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Decentralized AI startup Nous Research has secured a $50 million investment from venture capital firm Paradigm. Blockchain firms have historically struggled to compete in the AI space, but that may soon change. On Friday, April 25, venture capital firm Paradigm announced a $50 million investment in an AI startup, Nous Research. The company will use the funds to build a decentralized AI model on Solana (SOL). The project plans to train its own open-source large language models, serving as an alternative to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Meta’s Llama. While the models are still in the testing phase, Nous Research has already published several influential research papers, including one on training LLMs with GPUs that are not located in the same place. What if you could use all the computing power in the world to train a shared, open source AI model?Preliminary report: https://t.co/b1XgJylsnVNous Research is proud to release a preliminary report on DisTrO (Distributed Training Over-the-Internet) a family of… pic.twitter.com/h2gQJ4m7lB— Nous Research (@NousResearch) August 26, 2024 Nous Research team is ‘crypto native,’ cofounder says Nous Research aims to leverage the Solana blockchain to run the decentralized computing network needed to train its LLMs. Instead of relying on a single data center, the platform will allow anyone to contribute their idle GPU power to help train the models. In return, contributors will earn tokens as a reward. “We think of the incentive mechanism behind crypto to push people to actually utilize their idle compute less as a donation but more as a transaction,” said Nous Research co-founder Karan Malhotra. You might also like:Reclaiming the future: Breaking the AI monopoly starts with data ownership | Opinion Malhotra acknowledged the widespread skepticism around AI and crypto. In particular, he noted that many crypto projects are driven by hype and said there is “a lot of room for grift.” However, he emphasized that their research supports blockchain’s real use case in decentralized training. The Series A round puts Nous Research’s valuation at $1 billion, financed almost exclusively by Paradigm. The company had previously raised $20 million from investors including Distributed Global, North Island Ventures, and Delphi Digital. You might also like:Big Tech is too big to win the AI future | Opinion

Revolut has partnered with Lightspark to integrate Bitcoin’s Lightning Network into its payments infrastructure for users in the UK and select European Economic Area countries. Revolut is now using Bitcoin’s (BTC) Lightning Network through Lightspark to let users send crypto instantly and with lower fees, making digital payments faster and cheaper, according to a company post. The move is designed to reduce network costs and transaction times, tapping into what Lightspark describes as the “open Money Grid.” Revolut’s GM of Crypto, Emil Urmanshin, said the integration is part of the fintech company’s broader goal to offer faster and more affordable financial services.  Revolut also recently launched its mobile crypto exchange app, Revolut X, for users in the U.K. and European Economic Area, enabling trading of over 400 crypto pairs and 220 tokens. The mobile rollout followed its earlier desktop launch and expanded the platform’s reach after announcing plans for European growth in November 2024. You might also like:Asset Entities stock surges over 200% after Strive merger and Bitcoin news Lightning Network The Lightning Network, Bitcoin’s Layer 2 protocol, is known for allowing scalable, real-time transactions and is increasingly being adopted by fintech platforms looking to expand their crypto payment capabilities. Lightspark CEO David Marcus called the partnership a sign of the future of money.  “Revolut is at the forefront of modern finance,” Marcus said, comparing traditional bank systems to “dial-up” in a “5G” world.  Lightspark’s infrastructure also supports Universal Money Address, which links email-like identifiers to wallet addresses, further simplifying crypto payments. Revolut joins a growing list of global fintechs turning to Lightning to improve user experience and efficiency. The integration highlights an ongoing shift toward real-time, borderless financial transactions—without the slow settlement times and high costs typically associated with blockchain payments. You might also like:Here’s why altcoins like Stacks, Flare, Jasmy, and Dogecoin rising

随着顶级加密货币对美国总统唐纳德·特朗普宣布暂停 90 天关税做出反应，以太坊和 Solana 价格出现爆炸式上涨。 以太坊（ETH）的价格一度徘徊在 1,500 美元以下，但随后大幅上涨，涨幅超过 11%，交易价格突破 1,650 美元。 与此同时，Solana (SOL) 飙升 13%，加入了唐纳德·特朗普总统声明引发的加密货币大涨行列。SOL 突破 120 美元。 鉴于中国对世界市场的不尊重，我特此将美国对华征收的关税提高至125%，立即生效。希望在不久的将来，中国能够意识到，那些敲诈的日子……— 唐纳德·J·特朗普在其“真相社交”（@TrumpDailyPosts）上的帖子，2025年4月9日 随着整个市场充满新的乐观情绪，不仅仅是 ETH 或 SOL 在几分钟内垂直上涨。 比特币（BTC）也曾跌破 8 万美元并重新测试 7.4 万美元附近的水平，但受 90 天关税暂停的消息影响，比特币价格上涨，特朗普宣布该政策立即生效，并对多个国家实施。 您可能还喜欢：美联储关键预测可能提振比特币、卡尔达诺、XRP 和其他山寨币 正如 CyptoQuant.com 的分析师所指出的，BTC 价格飙升至 82,000 美元，在一小时内引发了价值 9,200 万美元的空头清算。 比特币在不到一小时内上涨了 5%。价格突破 82,000 美元，在同一小时内引发了 9,200 万美元的空头清算。pic.twitter.com/vxBuZbd6RS— CryptoQuant.com (@cryptoquant_com) 2025 年 4 月 9 日 Coinglass 数据显示，过去 24 小时内清算总额达 5.74 亿美元，其中超过 3.42 亿美元为空头仓位。与此同时，更广泛的数字资产市场投资者的反应也提振了 XRP、Cardano 和狗狗币。 大多数山寨币都出现了显著的上涨。 股市也出现了类似的情况，标准普尔500指数飙升逾7%，纳斯达克指数飙升9%。道琼斯工业平均指数飙升逾2400点，创下五年来最大单日涨幅。 鉴于特朗普对中国进一步加征关税，北京下一步将采取什么行动还有待观察。在加征 125% 的关税之前，中国对本周早些时候特朗普加征 50% 的关税进行了报复，并将对美关税税率上调至 84%。 尽管交易员对市场持乐观态度，但中国被排除在 90 天的暂停期之外可能会抑制上行潜力——接下来会发生什么是关键。 您可能还喜欢：从中国到加密货币：特朗普的关税将如何重塑世界经济

