A year-long live-streamed project known as AI Village is placing multiple advanced artificial intelligence systems into a shared digital environment to observe how they behave when given autonomy, tools and constant interaction.
The experiment is organised by The AI Digest and features frontier AI models operating independently on their own computers with full internet access and a shared group chat.
Asian equity markets opened the week lower as investors reacted to Wall Street’s worst session in three weeks and rising expectations of a Bank of Japan rate hike.
Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) prices also fell sharply in early trading as higher Japanese interest rates threatened to reduce appetite for risk assets.
Greenwich LifeSciences (NASDAQ:GLSI) announced an approximately 80% reduction in recurrence rates from a preliminary analysis of the 250-patient open-label arm of its Phase 3 FLAMINGO-01 breast cancer immunotherapy trial, GLSI-100.
Emeren Group (NYSE:SOL) has successfully completed its merger with Shurya Vitra Ltd., becoming a wholly owned private subsidiary in a deal that cancels shares for $0.20 and ADSs for $2.00 in cash, triggering an immediate NYSE delisting.
The cryptocurrency market has entered a markedly lower-volatility phase, with industry participants pointing to structural changes driven by institutional adoption and the growing use of derivatives.
Sidrah Fariq, head of retail sales at Deribit, said bitcoin’s (CRYPTO:BTC) implied volatility, measured by the BTC DVOL index, has stayed below 100 since 2022 despite bitcoin reaching fresh all-time highs.
Legacy DeFi options vaults created by Ribbon Finance and later absorbed by Aevo were exploited for around $2.7 million on December 12.
The affected products were Ribbon’s DeFi Options Vaults, which once held more than $300 million in total value locked during DeFi’s peak.
Solana (CRYPTO:SOL)-linked exchange-traded funds recorded seven consecutive days of net inflows even as SOL continued to trade near its weakest levels of the year amid a broader crypto market downturn.
Data from Farside Investors shows approximately $16.6 million flowed into Solana ETFs on Tuesday alone, marking the strongest single day of inflows during the streak.
Solana (CRYPTO:SOL)-focused exchange-traded funds have recorded seven consecutive days of net inflows even as the wider cryptocurrency market remains under sustained pressure.
Data from Farside Investors shows that Solana ETFs attracted a cumulative $674m in net inflows during the period, highlighting continued institutional engagement.
The strongest single day of inflows was recorded last Tuesday, when $16.6m entered Solana-linked ETF products.
Wall Street's market infrastructure has taken a decisive step towards tokenisation after the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation confirmed that its subsidiary, the Depository Trust Company, received a no-action letter from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission authorising a new tokenisation service.
