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CoreWeave (NASDAQ: CRWV), a major AI infrastructure company, announced today it will acquire Core Scientific (NASDAQ: CORZ), one of the largest Bitcoin mining and data center firms, in an all-stock deal valued at $9 billion. “Under the terms of the merger agreement, Core Scientific stockholders will receive 0.1235 newly issued shares of CoreWeave Class A common stock for each share of Core Scientific common stock based on a fixed exchange ratio,” stated the announcement. CoreWeave will take control of 1.3 gigawatts of Core Scientific’s data center capacity, much of it currently used for Bitcoin mining. However, the company signaled plans…
Withdrawals are imminent. tl;dr Shanghai+Capella (aka Shapella) is on the horizon. Stakers, node operators, infrastructure providers — pay attention and test!The Academic Grants Round is live! Applications are due by February 27, 2023 Shapella on the horizon 🌅 After much testing and development, the Shanghai+Capella (Shapella) mainnet upgrade is moving into the final pre-launch sequence — public testnets! The Zhejiang testnet is live and available for stakers and users to test Shapella today. And, the first of the long-standing public testnets — Sepolia — is scheduled to go through the upgrade on February 28th. Shapella contains many features, but most…
Two European companies — France’s The Blockchain Group and the United Kingdom’s Smarter Web Company — have expanded their Bitcoin holdings.In a Monday announcement, The Blockchain Group said it acquired 116 Bitcoin (BTC) for about 10.7 million euros ($12.55 million), and the Smarter Web Company announced the purchase of 226.42 BTC for 17.9 million pounds ($24.34 million).Following its latest purchase, The Blockchain Group’s holdings total 1,904 BTC, acquired at an average price of $106,000 per coin. The Smarter Web Company’s holdings have reached a total of 1,000 BTC, bought for an average price of $106,750.The Blockchain Group’s deputy CEO, Alexandre…
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage Pump.fun has lost its crown as the top meme coin launchpad for the first time since January 2024, with LetsBONK overtaking it in the past 24 hours. The upstart platform surged ahead in Solana meme coin activity, taking more than 55% of launchpad market share and recording $532 million in 24-hour volume, according to data from DEX aggregator Jupiter. Pump.fun trailed with 34.7%. Dune Dashboard creator Adam_Tehc said that LetsBONK also led in meme coin launches and graduations. It hosted 18,093 token launches and 204 graduations, or…
Turkish households hold an estimated $311 billion worth of unregistered physical gold outside the formal financial system, a massive stockpile far exceeding the central bank’s official reserves. Beyond Banks: Türkiye Citizens Hold $311B in Physical Gold According to central bank estimates cited by Onur Erdogan for Türkiye Today, this “under-the-pillow” gold, calculated as of the […]
Price gains over the past week boost total assets under management up to a new all-time high of $188 billion. CoinShares noted a shift in investor attitudes which favored Ethereum more than Bitcoin. In the past week, digital asset investment products saw $1.04 billion in global inflows, which marked the 12th consecutive week of inflows. According to CoinShares’ weekly report, the total net inflows have reached $16.3 billion, which aligns with the weekly average of 2025 so far. Not only that, price gains evident throughout the last week also pushed the AuM to a new all-time high of $188 billion…
The UK Counter-Strike scene was on cloud nine when William ‘mezii’ Merriman won the BLAST.tv Austin Major, but it was brought back to earth when a clip of the UKIC Season 7 Masters qualifiers went viral. The clip shows Richard ‘log1ks’ Bohunský of British mix ‘The Dominion’ as he groups up with his team to go to A site of Nuke through squeaky door. log1ks accidentally kills two of his teammates with a wayward MAC-10 engagement, leaving his team in a 2v4 in the final round of regulation, condemning them to a 13-11 loss against 8Sins. Sadly, log1ks even killed…
The scenario illustrates the power of iPaaS in action. For many enterprises, iPaaS turns what was once a costly, complex undertaking into a streamlined, strategic advantage. According to Forrester research commissioned by SAP, businesses modernizing with iPaaS solutions can see a 345% return on investment over three years, with a payback period of less than six months. Agile integration for an AI-first world In 2025, the business need for flexible and friction-free integration has new urgency. When core business systems can’t communicate easily, the impacts ripple across the organization: Customer support teams can’t access real-time order statuses, finance teams struggle…
XRP is currently trading at $2.342, marking a 5.5% gain over the past week, with a market capitalization of $135 billion and a global trade volume of $2.3 billion. The intraday price has ranged between $2.25 and $2.35, suggesting a controlled but bullish market sentiment as the cryptocurrency attempts to consolidate gains across multiple timeframes. […]
Authorities in Shenzhen, China, warned citizens about illegal fundraising schemes disguised as stablecoin and cryptocurrency investments. Shenzhen’s city government task force for combating illicit financial activity issued an alert on Monday, urging the public to be cautious of unlicensed entities promoting digital asset investments.Officials said the groups exploit the public’s limited knowledge of stablecoins and crypto-related terms to mislead investors and fuel speculative investments. They added that such organizations are often fronts for illegal operations that conduct fundraising, online gambling, fraud, pyramid schemes and money laundering. The task force said the groups do not have the authority to raise funds from…