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If you’re not a developer, then why in the world would you want to run an open-source AI model on your home computer?It turns out there are a number of good reasons. And with free, open-source models getting better than ever—and simple to use, with minimal hardware requirements—now is a great time to give it a shot.Here are a few reasons why open-source models are better than paying $20 a month to ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google: It’s free. No subscription fees. Your data stays on your machine. It works offline, no internet required. You can train and customize your model…

The crypto market’s long-term fundamentals look promising, despite the shakeup in October and November that has left asset prices down and investor sentiment to crater, according to Hunter Horsley, CEO of investment firm Bitwise.Horsley said the four-year market cycle is dead, replaced by a more mature market structure and changed dynamics due to the pro-crypto regulatory pivot in the US. He said in a Friday X post:“Since the launch of the Bitcoin ETFs and new administration, we’ve entered a new market structure: new players, new dynamics, new reasons people buy and sell.  Source: Hunter HorsleyI think there’s a pretty good…

In brief ETH holders move, sell, and spend their digital coins more than BTC investors, Glassnode data shows. This is because the Ethereum network powers crypto applications, which use ETH as gas fees. Bitcoin holders, on the other hand, tend to keep their coins in storage and treat BTC as “digital gold.” Bitcoin holders are still the true “diamond hands” investors compared to Ethereum buyers, according to a new report, with the latter coins being moved and spent far more than the original so-called digital gold.Blockchain data firm Glassnode said in a new report—citing data collected before this week’s crypto…

Alibaba’s global business-to-business platform is moving to streamline cross-border payments by using tokenized versions of major currencies, part of a broader shift toward blockchain-based settlement in global commerce.Kuo Zhang, president of Alibaba.com, told CNBC that the platform plans to begin using tokenized deposits backed by fiat currencies such as the U.S. dollar and euro. The technology, which it will build in partnership with JPMorgan, is designed to speed up transactions and reduce the number of intermediaries needed for international payments.In today’s cross-border trade, a U.S. buyer sending dollars to a Chinese supplier may see funds routed through several banks and…

After defeating the US Securities and Exchange Commission over the status of XRP, Ripple has made a puzzling move: it’s not rushing to go public.Instead, the company is staying private. This choice says more about the uneasy fit between crypto firms and public markets than about Ripple’s finances.In July 2023, the court ruled XRP was not a security when sold on public exchanges. This landmark victory cleared what many saw as the last major hurdle before a public offering.After years of litigation, Ripple emerged vindicated. By standard metrics, this was when a startup would capitalize, reward backers, tap capital markets,…

Bitcoin BTC$94,444.88 saw no bounce Friday, holding at session lows below $95,000 late in the U.S. day after a bruising week that dragged prices to their lowest since May.The largest cryptocurrency is again underperforming U.S. stocks, with major U.S. indices holding onto minor gains a few minutes prior to the end of trading. BTC was on track to log a 9% loss for the week, its worts performance in eight months.Ethereum ETH$3,134.70, trading below $3,200, fared worse, tumbling more than 11% since Monday, while Solana’s SOL SOL$140.09 lost 15% over the same period. XRP$2.2730 held up better, dipping just 1%,…

A US court sentenced a man to five years in prison for his leading role in a $9.4 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme.He was also ordered to pay over $1 million in forfeiture and over $170,000 in restitution.Wolf Capital CEO Found GuiltyTravis Ford, a 36-year-old resident of Glenpool, Oklahoma, was the CEO of Wolf Capital Trading LLC, a cryptocurrency investment firm that raised nearly $10 million from around 2,8000 investors. Sponsored SponsoredAccording to the US Department of Justice, Ford spent 2023 soliciting investments through his website and various online promotions. He portrayed himself as an experienced trader capable of generating daily returns…

Dogecoin is showing unexpected resilience while the broader crypto market trades in a weak pattern, according to trader Daan Crypto Trades (@DaanCrypto). In a chart posted on X on November 13, he highlighted a potential “range retake” that could set up a move toward the previous range high at roughly $0.218—if DOGE can break and hold above $0.18. Dogecoin Bulls Have A Target “DOGE has been relatively strong the past few days. Overall market is obviously weak and choppy,” he wrote. At the time of his chart, Dogecoin traded around $0.172 on Binance, sitting just below a key green support…

Japan is advancing custody rules, Hong Kong is standardizing digitally native bond issuance, and Singapore has approved the first retail tokenized fund.The sequence is rules, issuance, and cash-like instruments. The link to crypto is not narrative but plumbing that reduces friction for collateral and settlement near BTC and ETH venues.Japan’s Financial Services Agency set out a pathway that brings crypto closer to Financial Instruments and Exchange Act treatment while reaffirming hardware-segregated custody as the baseline.The agency’s English discussion paper cites more than 12 million exchange accounts and user assets exceeding ¥5 trillion held by exchanges as of January 2025, with…

Bitcoin’s (BTC) latest drawdown has pushed the asset to its lowest price since May 2025, and Strategy’s MSTR stock is also feeling the pressure. Stock prices slipped to $197 at pre-market for the first time since October 2024, extending its woes.Key takeaways:Strategy’s $5.77 billion Bitcoin move is likely a custodial relocation.MSTR’s Net Asset Value (NAV) multiple drops below one for the first time, increasing investors’ concern about the company. One Bitcoin analyst said forced liquidation for Strategy remains unlikely despite market stress.Wallet move sparks panic after a $5.7 billion Bitcoin transferMarket anxiety surged on Friday after Strategy shifted 58,915 BTC…