Vitalik Buterin tries AI that keeps personal data private
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has tested a privacy-focused AI setup that uses a local model, zkAPI and Tor to generate personalized diet and exercise recommendations while limiting pers
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NEAR Intents Adds Bitcoin, DOGE and XRP Access Through Infinex
Infinex has integrated NEAR Chain Signatures and NEAR Intents, expanding the platform’s cross-chain access to assets including Bitcoin, Dogecoin and XRP without forcing users to manually mana
Shiba Inu: why one developer pays for Shibarium while Blast winds down by October 26: what to check now
If you hold Shiba Inu, there is no reason to act in haste today. The most important news of this weekend is still one worth working through once: on Friday, October 2, 2026, the Ethereum chai
Circle Q2 Revenue: Reserve Income Made Up 95.2%
Nearly every dollar Circle earned in Q2 came from one source: the interest generated by the assets backing USDC. Reserve income supplied 95.2% of Circle’s Q2 revenue, a figure that lays bare
What Is a Layer 2 and How Do L2 Networks Make Money?
Layer 2 networks, or L2s, are blockchains built on top of Ethereum to make transactions faster and cheaper without giving up Ethereum’s security. Instead of processing every transaction direc
Starknet Rallies 9.5% and Tests September’s Breakout Level
Key Takeaways STRK has closed above September resistance. Buyers are testing support near $0.051. RSI is overbought and below its September peak. STRK’s 9.5% gain over 24 hours, recorded on C
Spur Protocol Daily Quiz Answer 5 October 2026: Today's Answer
Spur Protocol Daily Quiz Answer 5 October 2026 Looking for the Spur Protocol Daily QuizAnswer 5 October 2026? This page tracks today's question, answer, and reset schedule. It also keeps a sh
Over $6M Reportedly Stolen From Base Multisig Vault
More than $6 million was reportedly stolen from an anonymous multisignature vault operating on Base, Coinbase's Ethereum layer-2 network, according to unconfirmed reports circulating as of Oc
Silver Price Prediction: Analyst Maps a Wild Path From $50 to $1,100
Silver price is already trading near $60, but one analyst (called “THE FUDA” on X) thinks the current move could eventually lead to something far bigger. His long-term chart maps out a scenar
Weekly Project Updates: Ethereum zkAPI, Base Cobalt & USDT on Bitcoin
Three significant infrastructure moves defined this week's crypto project landscape: Ethereum launched zkAPI, a privacy-preserving API payment layer built with the Open Anonymity Project; Bas
Analyst Charts the Road to $7 Trillion XRP Market Cap
XRP’s market cap is currently approximately $94 billion. That number alone tells only part of the story. Crypto analyst EGRAG CRYPTO published a long-term monthly chart analysis of XRP’s mark
America’s Middle Class Is Getting Crushed: Where Does Bitcoin Fit?
Own assets or be left behind — this is what the analysts at the Kobeissi Letter argued, highlighting the major discrepancy between those who do and those who stay on the sidelines. Bitcoin fi