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Markets

Bitcoin Crosses Above $101K as XRP, AI Tokens Lead Crypto Rally Following CPI

Wednesday morning's in line U.S. inflation data seemingly cleared the way for a Fed rate cut next week.

Crypto stocks surged after Trump's announcement rebounded the market.(Torsten Asmus/Getty images)

Tech

NEAR Blockchain Gets Major Upgrade to Add 'Stateless Validation'

The upgrade, known as "Nightshade 2.0," has been on the NEAR roadmap for years, with the first version introduced in 2022.

NEAR Co-Founder Illia Polosukhin (CoinDesk/The Protocol podcast)

Tech

NEAR Pushes 'Signatures' on Mainnet, in Growing Trend of Chain Abstraction

The feature was introduced in testnet in March, and allows users with a NEAR account to sign transactions on blockchains it supports, without the need for cross-chain bridges.

NEAR Co-Founder Illia Polosukhin (CoinDesk/The Protocol podcast)

Markets

Grayscale Launches Artificial Intelligence-Focused Crypto Fund; AI Tokens Gain

The Grayscale Decentralized AI Fund includes the native tokens of AI-focused blockchain protocols such as Near (NEAR), Render (RNDR), Bittensor (TAO), Filecoin (FIL) and Livepeer (LPT).

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Markets

AI Tokens Outperform CoinDesk 20 Index Tuesday Despite Clouds Forming Over Industry

New research from Goldman Sachs and Sequoia challenges assumptions that Artificial Intelligence and Large Language Models can change the world.

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Finance

NEAR to Hire Artificial-Intelligence Engineers as Part of AI Roadmap

The company will begin its AI initiative in the next 3-6 months according to a document reviewed by CoinDesk.

Illia Polosukhin, Co-Founder, NEAR Protocol (Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Videos

NEAR Launches Multichain Access

Kendall Cole, Director at Proximity Labs, joins "First Mover" to discuss NEAR protocol's new chain signatures network that offers users multichain access from their NEAR account. Plus, insights on how the technology enhances user experiences and provides new opportunities for developers in the DeFi space.

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Videos

How NEAR Enables Multichain Access From One Account

Proximity Labs Director Kendall Cole explains the challenges of building a spot decentralized exchange and how NEAR protocol's chain signatures network allows users multichain access from their NEAR account.

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Videos

Why the NEAR foundation Chose Eigenlayer as a Security Partner

Proximity Labs Director Kendall Cole answers five rapid-fire questions from CoinDesk, including what challenges can be solved with Near's chain signatures, and why the NEAR foundation chose Eigenlayer as a security partner.

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