Vitalik Buterin pitches Ethereum as the AI settlement layer, but one hidden leak could ruin it
Vitalik Buterin just published a research proposal that sidesteps the question everyone keeps asking: can blockchains run AI models? Instead, the research claims Ethereum as the privacy-preserving settlement layer for metered AI and API usage. The post, co-authored with Davide Crapis on Ethereum Research, argues that the real opportunity isn’t
Morning Minute: Coinbase Gives AI Agents Their Own Wallets
Something big is happening with AI. And Coinbase is betting on it becoming much bigger…
Robinhood
For years, tokenization on Wall Street has remained mostly conceptual. Now one of the largest retail financial platforms in the world is building the rails for it ⚡ Robinhood, the Nasdaq-listed trading platform used by millions to access Stocks, ETFs, options, and crypto, has officially launched the public testnet for
Aster, Hyperliquid, Hedera Jump Amid Altcoin Bounce
Altcoins are posting gains as the crypto market cap ticks up—but experts warn structural trend reversal remains elusive.
Can Bitcoin handle global economic uncertainty being worse than ever as it now doubles 2008 recession levels?
The World Uncertainty Index, a GDP-weighted measure constructed from the frequency with which “uncertainty” appears in Economist Intelligence Unit country reports, reached 106,862.2 in the third quarter of 2025 and remained elevated at 94,947.1 in the fourth quarter. WUI all-time record (Source: FRED) The index isn’t a volatility gauge. It’s
Uniswap is bringing BlackRock’s $2.2 billion BUIDL to DeFi, but the trade access comes with a catch
On Feb. 11, Uniswap announced that BlackRock’s $2.2 billion USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL) would trade on UniswapX via a partnership with Securitize. The integration enables BUIDL holders to swap into USDC via an on-chain request-for-quote system that settles atomically with quotes from allowlisted market makers, including Flowdesk, Tokka





