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What if Ethereum was quietly preparing a world where AIs talk among themselves without us? With ERC-8004, the blockchain already dreams of a permissionless Web3... no gatekeepers either.

A solo Bitcoin mining success earned an independent miner $365,000 from block number 910,440.

Prediction markets are shaping a new landscape for artificial intelligence. While ChatGPT seemed unshakable, Kalshi data reveals a surprising upheaval: 57% of bettors now wager on Gemini to become the best text-based AI model by the end of 2025.

Qubic shifts attention to Dogecoin after gaining control of Monero’s mining, clarifying the move is about mining, not attack.

After the surprise departure of the head of X, it is another key figure of Elon Musk's companies who slams the door. This time, it is the turn of Igor Babuschkin, co-founder of xAi and pillar of the Grok project, to announce his resignation.

When energy-hungry AI comes to steal the watts from bitcoin, things heat up in data centers! And the miners, they dig... to stay connected.

Embezzle 2 million, end up in prison, become a hero despite yourself... In crypto, even robbers become influencers. What if stealing was boosting business better than an airdrop?

Perplexity AI strikes hard: record valuation of 20 billion $ and a stunning offer of 34.5 billion $ to acquire Google Chrome. The startup wants to challenge Google and OpenAI in the AI browser race and revolutionize global web search.

Google Play’s new policy will require licenses for custodial wallets in 15+ countries, but non-custodial wallets remain unaffected.

Elon Musk restarts hostilities against Apple, accusing it of marginalizing Grok and X in the App Store to the benefit of ChatGPT. Behind this apparent quarrel, a broader showdown is at play around AI, competition, and platform control. The line between legitimate curation and anti-competitive practices is blurrier than ever.

Rumble is exploring a $1.17 billion deal for Northern Data to strengthen its position in the global AI cloud market.

The rapid rise of quantum computing revives fears of massive bitcoin hacking. Indeed, Microsoft’s revelation of its Majorana 1 chip, potentially capable of reaching one million qubits, fueled speculation about the end of the inviolability of private keys. However, Graham Cooke, former Google executive and now CEO of Brava Labs, dismisses these concerns. According to him, bitcoin cryptography remains out of reach, even for the most advanced machines.

The Qubic network (QUBIC) surprised by temporarily reaching 52.72% of Monero’s (XMR) total hashrate, with a computing power of 3.01 GH/s. This technical performance, although brief, shows the power of this project.

On the chessboard, two visions of AI faced each other. Sam Altman, head of OpenAI, and Elon Musk, founder of xAI, crossed their models in a chess tournament organized by Google. For three days, OpenAI’s o3 and xAI’s Grok 4 competed without any specialized assistance. Much more than a simple exhibition match, the event turned into a revealing moment: behind the final score was the real gap between two artificial intelligences, and two strategies, which came to light.

When Solana slips Web3 into your pocket, Apple and Google look glum. The trendy crypto Seeker promises a cage-free phone, but with dApps, tokens, and open war.

While Tesla’s future is played out both on the stock market and in court, its board of directors has just granted Elon Musk 96 million shares, worth 29 billion dollars. This spectacular choice comes as the company goes through a turbulent period. Far from a simple bonus, this decision reveals a declared dependency on a leader who is as admired as he is controversial. Tesla bets on Musk, at all costs, at the risk of exacerbating tensions between individual power and collective interest.

While the price of bitcoin is holding steady, its mining difficulty is climbing sky-high: a technical record that may hide more gold than speculation…

The European Union takes a new decisive step in the regulation of artificial intelligence. After laying the groundwork in February, Brussels today activates the second part of its AI Act, directly targeting general-purpose models like ChatGPT. A regulatory offensive that divides sector players.

In an ecosystem where the speed of change surpasses that of traditional markets, some statements serve as landmarks. That of Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, is one: "Change will happen with or without you." Behind this phrase, a clear message to the blockchain community: adapt or disappear. Although retired from business, CZ continues to influence the sector's trajectory by directly addressing investors, developers, and entrepreneurs about their ability to support evolution.

Solana dethroned, Zora is making waves, Pump.fun is frowning: in the dance of cryptos, the thrones wobble and the platforms waltz to the rhythm of tokens.

Polygon’s Heimdall V2 upgrade hit a brief snag, disrupting consensus. Most services stayed online, with fixes swiftly rolled out.

The transition to post-quantum cryptographic standards is becoming a global imperative. In the United States, authorities are mandating a migration by 2030, followed by the complete removal of current algorithms by 2035. In the face of this deadline, centralized infrastructures are showing their limits. It is in this context that Naoris Protocol stands out by proposing the first decentralized post-quantum infrastructure.

Confiding your doubts to an AI is not like talking to a confidant; it’s like writing in a notebook that others can read. In the era of OpenAI, your words become data, exploitable... even in front of a court.

At Shanghai, China unveiled a major proposal: to create a global organization dedicated to the governance of artificial intelligence. In a speech with geopolitical undertones, Beijing denounces "fragmented" international regulation and aims to position itself as a strategic alternative to the United States. By betting on openness and dialogue with countries in the Global South, this initiative marks a step in China's ambition to shape technological innovation, as well as the norms that will govern its use on a global scale.

Grok, Elon Musk's controversial AI, makes its entry into the world of predictive markets. Could this unexpected alliance between xAI and Kalshi, the financial betting platform valued at 2 billion dollars, revolutionize algorithmic trading?

Crypto is unstable, and young traders have understood this well. To better manage risks, 67% of them use artificial intelligence to tame volatility. This is revealed by a recent study from MEXC Research. Rather than reacting in urgency, Generation Z relies on automated tools to maintain control.

It is no longer if, but when. Quantum computing will soon be a reality, and it's time to take stock. How many bitcoins are currently at risk?

Coinfest Asia, the largest crypto festival in the world, returns on August 21–22, 2025, at Nuanu Creative City, Bali. Known for its immersive format and hands-on Web3 showcase, this year's event is set to gather over 10,000 participants from across crypto, finance, tech, and the broader digital ecosystem.