The CEO of financial giant VanEck says the Solana (SOL) exchange-traded fund (ETF) won’t launch anytime soon unless one major event occurs. In a new interview on CNBC Squawk Box, VanEck CEO Jan van Eck said that while the Ethereum (ETH) ETF was approved and launched this week, he does not expect the application for the SOL ETF to be approved in the near term. “We filed for a Solana ETF, and Solana is competing with Ethereum, but I don’t think it’s going to be a short-term listing.” However, when asked whether there was a possibility that the SOL ETF…
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Lawrence Jengar 28 Jul 2024 11:52 OKX Ventures announces seed round investment in aPriori, Monad’s MEV-based liquid staking platform, strengthening node-level infrastructure. OKX Ventures, the investment arm of leading cryptocurrency exchange and Web3 technology company OKX, announced that it has participated in a seed investment round for aPriori, a liquid staking platform based on Monad’s Maximal Extractable Value (MEV). Investment to accelerate aPriori’s growth This funding will allow aPriori to expand its team, strengthen security measures, and foster community growth. The platform creates a new design space for node-level infrastructure by leveraging high-performance parallel…
Donald Trump went all-in on Bitcoin (BTC) in his recent keynote address at the Bitcoin 2024 conference in Nashville, promising voters he would make the United States the “cryptocurrency capital of the world.” He would create a national BTC “reserve,” making the cryptocurrency a “permanent national asset.”Naturally, Trump’s campaign promise has drawn a bullish response from top cryptocurrency analysts, with some even predicting that Bitcoin’s price could grow tenfold in the coming years.Bitcoin Price Likely to Break $800K – AnalystOne of the boldest and most bullish views on Bitcoin since President Trump’s speech comes from independent market analyst Dan de…
PEPE has a bullish structure, but momentum and buying pressure have weakened considerably. Liquidation level data showed that a downtrend may soon begin. Pepe (PEPE) has been in a consolidation phase for the past 12 days. It traded above the $0.00001129 support level but could not break above the $0.000014 resistance level. A recent analysis of meme coins shows that most holders are profiting. Analysis of the liquidation levels shows that unless Bitcoin (BTC) shows a short-term downtrend, traders can expect the price to rise in the coming days. Overhead resistance is respected. Source: PEPE/USDT on TradingView On the 12-hour…
Indian cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx has answered important questions from its users following the recent cyberattack. The platform has explained the socialized loss strategy and the options available for users to recover their assets. Users have also asked about asset valuation and token conversion to USDT. Wazirx answers key questions following the cyberattack On Saturday, Indian cryptocurrency exchange Wazirx (…)
Interest in the Monad ecosystem is soaring as three Monad-based projects announced venture capital funding in quick succession on Thursday.One notable example is Monad liquid staking platform aPriori, which reached a token valuation of at least $100 million with $8 million in seed funding, as I exclusively reported at the time. It’s quite remarkable that the Monad blockchain has even launched and reached a nine-figure valuation. Two other projects, Monad liquid staking protocol Kintsu and Monad-based on-chain order book exchange Kuru, raised $4 million and $2 million, respectively.All three projects have attracted big-name investors. Brevan Howard Digital, the crypto arm…
Alvin Lang July 28, 2024 12:13 IBM Research is pioneering a range of tools to explain black-box models and visualize the flow of information in neural networks, increasing trust in AI systems. IBM Research is making significant progress in the area of explainable artificial intelligence (AI), focusing on developing a variety of explainable tools and visualizations of neural network information flow. According to IBM Research, these innovations aim to enhance trust and transparency in AI systems. Strengthening AI trust through explanations Explanations are important for building trust in AI systems. IBM Research is building…
The Cardano network is preparing for a hard fork with the latest node validation software release. The hard fork is part of the transition to the Voltaire era of decentralized network governance.The latest version of the validator node, Node 9.1.0, is an upgrade to Node 9.0, which was released on July 8. In addition to fixing some bugs, the new node must use the Conway Genesis file on the mainnet, which enables a crossover to the Chang hard fork. The hard fork can be implemented when 70% of the validators upgrade to the new node.Cardano Node 9.1.0 Documentation. Source: GitHub…
Jorg Hiller July 28, 2024 12:34 AMD Introduces Amuse 2.0 Beta, Featuring AMD XDNA™ Super Resolution to Enhance AI Image Creation on Ryzen™ AI and Radeon™ RX 7000 Series AMD has announced the beta release of Amuse 2.0, a new AI image generation tool designed to deliver a seamless and fully local AI experience. According to AMD.com, the release features innovative AMD XDNA™ Super Resolution technology, promising to improve the output size and speed of AI-generated images. Improved AI image generation AI image generation has become an important use case for generative AI, and…
Although proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrencies are becoming rare these days, Dogecoin (DOGE) is still proving to be a very attractive mining option.Dogecoin mining is considered to be much faster and more accessible than Bitcoin (BTC), and with the enthusiastic support of people like Elon Musk, it seems unlikely that this iconic ‘meme coin’ will go away any time soon.If you follow Dogecoin and truly believe that it can thrive, you may want to consider taking the next step and investing in mining, but how do you become a Dogecoin miner in the first place? What is Dogecoin?Dogecoin was created as a…