Crypto markets were in rally mode on Thursday alongside sizable gains in stocks, a U.S. presidential pardon for Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, and ahead of tomorrow’s key reading on September inflation. In mid-afternoon U.S. trading, bitcoin BTC$111,285.02 was up 2.7% over the past 24 hours to $110,700, down a hair from the day’s high of … Read more
Good Morning, Asia. Here’s what’s making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk’s Crypto Daybook Americas. Will Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX, be pardoned? Bettors … Read more
XRP trades higher in controlled range-bound action as institutional participation supports accumulation above the $2.38 zone, even as derivatives data point to declining speculative interest. News Background XRP advanced modestly during Tuesday’s session, trading between $2.38 and $2.41 while maintaining a narrow $0.05 band. The cryptocurrency continued consolidating above key support despite broader uncertainty, with … Read more
Dogecoin pushes through critical technical barriers in a 2.4% rally as institutional flows lift trading activity 68% above daily averages, signaling controlled accumulation within a broader Wyckoff phase. News Background DOGE climbed 2.4% over the 24-hour session ending October 24 02:00, advancing from $0.1911 to $0.1957 and marking a clean breakout above the $0.1953 resistance … Read more
The crypto market, starved of fresh economic data due to the prolonged U.S. government shutdown, will finally get a key data point with the release of September’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Friday. The inflation figure could trigger larger price swings in ether ETH$3987,69 than in bitcoin BTC$111.285,02, a store-of-value asset. Overall, however, the expected … Read more
Google has announced DeepSomatic, an AI tool that can identify cancer-related mutations in tumour genetic sequences more accurately. Cancer starts when the controls governing cell division malfunction. Finding the specific genetic mutations driving a tumour’s growth is essential for creating effective treatment plans. Doctors now regularly sequence tumour cell genomes from biopsies to inform treatments … Read more
Arm has announced that it’s providing its most powerful edge AI platform, Armv9, to startups via its Flexible Access programme. The “Flexible Access” model is essentially a ‘try before you buy’ for chip designers. It gives companies upfront, low-cost, or no-cost (for qualifying startups) access to a wide range of Arm technology, tools, and resources. … Read more
The AI adoption in China has reached unprecedented levels, with the country’s generative artificial intelligence user base doubling to 515 million in just six months, according to a report released by the China Internet Network Information Centre (CNNIC). This dramatic expansion represents an adoption rate of 36.5% in the first half of 2025, positioning China … Read more
For CFOs and CIOs under pressure to modernise finance operations, automation – as seen in several generations of RPA (robotic process automation) – isn’t enough. It’s apparent that transparency and explainability matter just as much. Accounting firms and finance functions inside organisations are now turning to AI systems that reason, not just compute. One of … Read more
A few years ago, the business technology world’s favourite buzzword was ‘Big Data’ – a reference to organisations’ mass collection of information that could be used to suggest previously unexplored ways of operating, and float ideas about what strategies they may best pursue. What’s becoming increasingly apparent is that the problems companies faced in using … Read more