📰 Top Headlines
• The European Banking Authority (EBA) has designated Circle-issued USDC as the EU’s first “Significant E-Money Token,” meaning USDC will be subject to enhanced regulation and ongoing supervision in France and at the EU level.
• U.S. stocks plunged on Wednesday, led lower by the optical communications sector. Semiconductor, memory, and crypto-related stocks all fell, with Strategy down 5.8% as market risk appetite cooled noticeably.
📊 Market Data
• The BlockBeats Market Pulse Index shows an overall Buy signal for market liquidity. Bitcoin and Ethereum liquidity, deviations in futures long/short ratios, and funding rates are all at Hold, pointing to weak short-term directional catalysts.
• Bitcoin fell below the $82,000 mark, down about 1.4% in 24 hours, and continued to swing between $81,000 and $83,000 as it awaited a clear direction.
🤖 AI Highlights
• Robotics company Physical Intelligence has opened access to its robotics model API, demonstrating tasks such as picking strawberries and assembling servers. The company says it takes just four days to train a new capability.
• DigUp uses Google’s new model to upgrade Mac search, letting users locate a specific shot in a video simply by describing it—even if they have forgotten the file name.
• The European Banking Authority (EBA) has designated Circle-issued USDC as the EU’s first “Significant E-Money Token,” meaning USDC will be subject to enhanced regulation and ongoing supervision in France and at the EU level.
• U.S. stocks plunged on Wednesday, led lower by the optical communications sector. Semiconductor, memory, and crypto-related stocks all fell, with Strategy down 5.8% as market risk appetite cooled noticeably.
📊 Market Data
• The BlockBeats Market Pulse Index shows an overall Buy signal for market liquidity. Bitcoin and Ethereum liquidity, deviations in futures long/short ratios, and funding rates are all at Hold, pointing to weak short-term directional catalysts.
• Bitcoin fell below the $82,000 mark, down about 1.4% in 24 hours, and continued to swing between $81,000 and $83,000 as it awaited a clear direction.
🤖 AI Highlights
• Robotics company Physical Intelligence has opened access to its robotics model API, demonstrating tasks such as picking strawberries and assembling servers. The company says it takes just four days to train a new capability.
• DigUp uses Google’s new model to upgrade Mac search, letting users locate a specific shot in a video simply by describing it—even if they have forgotten the file name.