Ledn, a leading crypto lending platform, has announced it will become a bitcoin-only company starting July 1, 2025. The company will no longer support ethereum (ETH) or offer Growth Accounts, marking a significant shift in its business model aimed at improving user trust, safety, and simplicity.
According to Ledn, the decision reflects a long-term commitment to focusing solely on bitcoin-backed…
Luxury watchmaker Franck Muller has partnered Solana to launch a limited edition watch, the Franck Muller 41mm Solana.
Blending High Watchmaking With Web3
Swiss luxury watchmaker Franck Muller has partnered with the Solana blockchain to launch a limited edition timepiece.
Cryptographer Adam Back Leads Investment Round in H100 Group to Advance Bitcoin Reserve Strategy
May 26, 2025
Adam Back, known for his interactions with Satoshi, has led a funding round in H100 Group, the first public company in Sweden to announce a bitcoin purchase strategy. Back invested nearly $1.5 million in a $2.2 million funding round to help the company advance its Bitcoin…
Mistral AI launches Devstral, powerful new open source SWE agent model that runs on laptops
May 22, 2025
Well-funded French AI model maker Mistral has consistently punched above its weight since its debut of its own powerful open source foundation model in fall 2023 — but it took some criticism among developers on X recently fmior its last release of a proprietary large language model (LLM) called Medium 3, which some viewed as betraying its open source roots and commitment.
(Recall that open…
OpenAI is rolling out a set of significant updates to its newish Responses API, aiming to make it easier for developers and enterprises to build intelligent, action-oriented agentic applications.
These enhancements include support for remote Model Context Protocol (MCP)…
XPeng Motors has pulled the sheet off the top-tier variant of one of its newest and best-selling BEV models. During an event in China earlier today, XPeng unveiled the MONA M03 Max with a slew of new color combinations, enhanced pure vision ADAS, and the full version of the…
BLUETTI just dropped something really big. The new Apex 300 is here, and it’s BLUETTI’s most advanced, modular power station to date. It’s made to grow with you, whether you need backup for your home, juice for your RV, or power for your off-grid setup.
And it just launched on Indiegogo on May 20 at 8am PDT, so if you’re interested in living with more energy independence (or just want to…
BMW is now testing EVs with all-solid-state batteries, the 'holy grail' of EV battery tech
May 22, 2025
The first BMW EVs powered by all-solid-state batteries are now on the road for testing. BMW used an i7 to test the “holy grail” of EV battery tech, promising longer driving range at a lower cost.
BMW tests first EVs with all-solid-state batteries
BMW hit a milestone on…
In the first quarter of 2025, XRP’s market capitalization grew by 1.9%, reaching $121.6 billion, while the combined market cap of bitcoin, ethereum, and solana fell by 22%. All network metrics for XRP improved for the second consecutive quarter, with average daily active…
World Assets, a subsidiary of the World Foundation, has sold $135 million in its WLD token to investors Andreessen Horowitz and Bain Capital Crypto.
Funding to Support World Network Expansion
World Assets, a subsidiary of the World Foundation, has announced the sale of $135 million worth of its native WLD token to prominent investors Andreessen Horowitz and Bain Capital Crypto. The sale, conducted…
