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As Solana (SOL) attempts to reclaim a crucial level, a market watcher forecasted a massive rally for this quarter. However, some analysts suggested that the cryptocurrency will retest the range lows soon. Related Reading Solana Nears Crucial Level On Tuesday, Solana surged 9.6% from the recent lows, driven by the start of Solana Mobile’s global shipments of the Seeker, its second-generation Web3 smartphone, to over 50 countries. The news propelled the altcoin to a multi-day high of $171, fueling bullish sentiment among investors before its price retraced to the mid-zone of its local range. Notably, SOL has been hovering between…
Coinbase may become the first company in the S&P 500 index to acquire Bitcoin from the proceeds of a private note offering, signaling further capital migration from traditional markets into digital assets.Coinbase, the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, announced Tuesday a $2 billion convertible senior note offering for “qualified institutional buyers,” with $1 billion worth of notes due 2029 and $1 billion due 2032.“The notes will be senior, unsecured obligations of Coinbase and will accrue interest payable semi-annually in arrears,” the company said in the filing. The interest rate and conversion terms will be determined upon final pricing.Coinbase also plans to…
Most people think of bitcoin as just another asset: You buy some, throw it in cold storage and wait. Easy, right? That’s the white-collar view of bitcoin: clean, polished and abstracted. Perfect for quarterly reports and portfolio charts. But here’s the reality: Bitcoin mining is messy. It’s loud. It’s physical. Bitcoin mining is energy and infrastructure. It’s boots on the ground — not loafers on stage. Miners don’t just hold bitcoin. Miners make bitcoin. And that often overlooked reality matters more than most people realize. I’ve Lived Both Sides Before I started mining, I was deeply involved in the solar…
To help prep fans for The International 2025, Valve has released a new Dota 2 event called Quartero’s Curios packed with free skins. On August 5, 2025, Valve dropped a shock update to Dota 2 that added a brand-new event to the game. Titled Quartero’s Curios, the event features three new skins for Witch Doctor, Legion Commander, and Vengeful Spirit that are entirely free to earn. Players can earn the skins by playing games of Dota 2, earning XP based on wins and losses across different game modes. While the event appears to be entirely unrelated to The International, it…
The Indonesian government has been exploring Bitcoin as a reserve asset, according to Bitcoin Indonesia, which recently met with officials to discuss how the strategy can drive economic growth in the country.“We were invited to the Vice President’s office to present how Bitcoin could benefit the country,” Bitcoin Indonesia said in an X post on Monday.“We explored a bold idea: Using Bitcoin mining as a national reserve strategy.”“Yes, seriously. [Indonesia] is looking into how Bitcoin could fuel long-term economic strength,” the Bitcoin community wrote on X. Other focus areas included Bitcoin mining and education initiatives, they added.Source: Bitcoin IndonesiaIndonesia is…
In the Gulf Cooperation Council region, there is a significant gap in the availability of regulated digital asset exchange-traded products. According to Andrew Forson, this leads to capital being exported to other jurisdictions—a situation that not only results in financial losses but also hampers the development of local infrastructure and liquidity. GCC Lags Behind Europe […]
Testing a fork The Spurious Dragon hardfork is scheduled for the coming week; block 2675000 is likely to occur Tuesday evening (CET). The block number for the testnet « Morden » was scheduled at block 1885000. Performing the fork in the test network prior to performing it in the main network was an important measure taken in the testing process to ensure a smooth rollover into the post-fork state. The Morden fork occurred on Nov-20-2016, 06:12:20 +UTC, at block 1885000 as planned. A bit later, at block 1885074, there was a consensus issue between Geth and Parity. Morden replay protection The Morden…
The official Pokémon channel has added a mystery, unlisted YouTube video to its Pokémon TCG Pocket playlist. This has quickly led the community to speculate on what it could possibly be. And one popular, albeit hopeful, theory is that new art will be unveiled for immersive three-star Ho-Oh and Lugia cards. Fan art of Ho-Oh had been mistakenly traced over and used for two of the rarest cards in the Wisdom of Sea and Sky expansion. Consequently, Pokémon Pocket developers removed stolen art from the immersive Ho-Oh and Lugia cards upon the expansion’s release. What’s left on these cards is…
Artificial intelligence is changing the way businesses store and access their data. That’s because traditional data storage systems were designed to handle simple commands from a handful of users at once, whereas today, AI systems with millions of agents need to continuously access and process large amounts of data in parallel. Traditional data storage systems now have layers of complexity, which slows AI systems down because data must pass through multiple tiers before reaching the graphical processing units (GPUs) that are the brain cells of AI.Cloudian, co-founded by Michael Tso ’93, SM ’93 and Hiroshi Ohta, is helping storage keep…
The U.S. dollar could soon be reanchored to gold as global faith in fiat erodes, with Ray Dalio spotlighting historic cycles pointing toward a seismic monetary realignment. Ray Dalio Hints at Possible Dollar Reset as Confidence in Fiat Fades Amid growing concerns over fiat currency stability and rising global debt, some financial experts are revisiting […]