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Grayscale Research shifts focus from AI tokens to the underlying infrastructure – data providers, hardware financing, and computing capacity – highlighting DATA, USD.AI, and Pearl as key examples. The report emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between a useful service and a valuable token.
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Cardano’s Hydra v2 scaling test replayed Midnight claim transactions, delivering roughly 1.9× higher throughput and a 43% reduction in total completion time, while emphasizing its relevance to real‑world application workloads rather than a universal mainnet benchmark.
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A 20-month breach of a Polkadot wallet shows how reduced nominator exit times can expose funds before users can coordinate assistance, underscoring security trade‑offs in faster withdrawal designs.
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Aave Labs' V3.8 security upgrade explicitly excludes flash-loan entry points to preserve liquidation functionality. The October 21 proposal adds a Transaction-Length Lock using EIP-1153 transient storage, allowing callbacks to maintain transaction sequences while enforcing new security boundaries.
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Apex Group CEO Peter Hughes warned that the failure of the U.S. Clarity Act will push digital asset businesses toward faster-moving jurisdictions in Asia and the Middle East, citing regulatory competition as a key driver.
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Grayscale releases new analysis warning that accelerating token supply growth threatens long-term holder reward sustainability across crypto applications.
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Glassnode research shows Bitcoin’s top buyers who entered in late 2025 are now capping upside, establishing $87.7K as a key resistance level. The finding suggests short‑term consolidation for BTC.
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Quantum‑proof Bitcoin signatures would increase data size tenfold, potentially overwhelming network nodes. The larger signing paths needed for recovery could strain node storage and processing.
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A new project, 'The Waterworks of Money,' aims to demystify the financial system through detailed drawings and animation. Researchers found a critical disconnect: few within the financial industry grasp the system as a whole.
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