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Jessie A Ellis Jul 31, 2026 22:44 NVIDIA unveils practical guidelines to improve AI performance in long-context inference, addressing challenges in efficiency and scalability. NVIDIA has released a new framework for optimizing attention mechanisms in AI models, aimed at enhancing performance during long-context inference. As context lengths in workloads grow to unprecedented levels—spanning tens of thousands of tokens—these advancements are critical to addressing the computational bottlenecks of traditional attention methods. The company’s approach details four key design principles for developers to maximize GPU utilization and inference throughput. These guidelines tackle inefficiencies in handling…

Uniswap has launched Earn, a self-custodial lending product that allows users to deposit USDC, USDT, and ETH into Morpho vaults without leaving its app. Summary Earn is live on the Ethereum mainnet through the Uniswap Web App and Wallet. Deposits enter Morpho lending vaults curated by Gauntlet, where borrower interest generates user yield. Uniswap charges no additional Earn fee, although users must pay Ethereum network costs. UNI traded near $4.30, down about 2.8% over 24 hours but up 12% for the week. Uniswap Earn supports USDC, USDT and ETH Earn is available through the Uniswap Web App and Wallet, extending…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure BNB trading activity jumped sharply into July 31, with 24-hour volume reportedly rising more than 65% as the token traded near the $589 to $590 range. The validated notes show BNB derivatives open interest near $950 million, with long-to-short ratios above 1.9. Price was also working to hold above the 50-day and 100-day exponential moving averages, while traders watched whether the token could push toward the $600 area. That is a useful market setup, but it needs to be framed properly. Rising token volume does not prove…

Bitcoin and Ethereum edged higher into July 31, while a small shift in market dominance suggested traders were again watching whether capital was rotating toward major altcoins. The validated notes show Bitcoin rising 0.29% to about $64,145.86, while Ethereum traded around the $1,890 to $1,920 range, briefly dipping below $1,900 before recovering. At the same time, BTC and ETH dominance slipped slightly, pointing to a modest move into other crypto assets. That is not enough to declare “altseason,” and it would be lazy to pretend otherwise. But it is enough to say the market is becoming more selective. Bitcoin and…

Since over $70 million in Bitcoin was stolen yesterday by an attack that exploited a fault in the Coldcard’s system, it has been reported that the thief used a top blockchain services provider for help.  Writing on X Friday, engineer at payments company Block, Clay Garrett, said that the provider — who he did not name at the request of the services provider — had been contacted after finding blockchain movements matched the “suspected workflow” of the attacker.  “During our investigation of the Coldcard drain yesterday, we identified an unusual pattern in the sweeps,” Garrett said.  “That pattern led us…

NEAR has launched a staking-based payment model for NEAR AI, giving users a way to lock NEAR tokens and receive monthly compute credits instead of paying through traditional cloud billing or credit-card rails. According to the validated notes, the system gives users access to 43 hosted AI models, including models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google. The key detail is that tokens are not consumed. Users lock NEAR and receive compute credits proportional to their stake size. That makes this more interesting than a simple payment integration. NEAR is trying to tie token utility directly to AI usage. Instead of asking…

Base just switched on something big for token builders: a native token standard called B20. If you’ve been minting ERC-20s for years, B20 looks familiar on the surface — but the guts are different. This piece breaks down what changed, why it matters for issuers and traders, and what to watch next.We’ll compare B20 to ERC-20 in plain English, walk through how the factory actually works, and flag early on-chain patterns from launch week. There’s a checklist for safe deployment and a few traps to avoid if you’re buying into new B20 tickers. Editor’s note: I watched Base’s B20 go…

ENS Labs has revised a governance proposal after delegate criticism over treasury control, choosing to keep the DAO’s primary operational wallet custody in place rather than moving broader control to the Foundation. According to the validated notes, the revised plan scraps the more contentious transfer of the DAO’s operational wallet, which includes ETH and stablecoins. The DAO retains custody, while only the $65 million Endowment Safe is set to transition to the Foundation, subject to a timelock and Security Council cancellation rights. The DAO’s 54.6 million ENS tokens remain with tokenholders, while the Foundation would receive a 1 million ENS…

Bitcoin ETFs are buying again, but Bitcoin is moving in the opposite direction. U.S. spot ETFs pulled in $233.1 million on July 30, led by BlackRock, yet BTC slipped below $63,000.This has left investors wondering, why is Bitcoin falling while institutions are buying?Bitcoin ETFs Turn Positive After Heavy Weekly OutflowsU.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have returned to positive territory after facing heavy selling pressure earlier this week. The funds recorded $233.1 million in net inflows on July 30, with BlackRock’s IBIT driving most of the buying as institutional demand showed signs of returning.BlackRock remains the key driver behind the latest recovery.…

The Clarity Act will likely get through despite some — older — Democrats holding it back, according to Coinbase’s Chief Policy Officer, Faryar Shirzad.  Speaking on The Hill’s morning Rising show Friday, Shirzad said that crypto was “maybe the most bipartisan issue in Washington.”  JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Coinbase Chief Policy Officer talks CLARITY ACT progress on The Hill:””We’ve got ethics nailed down, we’ve got nominations nailed down, we’ve got a bipartisan bill on the substance, we should be good to go” 👏 pic.twitter.com/gMKuM7ujYs— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) July 31, 2026 He added that while some lawmakers were holding back the long-awaited…