DeepSeek plots $71B IPO to challenge OpenAI in global AI race
Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has begun preparing for a potential initial public offering while seeking a fresh funding round that could lift its valuation...
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BlackRock’s BUIDL hits $900M on Avalanche as RWA race grows
BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund, known as BUIDL, has passed $900 million in assets on Avalanche. The figure rose from about $464 million within...
SBI bets $76M on EDX as institutional crypto race heats up
EDX Markets closed a $76 million Series C funding round led by Japan’s SBI Holdings. The Chicago-based company announced the deal on July 7, 2026....
Backpack joins race for 24/7 stock markets with tokenized equities
Crypto exchange Backpack has launched 24/7 trading for select tokenized US equities, allowing international investors to trade stocks including SpaceX, Micron and SanDisk around the...
Arbitrum gets a Robinhood Chain revenue stream as L2 race heats up
Offchain Labs co-founder Steven Goldfeder said fees from Robinhood Chain and other Arbitrum Layer 2 networks will send 10% of net protocol revenue back to...
Alfa-Bank is testing crypto as Russia’s banking race heats up
Russia’s largest private bank,Alfa-Bank, plans to offer crypto-related services after Russia’s new digital currency rules take effect. The bank wants to become a regulated digital...
Is Ethereum losing the L1 race to Solana?
Solana now beats Ethereum on trading volume, active users, and fee revenue. Ethereum still holds the money. Halfway through 2026, the question is no longer...
Germany leads MiCA crypto authorization race as Europe’s deadline looms
Update 2:00 pm UTC, June 29: Added comment from Germany’s Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). The European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework is...
A New OpenClaw Competitor: ToqanClaw Promises Privacy in AI Agent Race
In brief Prosus launched ToqanClaw, a no-code AI platform that lets businesses build custom tools through natural language prompts. The company is pitching ToqanClaw as...
Trump launches quantum race as crypto faces Q-Day threat
President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders designed to accelerate U.S. quantum computing development and prepare federal agencies for the potential security risks posed...