority of payments being made via electronic means, exchange is often still slow, expensive, and difficult. One platform is changing this and becoming a one-stop-shop for bridging the digital and fiat worlds. The World’s Most Dynamic Digital Market A 20% digital asset […]

Converting government-issued fiat currency into digital assets is filled with friction. Despite the majority of payments being made via electronic means, exchange is often still slow, expensive, and difficult. One platform is changing this and becoming a one-stop-shop for bridging the digital and fiat worlds. The World’s Most Dynamic Digital Market A 20% digital asset […]

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The Ultimate Safe Haven: Why Self-Custody is the Future
Jun 19, 2025

Ownership of assets hasn’t always meant control over those assets. This is especially true when it comes to digital assets, with approximately 7 out of every 10 owners holding their assets in custodial wallets. However, there is a simpler, better, and more secure way to store your digital assets that gives you absolute control over […]

Ownership of assets hasn’t always meant control over those assets. This is especially true when it comes to digital assets, with approximately 7 out of every 10 owners holding their assets in custodial wallets. However, there is a simpler, better, and more secure way to store your digital assets that gives you absolute control over […]

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From Confusion to Clarity: How Helicone is Redefining Observability
Jun 17, 2025

The entire world wants more artificial intelligence (AI). However, more AI requires production-ready Large Language Models (LLMs), which take time and money to develop. One platform custom-made for AI developers is aiming to help with this and reduce the ramp time for new LLMs. In this post, we will unpack what it is an how […]

The entire world wants more artificial intelligence (AI). However, more AI requires production-ready Large Language Models (LLMs), which take time and money to develop. One platform custom-made for AI developers is aiming to help with this and reduce the ramp time for new LLMs. In this post, we will unpack what it is an how […]

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xTAO and the Dawn of Autonomous AI Economies
May 19, 2025

Artificial Intelligence is growing more powerful by the day. So far, its biggest innovation has been AI agents, but we are quickly moving beyond this to broader general intelligence. One company is reshaping how it will be developed, scaled, and valued. The Ultimate Goal Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) or human-like intelligence has been described as […]

Artificial Intelligence is growing more powerful by the day. So far, its biggest innovation has been AI agents, but we are quickly moving beyond this to broader general intelligence. One company is reshaping how it will be developed, scaled, and valued. The Ultimate Goal Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) or human-like intelligence has been described as […]

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Removing Bitcoin’s Guardrails
May 6, 2025

“Bitcoin is about incentives and aiming for incentive compatibility.” The following commentary about Bitcoin, the blockchain, and the hotly debated OP_Return limit removal is by our venture partner Jonathan Bier from Farside Investors. We have republished it here in it’s entirety, without any editing. The OP_Return Limit The Bitcoin Core software repository recently removed the […]

“Bitcoin is about incentives and aiming for incentive compatibility.” The following commentary about Bitcoin, the blockchain, and the hotly debated OP_Return limit removal is by our venture partner Jonathan Bier from Farside Investors. We have republished it here in it’s entirety, without any editing. The OP_Return Limit The Bitcoin Core software repository recently removed the […]

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