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Big Tech’s arms race: how 2024 unfolded in AI
ForkLog 77 06.01.2025

Big Tech’s arms race: how 2024 unfolded in AI

In 2024 artificial intelligence turned into an arms race. Almost every tech behemoth, a host of startups and firms across regions, from Europe to China, rushed to roll out their own AI products in an effort to chip away at OpenAI’s lead. Here is a look at the notable launches and the most consequential events […]
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Bear market, consolidation and a renaissance: DeFi in 2024
ForkLog 279 05.01.2025

Bear market, consolidation and a renaissance: DeFi in 2024

The past few years have been hard on most decentralised-finance (DeFi) protocols. Many well-known players have significantly cut staff, and some shut down altogether. Early 2024 was uneventful for DeFi. Despite a nascent market recovery and spot ETFs already coming into view, the segment was in no hurry to surge. In January its TVL hovered […]
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Bitcoin mining in 2024: the halving shock and an AI ‘lifeline’
ForkLog 171 04.01.2025

Bitcoin mining in 2024: the halving shock and an AI ‘lifeline’

The halving dented miners’ revenues, yet hashrate hit record highs, diversification into AI computing became fashionable, and America consolidated its lead in the industry. A look back at what else defined bitcoin mining in 2024. The industry weathered the fourth halving. Amid falling revenues, a boom in AI computing offered a ‘lifeline’ to many participants. […]
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Bitcoin at $500,000, the rise of AI agents and a turning point for TON: forecasts for 2025
ForkLog 100 03.01.2025

Bitcoin at $500,000, the rise of AI agents and a turning point for TON: forecasts for 2025

It is 2025. Nature has cleaned up so much that P2P died and reverted to a historical model of exchange. Even ICOs have been resurrected. Storm clouds gathered over the drawn dogs, but the “tighten the screws — DeFi keeps churning” scheme kept running. While China lifted its mining ban, AI agents moved on from […]
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Bitcoin apocalypse, cyber-Buddhist lessons and a cure for Hamster fever: the best long reads of 2024
ForkLog 45 02.01.2025

Bitcoin apocalypse, cyber-Buddhist lessons and a cure for Hamster fever: the best long reads of 2024

In 2024 ForkLog, as ever, covered the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry’s most significant news and events with speed. The fact you read us is the best proof—and the reward we value most. But beyond the torrent of breaking-news flashes, we tried not to neglect the perennial themes—always relevant, meaning-shaping, and useful for navigating a changing […]
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2024’s key crypto events and trends: new highs and institutionalisation
ForkLog 133 01.01.2025

2024’s key crypto events and trends: new highs and institutionalisation

In 2024 the crypto industry finally shook off its bear-market torpor. Many factors signalled the thaw, the most telling being bitcoin’s fresh all-time highs. New institutional players joined the rally alongside the old guard, helped by the launch of exchange-traded funds backed by the largest digital assets. Regulatory temperatures also rose above freezing. The US […]
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Distributed energy and a global geodetic network: what lies ahead for DePIN in 2025
ForkLog 153 31.12.2024

Distributed energy and a global geodetic network: what lies ahead for DePIN in 2025

According to analysts at Messari, decentralised physical infrastructure networks (DePIN) were among the strongest performers in the blockchain economy in 2024. Adding more than 130% to their market capitalisation over the year, the segment drew investor attention thanks to new avenues focused on efficient use of energy resources. Helium Mobile, the flagship DePIN wireless coverage […]
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What they bought, whom they tapped and what they forecast: ForkLog’s annual reader survey
ForkLog 55 31.12.2024

What they bought, whom they tapped and what they forecast: ForkLog’s annual reader survey

At the end of each year, ForkLog runs a traditional survey of its readers. In December 2023 some participants predicted that bitcoin would set new records—and they were right. We present the findings of the latest poll, readers’ forecasts, and their views on portfolios, memecoins, tap-to-earn games and other parts of the industry. Reader profile […]
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Balancing the supercycle: how to profit from meme tokens in 2025 — CoinEx explains
ForkLog 115 30.12.2024

Balancing the supercycle: how to profit from meme tokens in 2025 — CoinEx explains

According to CoinGecko, the hottest narrative among crypto investors in 2024 was meme coins, accounting for more than 30% of overall interest. In December, the segment’s market capitalisation exceeded $100 billion. Meme tokens mostly trade on decentralised exchanges, yet many CEX are racing to keep pace by adding new coins quickly. For example, the crypto […]
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Europe’s tech renaissance: how Solidus AI Tech is advancing AI and blockchain in the EU
ForkLog 25 27.12.2024

Europe’s tech renaissance: how Solidus AI Tech is advancing AI and blockchain in the EU

According to a Goldman Sachs study, global investment in AI will reach $200bn by 2025. The bank’s analysts expect most of that to go into hardware for training LLM and software. This article looks at Solidus AI Tech, which is building an eco-friendly data centre in the European Union for AI and blockchain projects. What […]
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NFT tickets, offbeat gift cards and a Web3 games console: what to put under the crypto tree
ForkLog 29 27.12.2024

NFT tickets, offbeat gift cards and a Web3 games console: what to put under the crypto tree

For a crypto diehard, the New Year arrives with every bitcoin ATH, which this time has, as if by magic, landed on the cusp of the winter holidays. To avoid poring over charts of past, present and future through the night—and turning into a Dickensian, crypto-era Scrooge—it pays to separate work from leisure, take profits […]
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‘Q Day’ jitters: how bitcoin’s developers plan to thwart quantum computers
ForkLog 82 26.12.2024

‘Q Day’ jitters: how bitcoin’s developers plan to thwart quantum computers

On December 10, researchers at Google Quantum AI unveiled a new quantum chip, Willow. The news rekindled the crypto community’s fears about a quantum threat to bitcoin—a topic that has surfaced periodically.
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