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“I was recently divorced. I’m gay. I had abs.” Cale Jones delivers this explanation for his initial 25,000 Instagram followers with the same transparency that’s become his signature in the labyrinthine worlds of SexTech and AI. It’s the kind of unvarnished honesty that feels almost revolutionary in our era of carefully curated digital personas and precisely what makes Jones such a compelling figure at the nexus of technology, identity, and intimacy. On a drizzly spring morning, Jones appears on my screen from his Austin, Texas home, where we both live and battle seasonal allergies. Even through the digital haze of…

In November 2025, the current Dev Fund established under ZIP 1015 will expire, and 100% of block rewards will be allocated to miners. If a new Dev Fund is not in place by the time ZIP 1015 expires in November 2025, 100% of block rewards will go to miners.Today we opened a ZCAP poll intended to assess whether there is community consensus to create a new Dev Fund and corresponding funding model and, if so, which proposal is preferred. This poll is part of our ongoing commitment to ensuring that the Zcash community has a significant and meaningful role in…

TRUMP, the memecoin tied to U.S. President Donald Trump, gained more than 9% in the past 24 hours following a $320 million token unlock. The price now sits around $8.40, still down more than 88% from its peak above $71 on Jan. 18.The recent unlock may spell further trouble for investors, who are estimated to have lost a total of $2 billion after purchasing the token earlier this year.Token unlocks typically flood the market with new supply and tend to depress prices. But in this case, the market appears to have priced in the release beforehand, potentially explaining the price…

Welcome to The Market’s Compass Emerging Market’s Country ETF Study, Week #537. As always, it highlights the technical changes of the 20 EM Country ETFs that I track on a weekly basis and publish every third week. Paid subscribers will receive this week’s unabridged Emerging Market’s Country ETF Study sent to their registered e-mail. In celebration of the Easter Holiday, free subscribers will also receive the full version (in a thinly veiled attempt to lure them into becoming paid subscribers). Past publications can be accessed by paid subscribers via The Market’s Compass Substack Blog. Next week I will be publishing…

Last year, the Zcash community allocated 8% of block rewards to ZCG and 12% to a one-year deferred lockbox to explore future funding options. With the expiration nearing, it’s time for the community to decide the path forward. Polling will begin this week.  ECC endorses the Community and Coinholder Funding Model (C&C). As described in the proposal abstract, this model “gives the community and coin holders distinct voices in determining what, if any, grants are provided to support Zcash’s development and community efforts.” We support this model for the following reasons: Outcome-driven: This proposal is consistent with our position that…

We’ve always believed in breaking down barriers to investing and redefining financial access for our clients. Now we’re taking the next step in our evolution by entering a new asset class: Equities.  Today, we’re excited to announce the initial rollout of commission-free trading for over 11,000 U.S.-listed stocks and ETFs, bringing equities and digital assets together in one accessible trading platform.  Starting today, U.S.-based clients in New Jersey, Connecticut, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Idaho, Iowa, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Alabama and the District of Columbia can trade stocks and ETFs directly within their Kraken account. This marks the beginning of a phased national…

Amazon AI: Nothing is impossible, it’s just a matter of making it happen! This is a fully automated trading advisor that, using the power of neural networks, specializes in trading the most popular currency pair — EUR/USD. Its algorithms are optimized for the hourly timeframe (H1), which allows it to analyze market trends with high accuracy and make informed trading decisions. Enter the era of the future with Amazon AI — the latest masterpiece from one of the leading developers of MQL5. Designed for traders who strive for the highest performance, impeccable accuracy and unprecedented stability, Amazon AI rethinks the boundaries of what…

Skittles have gone crunchy.After freeze-dried candy went viral on TikTok in 2024, the Mars brand created its own version called Skittles Pop’d, a complete 180 from its regular chewy Skittles.The new candy, originally released in October 2024, was teased last month via an interactive social campaign building off of the brand’s long-running “Taste the Rainbow” series of ads which first launched in 1994.This time around, Skittles playfully urged consumers to “Legally Acknowledge the Rainbow” by signing a “legal” contract on its site to ensure that they understand the “crunchiness” of Skittles Pop’d. An exclusive Snapchat tongue-signing filter also allowed consumers…

Today we’re thrilled to introduce an asset class that brings the world’s largest financial markets to Kraken Derivatives — FX perpetual futures (FX perps). The first two perps launching at 20x leverage are EUR/USD and GBP/USD, with more forex pairs on the way soon. This offering gives you the same seamless, intuitive trading experience you’re accustomed to from our 300+ crypto perpetuals within Kraken Pro. Alexia Theodorou, Kraken Head of Derivatives: “Kraken has long been one of the leading FX spot venues in crypto. By introducing FX perps, we’re capitalizing on this market-leading position by providing clients with a powerful…

The leaders of a Brazilian crypto Ponzi scheme have reportedly been handed a combined sentence of over 170 years behind bars. According to a new report, the three leaders of Braiscompany, which perpetrated the scheme, were sentenced for defrauding investors out of nearly $190 million, or $1.1 billion Brazilian Reals. The report says the company’s main operator, Joel Ferreira de Souza, was handed a sentence of 128 years behind bars, while the other two perpetrators, Gesana Rayane Silva and Victor Augusto Veronez de Souza, were given sentences of 28 and 15 years, respectively. According to authorities, the trio promised “exorbitant”…