Six weeks after cutting V4-Pro prices 75%, DeepSeek introduces a 2x surcharge during Beijing business hours. For US agent builders, that means double costs during evening and overnight build cycles.
With the public release of Terra and Luna, the AI market enters a new era where the most powerful capabilities remain permanently government-gated.
Anthropic’s mid-tier model inverts the performance hierarchy on Terminal-Bench 2.1 and GDPval-AA v2, forcing agent builders to rethink which model they actually need.
OpenAI’s most powerful model is locked behind a federal vetting process. Access is being approved customer by customer, and the names of the ~20 trusted partners are not public.
A pattern is emerging across the industry: companies cite AI to justify layoffs while denying the technology is replacing workers. Economists, analysts, and the data itself suggest the story is more complicated than the corporate messaging.
The Fantasy Top collection outperformed others in daily NFT sales, signaling a robust market interest.
Ethereum’s price surge signals market optimism and hints at growth potential.
US House mandates congressional approval for Fed’s digital dollar issuance.
Guild of Guardians avatars see a significant increase in daily sales, topping the NFT market.
New York residents regain access to XRP on Coinbase