Michael Willson

The GENIUS Act is a proposed U.S. law focused on regulating stablecoins — a major part of the crypto ecosystem. If passed, it would set clear rules on how stablecoins must be issued, backed, and audited. This could change how crypto companies operate in the U.S., affect which stablecoins survive,…

Solana has introduced a major upgrade to its blockchain — a new consensus protocol called Alpenglow. If you’re wondering what it is, here’s the quick answer: Alpenglow is designed to reduce block finality time on Solana from around 12.8 seconds to just 100–150 milliseconds. That means transactions…

Salesforce has launched xGen-Small, a new family of small yet powerful AI models designed for long-context language tasks. With parameter sizes of just 4B and 9B, these models perform surprisingly well in enterprise applications like document summarization, code generation, and customer support.…

Bilibili has released AniSora, a powerful open-source AI model that can generate anime-style videos from just a single image. It’s trained specifically for animation and is already getting attention for how realistic and expressive its outputs are. If you’ve been looking for a way to…

Meta has just released KernelLLM 8B, a compact but powerful AI model built to write and optimize GPU kernels. It’s trained to convert PyTorch code into fast, efficient Triton kernels. Unlike general-purpose LLMs, this one is specifically tuned for GPU programming. If you’ve ever struggled with…

Google has launched LightLab, a powerful new AI tool that gives you precise control over lighting in any single image. Whether you’re a photographer, designer, or content creator, LightLab lets you add, adjust, or change light in a photo without needing 3D models or multiple exposures. In this…

ChatGPT Codex is OpenAI’s new cloud-based software engineering (SWE) agent that helps you write, debug, test, and manage code faster than ever. It can run code in the cloud, work with GitHub repos, and fix bugs on its own. If you’re a developer or part of a team building apps, Codex can…

Advantages of Artificial Intelligence Efficiency and Speed: AI can process and analyze data much faster than humans, making it ideal for tasks that require speed and accuracy, such as data entry, calculations, and complex problem-solving. Automation: AI enables the automation of routine tasks…

BTC   On average, it takes about 10 minutes to mine a single block of Bitcoin, and each block currently rewards miners with 3.125 BTC. Therefore, on average, it would take around 30 minutes to mine one Bitcoin under ideal conditions. However, the time it takes to mine one Bitcoin varies…

Bitcoin’s supply is capped at 21 million coins. This fixed limit is one of the fundamental aspects that makes Bitcoin unique. However, some people wonder if it’s possible to change this hard cap. The short answer is: technically, yes. But in practice, it’s incredibly unlikely. Changing Bitcoin’s 21…

The Cantillon Effect explains why newly created money doesn’t help everyone equally. People who get the new money first—like banks or government contractors—can spend it before prices go up. By the time the money spreads to workers and consumers, inflation has already kicked in. This leads to…

As of 2025, the biggest known Bitcoin holder is Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin’s anonymous creator. Satoshi is estimated to own around 1.1 million BTC, which has remained untouched since 2010. That alone makes up over 5% of the total 21 million BTC supply. But Satoshi isn’t the only one. Today,…