TON finalises transactions in about 0.6 seconds, making it faster than most major Layer 1 blockchains. By comparison, Solana takes around 13 seconds, Ethereum about 13 minutes, and Bitcoin roughly an hour, while Cardano can take up to a day.
AnaisOpenAI launched three new realtime voice AI models for live reasoning, translation, and transcription. The tools are designed to power smarter voice assistants for customer service, travel, meetings, and multilingual conversations.
WeatherlyThe U.S. Treasury has privately urged Binance to fully follow its 2023 court-ordered monitoring programme after reports of over $1 billion in funds allegedly linked to Iran moving through the exchange.
AnaisAWS overheating at a Northern Virginia data centre disrupted cloud systems in one zone, affecting platforms like Coinbase and FanDuel. Coinbase users faced trading delays while AWS worked to restore cooling and recover services gradually.
WeatherlySouth Korea has confirmed that a tax on cryptocurrency gains will start on 1 January 2027 after multiple delays and political debate.
AnaisA former Taiwanese news anchor has been accused of taking cryptocurrency from a suspected foreign agent to produce politically influenced news content and scripts. He is also alleged to have helped bribe military personnel to leak classified information in exchange for crypto payments, leading to multiple espionage-related charges.
WeatherlyMarlon Ferro, a 20-year-old from California, was sentenced to more than six years in prison for helping steal over $250 million in cryptocurrency through hacking, scams, and home break-ins. US prosecutors said the group targeted wealthy crypto holders, stole hardware wallets, and spent the stolen money on luxury goods, travel, and nightclub parties.
AnaisAlphabet briefly overtook Nvidia in market value during trading as strong AI-driven gains pushed it close to the top of global tech rankings, before slipping back below Nvidia by the end of the week.
WeatherlySam Altman said younger people are using ChatGPT far more deeply than older users, with many students treating it like a daily operating system for studying, organising tasks and making decisions. The growing reliance on AI for personal advice and life choices is also raising concerns among experts about trust, accuracy and overdependence.
AnaisHundreds over OpenAI employees sold about $6.6 billion worth of shares, turning years of stock into cash for the first time. The sale came as OpenAI’s valuation moved between $400 billion and $500 billion, with the company preparing for a possible IPO and expanding its business.
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