If you thought crypto was only about Bitcoin and meme coins, think again. The walls between traditional finance and blockchain innovation just came crashing down. Backed Finance has officially launched xStocks — over 60 U.S. stocks and ETFs tokenized and available for trading on Solana — and I can’t contain my excitement! We’re talking Apple, Tesla, Nvidia, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, SPY and many more — now living on-chain. Why this is a game-changer What this means for investors Why Solana? People might ask: why Solana? Simple: speed, low cost and scalability. Solana can handle massive transaction throughput with near-zero fees,…
Author: Bea Vaughn
The launch (and quick drama) OpenAI rolled out GPT-5 final week and referred to as it the “smartest, quickest, most helpful” model but — out there to everybody in ChatGPT. It provides deeper built-in reasoning and is supposed to really feel prefer it “thinks” when your job wants it (no matter meaning). Inside days, although, the vibes acquired bizarre. Energy customers mentioned GPT-5 felt “colder and fewer companion-y” than GPT-4o and the backlash was loud sufficient that OpenAI introduced 4o again for paying customers and promised to tweak GPT-5’s persona to really feel “hotter”. What truly modified: GPT-4o → GPT-5…
Well, here we go again. Just when markets were regaining momentum after a shaky spring, President Trump dropped a 35% tariff bombshell on Canadian imports this past week. The White House framed it as a necessary step to “rebalance trade” and “combat cross-border fentanyl smuggling”. But let’s be honest — it’s just more top-down economic meddling that’s hurting investors, businesses and everyday citizens who just want to build wealth without government interference. Wall Street shakes — AGAIN! 📉 The stock market reacted immediately and not in a good way: It wasn’t a massive crash, but the signs are ominous. Just…