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James Dacombe's AI chip startup Olix, formerly Flux Computing, tripled its valuation to $3.3 billion after a $312 million Series B round, pushing his net worth past $1 billion.
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Top gainers and decliners, cached in USD.
Uniswap
$4.83+10.88%
MemeCore
$1.09+6.24%
NEAR Protocol
$1.89+5.99%
Pump.fun
$0.00486693+5.76%
VeChain
$0.0070439+5.30%
Zcash
$834.46+5.19%
Official Trump
$2.59-5.57%
JUST
$0.0960-3.00%
POL (ex-MATIC)
$0.1031-2.17%
Jupiter
$0.2142-1.36%
Internet Computer
$2.41-1.34%
Ethereum Classic
$7.38-1.14%
Fresh from the desk
Berkshire Hathaway increased its Alphabet stake by $17 billion, making it the third-largest holding, while Michael Burry warns about CEO Greg Abel's spending.
Hashdex is liquidating its DEFI Bitcoin ETF after trading ended on NYSE Arca, marking the first closure in the US spot Bitcoin ETF category since its 2024 launch.
Binance said its security team helped stop a malicious governance proposal that threatened about $1.2 million in tokens from an unnamed DAO's treasury, with no funds lost.
Stripe is reportedly acquiring AI gateway OpenRouter for over $7 billion, a deal that underscores how micropayments can work without blockchain.
The UK Financial Conduct Authority is warning consumers about the risks of investing in loan notes and mini-bonds issued by unregulated companies, citing the recent failure of a litigation funder.
Apple has released security updates for a critical Screen Sharing vulnerability that attackers have exploited to gain root access and install Monero mining software on internet-facing Macs.
U.S. spot bitcoin and ether ETFs pulled in a combined $706 million on Wednesday, led by BlackRock, as bitcoin climbed above $70,000 and ether rose past $2,000.
Decred releases mandatory v2.1.6 patch fixing a critical consensus vulnerability, a potential mixing deanonymization attack, and network denial-of-service risks.
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