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In a recent episode of “No Priors” — the excellent podcast co-hosted by AI investors Sarah Guo and Elad Gil — Gil made a point about exit timing that’s undoubtedly familiar to founders who’ve spent time with him, but seems particularly useful in this moment of go-go dealmaking. For most companies, Gil said, there’s roughly a 12-month period where the business is at its peak value, “and then it crashes out” and the window closes. The companies that capture generational returns are often the ones where someone spies that moment instead of assuming the good times will get even better.…

Bulgaria’s parliamentary election sees former President Rumen Radev’s Progressive Bulgaria party leading the polls, with odds for Radev becoming the next Prime Minister at 91.5% YES, up from 76% a week ago. This is Bulgaria’s eighth parliamentary election in six years. Radev’s lead draws on support from older, rural voters and his openness to rekindling ties with Moscow. The next prime minister market sits at 91.5% YES, showing strong trader confidence in a Radev-led government. The market’s 24-hour trading volume is $24,076 in USDC, with $3,810 needed to move the odds five points. A 4-point drop occurred at 3:21 PM,…

Recent on-chain analysis suggests that Bitcoin is once again showing divergence across the investor population, particularly between institutional and retail investors. According to this analysis, Bitcoin price may have more room for growth than we have seen so far this cycle. Bitcoin ETF flows match Coinbase Premium Index measurements In a recent Quicktake post on the CryptoQuant platform, cryptocurrency research and education firm XWIN Research Japan takes a closer look at the dynamics of the Bitcoin market and notes that significant structural changes are occurring. The metrics relevant to this analysis are Total Bitcoin Spot ETF Net Inflows, Coinbase Premium…

Engineers at Northwestern University have created printed artificial neurons that go beyond imitation and can directly interact with real brain cells. These flexible, low-cost devices produce electrical signals that closely resemble those generated by living neurons, allowing them to activate biological brain tissue. In experiments using slices of mouse brain, the artificial neurons successfully triggered responses in real neurons. This result shows a new level of compatibility between electronic devices and living neural systems. Toward Brain Interfaces and Energy-Efficient AI This advance moves researchers closer to electronics that can directly interface with the nervous system. Potential uses include brain-machine interfaces…

Alvin Lang Apr 18, 2026 12:46 AUDIO’s violent bounce from $0.02 support sets up a clean run to $0.035 resistance within 10 days. The 41% intraday range signals accumulation, not distribution. The Setup That Matters AUDIO just carved out the kind of intraday violence that separates real moves from fake pumps. The $0.021 to $0.031 range in a single session wasn’t random – it was systematic accumulation disguised as chaos. While retail panicked on the -10.86% daily close, smart money stepped in at precisely $0.02. This is textbook whale behavior. Create fear, accumulate size, then push price through the next…

Key Takeaways: Roland Lescure urged EU banks to launch euro stablecoins by 2026 to counter U.S. financial dominance. Tether leads the market with $185 billion, while Societe Generale’s euro coin holds just 107 million. The ECB plans to use the digital euro as a central anchor for tokenization efforts starting in 2026. The Widening Gap in Digital Liquidity French Finance Minister Roland Lescure issued a stark warning on Friday, labeling the current scarcity of euro-pegged stablecoins “not satisfactory” and calling on the bloc’s banking sector to aggressively pursue tokenized assets to preserve European financial sovereignty. According to Reuters, Lescure issued…

XRP has regained key price levels and is testing resistance as the market heads towards what appears to be a decisive move. The price has accelerated from $1.41 at the time of the data snapshot to over $1.45 immediately after, and its momentum is attracting attention. However, XWIN Research Japan's analysis argues that the forces behind this move are different from those that have driven XRP's rise in the past, and the differences are worth understanding. Related books The report identifies what is described as a rare structural difference. Most cryptocurrency markets are dominated by currency speculation. Trading volumes on…

Anthropic announced on Friday that it’s launching Claude Design, a new experimental product that lets users create visuals like prototypes, slides, one-pagers, and more using Claude. The company says Claude Design is intended to help people like founders and product managers without a design background share their ideas more easily.  With Claude Design, users describe what they want, and Claude will create an initial version. From there, users can refine the visuals with direct edits or requests.  For example, you could ask Claude to “prototype a serene mobile meditation app. It should have calming typography, subtle nature-inspired colors, and a…

Chiliz price rose more than 13% to above $0.0433. Korea’s Naver Pay has onboarded nearly 1 million users to the Chiliz Chain. Top European teams with fan tokens have advanced in the UEFA Champions League. Chiliz (CHZ) rose more than 13% as investor momentum strengthened. The token’s price moved higher following a new milestone in Asia’s crypto adoption, while renewed excitement around European football also supported gains, pushing CHZ to its highest level this month. Chiliz Chain gets Korean boost Chiliz is looking to gain traction in South Korea following a new integration with Naver Pay, the country’s dominant payment…