Author: Vickie Helm

Libertarian: Bernie Confused on Amazon “Bernie Sanders thinks Amazon warehouse jobs are soul-crushing, backbreaking, and exploitative,” but “is adamantly opposed to automation that eliminates these undesirable positions,” wonders Reason’s Christian Bryczgi. Sanders criticized a New York Times article about Amazon’s plans to automate up to 75% of its fulfillment center operations, tweeting, “AI and robotics must benefit workers, not the top 1%.” “Some might argue that this is just one example of how robotics and AI can benefit workers, because it “allows warehouse workers to move on to less demanding jobs in other sectors,” Brichugi said. “Indeed, it is likely…

Launchpad has purchased a thriving multi-chain trading terminal. This partnership brings together Padre’s fast execution and Pump.fun’s user-friendly platform. PUMP rose more than 11% on the news. On Friday, the crypto market remained moderately bullish, with momentum accelerating after President Trump pardoned Zhao Changpeng and JPMorgan introduced BTC and ETH collateral. The global cryptocurrency market capitalization decreased by 0.8% time to $3.73 trillion. While altcoins have shown mixed performance, Pump.fun’s native coin stole the show with an impressive jump. PUMP rose from a low of $0.003757 on the daily chart to an intraday high of $0.004179, an increase of 11.23%.…

Brevis develops a trustless rebate system for routers that integrates v4 hook pools. This initiative automatically verifies rebates without central supervision. The program aims to encourage adoption of Uniswap v4 by rewarding aggregators. The Uniswap Foundation has awarded blockchain infrastructure company Brevis a significant grant in an effort to accelerate adoption of its recent upgrade, Uniswap 4. According to today’s official blog, the Foundation plans to allocate up to $9 million to launch and administer the innovative Hook Routing Rebate Program. The new initiative provides gas rebates for routers that have integrated v4 hooked pools. Specifically, this grant aims to…

Important pointsAccording to Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz, Bitcoin is expected to close between $120,000 and $125,000 in 2025.The market is holding firm after a strong rally to date, indicating that further breakout momentum is limited.Capital inflows from institutional investors remain weak, and prices are stable, but large increases are being avoided.Novogratz believes that only major policies or political triggers could push Bitcoin above $125,000 by the end of the year.Mike Novogratz expects Bitcoin to end between $120,000 and $125,000 in 2025, pointing to market consolidation, lower leverage, and slowing institutional investor activity.Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz told CNBC on…

CNBC host Jim Cramer is once again sounding the alarm about cryptocurrencies, urging investors to pull their money out of digital assets and focus on stocks instead.Over the years, Cramer has vacillated between calling Bitcoin a good alternative investment and warning that it has no value. But his timing often suspiciously coincides with market turning points. Every time he publicly declared the death of cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) and other assets quickly rallied.This repeating pattern has become so familiar that an entire meme economy has formed around it. This is called the “reverse Kramer” effect and has even given rise to…

Tokenized real-world assets on Solana reached an all-time high of $707.79 million. RWA holders increased by 18% last month, indicating growing adoption. Stablecoin activity on the SOL blockchain has increased by 68% in the past 30 days. Amidst the generally dark sentiment, the Solana community celebrated an important milestone. Total tokenized real-world assets (RWA) on the Solana network rose 5.8% last month to $707.79 million, hitting a new all-time high, according to RWA.xyz data. This surge reflects the current trend of traditional markets converging with blockchain platforms. Specifically, RWA tokenization involves using blockchain technology to digitize ownership of intangible or…

This event is open to everyone from startup teams to individual creators. The hackathon will run until February 7, 2026. The winning participant will receive a prize of $150,000. Blockchain network Mantle has officially held its first-ever global hackathon, inviting creators and developers to build innovative blockchain solutions in a five-month online competition. The event begins today, October 22nd, and runs until February 7th next year, with incentives of up to $150,000 offered to winning projects. Introducing the Mantle Global Hackathon — it’s happening now! – Global, online and open to all– $150,000 in prizes and rewards– Over 6 tracks,…

The interoperability platform releases 25.71 million coins today. Traders are bracing for potential volatility from the influx of liquidity. ZRO is trading above the key support zone at $1.50. Cryptocurrencies rebounded on Monday, with the value of all digital currencies surging 3% in the past 24 hours to $3.74 trillion. Amid the optimism, LayerZero’s ZRO remained relatively unchanged, trading at $1.71, up just 0.56% in this time frame. ZRO’s poor performance comes as the community prepares for today’s large coin release. According to Tokenomist data, the interoperability protocol is expected to unlock 25.71 million tokens worth approximately $43.7 million today.…

FLOKI lost momentum after the Musk-induced rally. More than 270 million Shiba Inu tokens were leaked from cryptocurrency exchanges in the past 24 hours. The meme coin market remained stable over the past 24 hours. The digital asset plunged again on Thursday, with Bitcoin dropping more than 2.5% a day earlier to $108,200. Meanwhile, the memecoin market traded flat on Tuesday. The market capitalization of meme coins still exceeded $60 billion. FLOKI sinks after Musk-led rise Tesla CEO Elon Musk stirred up the cryptocurrency market on Monday when he shared a post announcing that his pet Shiba dog Floki will…

He praised Polygon and founder Nailwal’s contributions to Ethereum’s scalability. Buterin highlighted Polygon’s early leadership in zero-knowledge technology. Nailwal has been involved in various humanitarian efforts, including funding Balvi’s pandemic research. The crypto market remains depressed as Bitcoin fundamentals continue to weaken. Amid uncertainty, Vitalik Buterin publicly praised Polygon and its founder Sandeep Nailwal for their outstanding contributions to Ethereum expansion. Mr. Buterin commented on Polygon’s technological advances, particularly its initial investment in zero-knowledge EVM (Ethereum Virtual Machine) development. He further praised Neilwal’s humanitarian efforts that combine health initiatives with blockchain development. We really appreciate both Sandeep Nailwal’s personal contribution…