Presidential candidate wants Suriname to be a Bitcoin-powered economy

Maya Parbhoe, a tech entrepreneur and presidential candidate for Suriname’s 2025 elections, has a bold plan to transform the South American nation into a Bitcoin-powered economy.
Hong Kong’s largest digital bank ZA Bank offers Asia-first retail Bitcoin trading

Hong Kong digital bank ZA Bank has become the first in Asia to offer bitcoin trading services to retail customers.
Nvidia lets you create your own sound with AI model Fugatto

Nvidia has introduced Fugatto, a generative AI model capable of creating, transforming, and blending music, voices, and sounds using simple text or audio inputs.
Anthropic launches open standard to connect AI with enterprise data systems

Anthropic has launched a simple tool that helps AI understand data stored in different enterprise systems.
Video platform Rumble plops down US$20 million Bitcoin investment

Video platform Rumble, popular among conservatives, is diving into cryptocurrency by announcing plans to allocate up to US$20 million of its cash reserves to Bitcoin.
AI U: South Africa’s Wits University launches pan-African AI center

South Africa’s Wits University has unveiled the Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery (MIND) Institute, a first-of-its-kind AI research center aimed at advancing the technology across the African region.
MicroStrategy makes largest Bitcoin haul yet with US$5.4 billion purchase

MicroStrategy has acquired US$5.4 billion worth of Bitcoin — its largest single purchase to date — bringing the company’s total holdings to 386,700 BTC.
Lava it: El Salvador president mulls ‘rent-a-volcano’ program for Bitcoin mining

El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele is mulling the idea of renting out the country’s 170 volcanoes to Bitcoin miners, leveraging geothermal energy for sustainable cryptocurrency production.