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Crypto
82 crypto projects shut down this year, survival at risk amid bear market and funding crunch
A total of 82 cryptocurrency projects and protocols have stopped operating so far this year, as a prolonged bear market, worsening profitability, depleted funding and security incidents weigh on the sector. Researcher Stacey Moore compiled the list and posted it on X, including Balancer and Radiant Capital. Separately, DefiLlama said about 100 projects announced shutdowns this year, citing weak product-market fit and funding constraints despite sizeable fundraising.
Crypto
Balancer confirms protocol shutdown, withdrawals only from late October
The Balancer community has approved a proposal to end operations of the DeFi protocol and proceed with an orderly wind-down. The proposal, BIP-928, passed, while a separate plan to continue the protocol via a fork, BIP-929, failed. Existing pools will operate normally until Oct. 30, when eligible pools will shift to withdrawals only. The bug bounty programme ends the same day, and V3 vaults stop on Nov. 30.
AI & Enterprise
Anthropic launches Claude Opus 5.5, raising speed 30 percent and cutting costs 40 percent
Anthropic on Sept. 22 unveiled its new AI model Claude Opus 5.5. The company said it delivers performance similar to the higher-tier Claude Fable 5.1 on many tasks while cutting typical workload costs by 40 percent versus Claude Opus 5 and boosting output speed by more than 30 percent. The model is available across Claude subscriptions and via the Claude API and major cloud platforms. Anthropic also detailed pricing, developer settings, benchmarks, early use cases and safety assessments.
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Crypto
Satoshi identity, lost 8,000 bitcoin: 10 of crypto market\'s biggest mysteries
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Crypto
Crypto firms face wave of closures as bear market cuts trading and investment
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AI & Enterprise
Syndicate Labs, an Ethereum rollup startup, to shut down after 5 years
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Crypto
Balancer Labs to liquidate company after $128 million hack; protocol to keep running
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AI & Enterprise
Intel unveils 288-core Xeon 6+ CPU targeting AI and 6G networks