Fidelity Digital Assets argues that Bitcoin's market structure has changed enough that the familiar four-year boom-and-bust pattern and brutal 80% drawdowns that often followed it may no longer be the result of default. The February 24th research note is titled “Is Bitcoin’s 4-year cycle over?” Research analyst Zach Wainwright bases this call on a simple observation. Bitcoin is now a very different sized asset and has a very different set of buyers. Fidelity pegs Bitcoin's market capitalization at a record high of approximately $2.5 trillion as of October 2025, with signs of greater liquidity and more stable volatility than in…
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Startale Group, a Tokyo-based blockchain infrastructure firm behind Japan’s largest public network Astar, and SBI Holdings, one of the country’s leading financial conglomerates, have unveiled JPYSC, a trust bank-backed Japanese yen stablecoin designed for institutional and cross-border applications, according to a Friday announcement. The JPYSC stablecoin will be issued by SBI Shinsei Trust Bank under Japan’s regulatory framework, making it the first trust bank-backed yen stablecoin in the market. SBI VC Trade will handle distribution while Startale oversees technical development. The partners are targeting a second-quarter launch, pending final regulatory clearances. Discussing the launch, Yoshitaka Kitao, Representative Director, Chairman, and…
Internet Computer token ICP traded to highs of $2.58 to extend its uptick. Gains came amid a notable spike in volume as crypto prices bounced higher. ICP could target $4.00 or higher, though risks of a sharp pullback remain. Internet Computer (ICP) price has retested the pivotal supply zone above $2.50 as bulls edge higher from the seven-day low near $2. The retest occurs amid broader recovery efforts across the cryptocurrency market, with ICP among the top altcoin gainers on the day. With prices up 9% in the past 24 hours, and volume up 93% to over $125 million, it’s…
For all their potential, AI agents have been slow to make an impact in the enterprise, and one new startup is betting that the reason they haven’t is a lack of context. Launched as part of Y Combinator’s 2025 summer cohort, Trace is a workflow orchestration startup aimed at filling that gap. The company maps complex corporate environments and processes so that agents have the context they need to scale quickly. “OpenAI and Anthropic are building these brilliant interns that can be leveraged within the company,” says Trace CEO Tim Cherkasov, referring to the AI labs’ tools. “We’re building the…
During Wednesday's market recovery, XRP rose 7.9% to a one-week high of $1.47. The cryptocurrency has been hovering between $1.35 and $1.50 for the past three weeks, but has failed to break above the upper end of the local range. As prices approach this resistance level again, analysts are suggesting that a short-term rally toward another important level is in the offing, potentially setting the stage for altcoins to determine the next market direction by the end of the second quarter. Related books XRP predicts breakout in March On Wednesday, analyst Chartnado called for a short-term 20% to 30% rally…
NVIDIA reported record fourth quarter revenue of $68.1 billion for fiscal 2026, up 20% quarter over quarter and 73% from a year earlier, as AI infrastructure demand continued to accelerate. Data center revenue reached a record $62.3 billion in the quarter, up 22% sequentially and 75% year over year. For the full fiscal year, total revenue climbed 65% to $215.9 billion, while data center revenue rose 68% to $193.7 billion. GAAP earnings per diluted share were $1.76 for the quarter and $4.90 for the full year. Net income in fiscal 2026 increased 65% to $120.1 billion. Gross margins remained elevated…
Feb 24, 2026 20:48 Anthropic releases third version of Responsible Scaling Policy, separating company commitments from industry-wide recommendations after 2.5 years of testing. Anthropic has released the third iteration of its Responsible Scaling Policy, marking a significant restructuring of how the AI company approaches catastrophic risk mitigation after two and a half years of real-world implementation.The update, published February 24, 2026, introduces three major changes: a clear separation between what Anthropic can achieve alone versus what requires industry-wide action, a new Frontier Safety Roadmap with public accountability metrics, and mandatory external review of Risk Reports under certain conditions.What Actually ChangedThe…
MatX, a chip startup founded by two former Google hardware engineers, has raised a $500 million Series B led by Jane Street and Situational Awareness, an investment fund formed by former OpenAI researcher Leopold Aschenbrenner. The company’s goal is to make its processors 10 times better at training LLMs and delivering results than Nvidia’s GPUs. Other investors in the round include Marvell Technology, NFDG, Spark Capital, and Stripe co-founders Patrick Collison and John Collison, the startup’s founder and CEO Reiner Pope announced Tuesday in a post on LinkedIn. Although the company didn’t release its latest valuation, Etched, MatX’s closest…
Tech giants’ efforts to ramp up AI adoption in India may be about to hit a turning point, as companies end free promotions with hopes to convert the world’s fourth-largest economy into a windfall of paid subscribers. India became the world’s largest market for generative AI app downloads in 2025, according to market intelligence firm Sensor Tower, widening its lead over the U.S. as installs jumped 207% year-over-year. Companies including OpenAI, Google, and Perplexity rolled out extended free premium offers to accelerate user growth in the price sensitive market. Leading AI firms have also backed India in its push to…