分析师表示，由于比特币稳定在 90,000 美元以上且许多投资者获利，恐慌性抛售的风险很小。 新加坡区块链公司 Matrixport 的分析师表示，只要比特币 (BTC) 的价格保持在 90,000 美元的门槛之上，投资者就不太可能出现恐慌性抛售。随着交易量飙升，有时从 400 亿美元跃升至近 4000 亿美元，越来越多的投资者纷纷加入其中，Matrixport 认为这种趋势将“在 2025 年继续推动采用”。 #Matrixport 今天 📈 – 2025 年 2 月 17 日⬇️#加密市场激增：2025 年机构影响力和#Adoption 不断上升#CryptoFinance #CryptoMarket #BTC #CryptoInvesting pic.twitter.com/UsawmQXsOG— Matrixport Official (@Matrixport_EN) 2025 年 2 月 17 日 分析师指出，交易所间流动脉冲指标可以追踪比特币在现货市场和衍生品市场之间的流动情况。一般来说，更多的比特币流入衍生品是一个看涨信号。但目前，该指标显示看跌信号，表明比特币在突破之前可能会遇到更多阻力。 阅读更多：美国接受比特币储备的州名单正在增加

Bybit 首席执行官 Ben Zhou 报告称，该交易所 88% 的被盗资金仍然可以追踪，但黑客正在利用比特币混合器加大混淆力度。 截至 3 月 20 日，Ben Zhou 的最新 Bybit 被盗资金执行摘要显示，被盗价值 14 亿美元的加密货币中，88.87% 仍可追踪。其中，86.29%（相当于 12.3 亿美元）已兑换成 12,836 个比特币 (BTC)，分散在 9,117 个钱包中，平均每个钱包 1.41 个 BTC。据 Ben Zhou 称，黑客开始使用比特币混合器来扰乱被盗资金的交易历史。 3.20.25 被黑客入侵资金执行摘要：黑客开始使用 BTC 混合器：1. Wasbi 2. CryptoMixer 3. Railgun 4. TornadoCashTotal hacked funds of USD 1.4bn around 500k ETH. 88.87% remain traceable, 7.59% have gone dark, 3.54% have been frozen.Breakdown: – 86.29% (440,091…— Ben Zhou (@benbybit) March 20, 2025 The funds were originally siphoned in Ethereum (ETH), and then converted into BTC. The conversion was mainly done through cross-chain liquidity provider THORChain, which came under scrutiny earlier for its unwillingness to collaborate in halting the hackers’ laundering activities. A core THORChain contributor even resigned in protest. You might also like:Bybit 遭遇价值数十亿美元的黑客攻击，改变了一切——以太坊回滚、CZ 的警告和流动性奇迹 经过混币器后，资金将通过各种 p2p 供应商进行流通。Ben Zhou 表示，随着越来越多的资金通过混币器进行处理，这一趋势可能会进一步发展。目前，已有 7.59% 的资金被暗中转移，这意味着它们无法再被追踪。 截至最新报告，只有 3.54% 被冻结。由于 Tether、THORChain、ChangeNOW、FixedFloat、Avalanche、CoinEX、Bitget 和 Circle 的协同行动，第一批被盗资金价值 4289 万美元，仅在一天内就被冻结。此外，根据区块链分析公司 Elliptic 提供的情报，币安和火币交易所冻结了与被盗资金相关的一些账户。 除了资金状态更新外，周还报告称，上个月提交的 5012 份赏金报告中有 63 份被视为有效。他还再次请求帮助解密混合器交易，并表示这仍然是 Bybit 目前面临的“头号挑战”。 Bybit 推出的网站上可以看到被盗资金钱包地址的实时追踪，该网站旨在帮助众包资金追回工作。提供情报导致这些钱包资金被冻结的个人将获得 Bybit 赏金计划中冻结资金价值 5% 的奖励。 你可能还喜欢：Bybit 首席执行官称，被盗 14.6 亿美元资金中近 20%“流入黑市”