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Google made its intentions unmistakably clear at I O two thousand twenty six — Gemini is no longer just a chatbot. It is becoming the connective tissue of the entire Google ecosystem, woven into Search, Android, shopping, and persistent AI agents that stick around between sessions. The message from Mountain View was less about features and more about inevitability.
In crypto, investment firm Bitwise is making a bold call on Hyperliquid, arguing the market has fundamentally misread it. Most investors see a niche derivatives exchange, but Bitwise sees a fast-growing super-app for global trading. If that framing catches on, the repricing could be significant.
And staying in the crypto infrastructure space, Zerohash is back in fundraising mode, pursuing new capital at a valuation north of one point five billion dollars. This comes after Mastercard quietly stepped back from investment plans — a notable pivot, but one that hasn't cooled broader appetite. Wall Street's deepening push into digital assets is keeping infrastructure players very much in demand.
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