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In brief Ark cites a $300B drop in software stock value as AI models like GPT-5.3 erode traditional software moats. The firm interprets $59B in EV write-downs by Stellantis, VW, GM, and Ford as a retreat from the future. An OpenAI-Ginkgo autonomous lab cut biotech experiment costs by 40%, showcasing AI’s next frontier. Cathie Wood’s ARK Investment Management posits the world is at the beginning of a multi-year capital expenditure boom—driven not by traditional infrastructure but by artificial intelligence.In a report on Monday, the firm outlined a trifecta of accelerating trends, including the release of more powerful AI models, a…

🕐Updated 15 minutes ago Kraken just crushed expectations. The crypto exchange saw its 2025 revenue jump 33% to over $2.2 billion, setting the stage for what could be one of the biggest IPO launches in the crypto space this decade. Trading made up 47% of that revenue haul, while asset-based operations and other services brought in the rest. Co-CEO Arjun Sethi called the split “well balanced” during recent investor discussions. The numbers back up Kraken’s push toward going public after confidentially filing with the SEC back in November. But the company won’t say much about timing or valuation targets. A…

Wall Street’s Goldman Sachs has revealed an expansion of its crypto holdings, reporting roughly $2.36 billion in total crypto exposure — including $1.1 billion in Bitcoin ETFs, according to financial holding disclosures. Bitcoin’s portion of the haul — the largest of any digital asset listed — highlights just how far the venerable investment bank has shifted from earlier skepticism toward meaningful exposure in the world’s largest cryptocurrency by market cap.  The $1.1 billion position was in IBIT, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF. The SEC filings also revealed holdings of approximately $35.8 million in Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund, roughly $92,000…

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov argues the recent crypto market downturn is unlike any previous bear market — there have been no major FTX-style collapses, and tokenized real-world asset (RWA) growth remains substantial. Market cycles are normal, “but what is important is what those cycles reveal about how far the industry has progressed,” said Nazarov on X on Tuesday. Crypto market capitalization has fallen 44% from its October all-time high of $4.4 trillion, with almost $2 trillion exiting the space in just four months.  Nazarov, however, did not appear concerned, highlighting two primary factors that separate this current bear market from previous ones. Unlike…

Ripple is working to make decentralized finance more familiar to regulated institutions and is placing XRP at the center of that effort.DeFi’s earlier growth cycles were built around open, retail-facing liquidity pools and the associated risk tolerance. Total value locked across major protocols climbed into the tens of billions of dollars and, at previous peaks, surpassed $100 billion.Ripple’s pitch is that the next phase will be shaped less by permissionless pools and more by controlled access, compliant settlement, and tokenized cash and collateral that institutions can recognize as market infrastructure.In a February blueprint, Ripple described an institutional DeFi stack on…

NOWPayments leads 2026 gateways with low fees and broad crypto support. Crypto-first payment gateways dominate 2026 as businesses seek flexible, future-ready payments. Choosing the right payment gateway boosts security, flexibility, and long-term ecommerce growth. A payment gateway is the technology that enables businesses to accept online payments by securely transmitting transaction data. It acts as an intermediary, facilitating communication between the merchant’s website and payment processors. Payment gateways authenticate the transaction, ensuring the customer has sufficient funds, and then authorize the payment. By providing a secure connection, they help protect both the business and the consumer from fraud and data…

Bitcoin’s BTC$70,411.45 sharp rebound from last week’s plunge toward $60,000 has been accompanied by a subtle but important shift in one closely watched indicator of U.S. demand.The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index — which tracks the price gap between bitcoin traded on Coinbase and the global market average — has climbed sharply from deeply negative territory, moving from around -0.22% at the height of the selloff to roughly -0.05% by Tuesday.While the index remains below zero, the rebound suggests U.S.-based investors stepped in to buy the dip as forced selling pressure eased.Coinbase is widely viewed as a proxy for institutional and…

Buterin criticized modern DeFi as centralized in disguise, arguing USDC yield farming misses core principles. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has questioned the legitimacy of popular USDC yield strategies, arguing they don’t follow the principles of true decentralized finance (DeFi). His critique was in response to crypto analyst C-node, who said that most modern DeFi focuses on speculative gains instead of building genuinely decentralized infrastructure. Critique of Modern DeFi C-node challenged the crypto industry on social media, saying there is little reason to use DeFi unless users hold long cryptocurrency positions and need financial services while keeping self-custody. Buterin supported this…

Ripple has announced two new partnerships with Figment and Securosys to expand the capabilities of Ripple Custody, its institutional digital asset custody solution.It is evident that Ripple is currently in an infrastructure arms race to perfect its payment, custody, and staking services for institutions. However, real-world adoption and price have yet to show signs of a breakthrough.Sponsored SponsoredRipple Expands Custody Offering With Figment and Securosys Partnerships Ripple said the partnerships are designed to simplify procurement and support faster deployment of custody services for regulated institutions. The move comes shortly after Ripple expanded its custody stack through the acquisition of Palisade and…

Japan’s Nikkei 225 surged to a record on Monday, breaching the 57,000 level with a 3.4% gain following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s decisive “supermajority” victory in the Sunday general election, according to Nikkei Asia. This political mandate signaled a green light for Takaichi’s aggressive expansionary fiscal agenda, which includes a massive $135 billion stimulus package aimed at revitalizing the economy through infrastructure spending and tax cuts. The “Takaichi Trade” sparked a global ripple effect, driving gold prices past the $5,000 per ounce milestone and pushing bitcoin to a brief peak of $72,000, before settling back above $70,000 during Asia morning…