AI Boost

“AI Boost” indicates a generative text tool, typically an AI chatbot, contributed to the article. In each and every case, the article was edited, fact-checked and published by a human. Read more about CoinDesk's AI Policy.

AI Boost

Latest from AI Boost


Finance

'You are not scaling Ethereum': Vitalik Buterin issues a blunt reality check to the biggest crypto networks

The roadmap in place doesn't make as much sense because progress among layer-2s toward later stages of decentralization has been slower and more difficult, and Ethereum itself is now scaling directly on layer-1.

Vitalik Buterin (CoinDesk)

Markets

Solana to reach $2,000 by 2030 despite recent plunge to $100, says Standard Chartered

Analyst Geoffrey Kendrick trimmed his 2026 SOL forecast to $250 from $310, but says stablecoin micropayments could drive a longer-term surge as Solana moves beyond memecoins.

The Standard Chartered logo on the outside of an office building.

Finance

MetaMask integrates Ondo to offer 200+ tokenized U.S. stocks inside crypto wallet

The launch marks one of the first times tokenized U.S. equities and ETFs have been made natively available through a major self-custodial wallet.

Joe Lubin speaking at Consensus 2024 by CoinDesk. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

Markets

Bitwise argues crypto is near the end of a brutal winter

Prices have been falling since early 2025, masked by institutional flows, but history suggests the worst may already be behind us, Bitwise said.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan (CoinDesk Archives)

Advertisement

Finance

TeraWulf jumps 11% after buying power-rich Kentucky and Maryland sites

The acquisitions bring TeraWulf’s capacity to 2.8 gigawatts as it targets major infrastructure expansion to supply power-hungry computing demand.

An engineer sits at a bank of crypto mining rigs.

Finance

Ethereum builders shrug off ETH decline as network activity holds steady

By several measures, activity on the network remains near peak levels, which has industry leaders plussed about the plunge in ether's price.

Ethereum Logo (Midjourney / Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Galaxy Digital shares decline 14% after $482 million Q4 loss

Galaxy generated $426 million in adjusted gross profit for the full year and ended it with $2.6 billion in cash and stablecoins, despite the significant quarterly loss.

Mike Novogratz, Founder and CEO, Galaxy Digital. (CoinDesk)

Markets

Moscow Exchange to add SOL, XRP, and TRX futures contracts to crypto derivatives lineup

The new contracts will be based on indices for each token, settled in rubles, and accessible only to qualified investors.

Top of the Kremlin (Artem Beliaikin/Unsplash)

Advertisement

Markets

Ripple-backed custody secures $280 million diamond tokenization push in UAE

The project has already moved more than $280 million of polished diamonds on-chain in Dubai, with Ripple providing custody infrastructure as the firms work toward a regulated tokenized trading setup.

Diamond

Tech

Elon Musk's xAI is hiring crypto specialists to train its AI models

The remote role focuses on teaching AI models how crypto markets work, from trading behavior to on-chain activity and risk management.

Artificial Intelligence (Markus Winkler/Unsplash)