Author: Bea Vaughn

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,…

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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…

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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…

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