The Astar community has released a proposal to "reactivate Astar's Coretime auto-renewal".

- Ripple secures $500M funding at $40B valuation, led by Fortress and Citadel, boosting institutional confidence in its blockchain and stablecoin solutions. - RLUSD stablecoin reaches $1B market cap, powers $95B+ cross-border payments, and expands institutional services via Ripple Prime's collateral management. - Strategic acquisitions and Mastercard-Gemini partnership using RLUSD on XRP Ledger aim to redefine instant settlement and bridge blockchain with traditional finance. - Ripple's valuation growth to

- Thermo Fisher expands cell therapy automation in NJ, cutting lead times 40% and achieving 99.8% batch consistency via AI and closed-system tech. - Mimic Robotics raises $16M for AI-driven dexterous hands that replicate skilled labor, addressing manufacturing labor shortages through wearable sensor data. - Foxconn deploys humanoid robots for AI server production in Texas, while CVTE showcases commercial robots at Canton Fair with APAC/EU partnerships. - Schaeffler partners with Neura Robotics to integrate

- Grayscale waives GSOL management fees and cuts staking fees for 3 months or until $1B AUM, boosting investor returns. - GSOL offers 7.23% gross staking rewards (6.60% net) to compete in crypto ETF market amid Bitcoin fund outflows. - Strategic shift diversifies Grayscale's offerings beyond Bitcoin, leveraging Solana's institutional appeal and low-cost structure. - Unregistered fund structure and staking risks like liquidity constraints remain concerns despite real-time reward transparency.

- Bitcoin struggles to hold above $100,000 as price dips below $109,500, triggering sell orders and testing critical support zones. - Analysts split between viewing the correction as temporary or a deeper bearish shift, with Plan B's model projecting $250,000–$1M fair value. - Institutional buying dominates amid $797M ETF outflows, while Fed hawkishness and whale transfers fuel sell-off speculation. - Bullish arguments cite structural support and ETF accumulation, but bearish indicators include rising exch