Is the 4 year cycle over?

Bitcoin ended 2025 cheaper than it started, marking its first decline in the year following the halving. Bitcoin (BTC) halving occurs every four years, cutting mining rewards in half and fewer new coins entering the market. Historically, this resulted in a cycle of accumulation. In other words, the post-halving bull market peaks, followed by a…

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Coinbase warns that stablecoin rules could give China an advantage

Coinbase executives warned that changes to the U.S. stablecoin framework could weaken Washington’s position in the global race for digital payments, just as China moves to make its central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) more competitive. Faryar Shirzad, chief policy officer at Coinbase, said in a post on He pointed to recent announcements by China’s central…

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Beyond short-term memory: Three types of long-term memory for AI agents

In this article, learn why short-term context is not enough for autonomous agents and how to design long-term memory that maintains reliability over long timelines. Topics covered include: The role of episodic, semantic, and procedural memory in autonomous agents How these memory types interact to support real-world tasks across sessions How to choose a practical…

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Waters Requests Oversight Hearing Over SEC’s Cryptocurrency Stance

U.S. Representative Maxine Waters called for a hearing with Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins to highlight her concerns about the agency’s dismissal of the cryptocurrency case and nine other issues. In a letter to House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill on Sunday, Waters argued that hearings highlighting “questionable policy changes” at the…

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5 Python Libraries for Advanced Time Series Forecasting

5 Python Libraries for Advanced Time Series ForecastingImage by editor introduction Predicting the future has always been the holy grail of analysis. Time series forecasting is often the driving force behind critical decisions, such as optimizing supply chain logistics, managing energy grid loads, and predicting financial market fluctuations. However, while the concept of using past…

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Uniswap burns $596 million in UNI after fee switch governance vote

Uniswap has carried out a major token burn following approval of the long-anticipated fee burn proposal, removing 100 million UNI from the protocol’s treasury, equivalent to approximately $596 million at current prices. Analyst EmberCN said on-chain data shows the burn transaction was completed around 4:30 a.m. UTC on December 28, confirming the first large-scale implementation…

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Developing countries driving the RWA tokenization train in 2026: Crypto Exec

The tokenized real-world asset (RWA) market will continue to grow in 2026, driven by adoption in emerging market economies, according to Jesse Knutson, head of operations at crypto exchange Bitfinex. Knutson told Cointelegraph that emerging market countries are experiencing “friction” in capital formation and attracting foreign investment. Tokenizing real-world assets, the process of representing physical…

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JP Morgan freezes stablecoin startup accounts due to sanctions

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has reportedly frozen bank accounts associated with two venture-backed stablecoin startups after identifying exposure to sanctioned high-risk jurisdictions. The Information reports that the accounts belong to BlindPay and Kontigo, two Y Combinator-backed stablecoin startups that operate primarily across Latin America. Both companies accessed JPMorgan’s banking services through Checkbook, a digital payments…

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