Decentralized exchange Uniswap has entered into a partnership with trading platform Robinhood and a number of payment platforms to facilitate crypto-to-fiat transactions. Starting on Feb. 27, users in more than 180 countries can sell supported crypto assets to deposit funds directly into their bank account through Robinhood, MoonPay and Transak, Uniswap announced.  It added that…

Bitcoin has fallen under $80,000 for the first time since November amid mounting macroeconomic uncertainty over US President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs. On Feb. 27, Bitcoin plummeted to $79,752, according to TradingView data. The price 2.65% decline over the past hour led to $80.28 million in long positions liquidated, per CoinGlass data. Bitcoin last traded…

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI’s upcoming model could be as much as 20 times more costly than its predecessor but will be far more creative and “natural” in its conversational style, according to OpenAI and early testers.   OpenAI released a research preview of GPT-4.5 on Feb. 27, its most advanced AI model, which can recognize patterns, draw connections,…

The US Securities and Exchange Commission says it does not view memecoins as securities but warned any fraudulent tokens could still be subject to enforcement actions by other regulators. The agency’s Division of Corporation Finance said in a Feb. 27 statement that, in its view, memecoins “do not involve the offer and sale of securities…

The decentralized perpetual futures trading sector has a new leader: Hyperliquid (HYPE). Launched in December 2024, Hyperliquid has its own Layer-1 blockchain, which has surpassed Solana in 7-day fees.  What’s fueling its rapid growth, and how does HYPE compare relative to Solana’s native token SOL (SOL)? Protocols ranked by 7-day fees, USD. Source: DefiLlama Hyperliquid’s…