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Web3
Bitcoin’s Power Law: $200K Forecast for Q4 2025
1️⃣ Bitcoin’s rally to $95,000 aligned with models forecasting prices between $130,000 and $200,000 by the fourth quarter of 2025. The power law model, linked to Bitcoin’s network growth through Metcalfe’s Law, suggests a trajectory towards these targets.
DeFi Development Targets $1B Solana Investment
2️⃣ DeFi Development Corp is seeking to raise over $1B to invest in SOL. The Nasdaq-listed firm, previously focused on real estate financing, intends to deploy these funds towards acquiring Solana tokens, aiming to benefit from potential price appreciation and staking rewards.
Deloitte Forecasts $4T in Tokenised Real Estate by 2035
3️⃣ A Deloitte report projects that over $4T worth of real estate could be tokenised by 2035, a significant increase from under $300B in 2024. This expansion, with a predicted compound annual growth rate exceeding 27%, is attributed to the benefits of blockchain technology.
Michael Saylor Hints at Further Bitcoin Purchases as Whales Accumulate
4️⃣ Saylor has hinted at another imminent Bitcoin (BTC) investment, just a week after acquiring $555 million worth. This development comes as Bitcoin whales holding at least $1M in BTC significantly increased their wallet numbers throughout April.
Loopscale DeFi Protocol Suffers $5.8 Million Exploit
5️⃣ Loopscale, a DeFi protocol operating on Solana, fell victim to a hack, losing over $5.8 million due to an isolated issue involving its RateX-based collateral pricing mechanism. Investigations are ongoing to determine the precise cause and explore possibilities for fund recovery.
Gala Games Collaborates with White House for Easter Egg Hunt
6️⃣ Gala Games partnered with the White House to launch a Web3 Easter Egg Hunt as part of the 2025 Easter Egg Roll festivities. Following the announcement, GALA token prices rose by 18%, while GameFi tokens saw an overall 13% uplift.
TRUMP Memecoin Sees Heavy Outflows Despite Dinner Incentive
7️⃣ Despite US President Trump announcing a private dinner for top TRUMP memecoin holders, blockchain data from Nansen shows substantial outflows. Over $869 million worth of TRUMP tokens were sold in the past week, compared to just $96 million in inflows.
Senator Backs Trump Impeachment Over Memecoin Dinner
8️⃣ US Senator Jon Ossoff has voiced support for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, citing the planned private dinner for the top 220 holders of the TRUMP memecoin. Ossoff argues that the President is selling access for direct payments to himself.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Australian Radio Station Secretly Used AI DJ for Months
1️⃣ Australian radio station CADA has admitted that its popular on-air host, Thy, was in fact an AI created using ElevenLabs technology, a fact that was not initially disclosed to listeners. Thy had hosted “Workdays with Thy” since November, reaching 72,000 listeners by March.
Survey: Most Crypto Users Open to AI Managing Investments
2️⃣ A CoinGecko survey of 2,632 crypto participants revealed that 87% are willing to allow AI agents to manage 10% of their crypto portfolios. Half of the respondents would permit AI to manage up to half of their holdings, but views were mixed on whether AI would outperform humans.
Viral ChatGPT Post: Incomprehensible Future or AI Hallucination?
3️⃣ A viral tweet showed a bizarre and symbolic message purportedly generated by ChatGPT, describing humanity’s future in an incomprehensible style. The phenomenon was suggested to be a case of AI hallucination combined with human pattern-seeking behaviour.
OpenAI Researcher Forced to Leave US After Green Card Denial
4️⃣ Kai Chen, an OpenAI researcher who contributed to the development of GPT-4.5, was forced to leave the United States after her green card application was denied. This occurred under stricter immigration policies following President Trump’s inauguration in January 2025.
Nvidia Pauses Arbitrum AI Partnership Announcement
5️⃣ Nvidia unexpectedly paused Arbitrum’s anticipated announcement of a partnership under its Ignition AI Accelerator programme. No specific reasons were provided, but Nvidia’s broader accelerator programme has an explicit policy disqualifying cryptocurrency-related projects.
Decentralised AI Startup Nous Research Raises $50 Million, Valued at $1 Billion
6️⃣ Crypto VC firm Paradigm led a $50 million Series A funding round for Nous Research, a decentralised AI startup. Nous Research aims to compete with major centralised AI labs like OpenAI by coordinating global contributors via blockchain networks.
Trump Launches Executive Order to Boost AI Education
7️⃣ US President Trump signed an executive order to expand AI education initiatives across the US. The order establishes the White House Task Force on AI Education, chaired by the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, with the aim of preparing students for careers in AI.
White House Received Comments on AI Development Plan
8️⃣ The White House announced it has received more than 10,000 public comments on its proposed artificial intelligence action plan, reflecting widespread public and industry engagement. Contributors included major AI companies such as OpenAI, Meta, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft.
