Oracle

Oracles are essential infrastructure components that feed real-time, off-chain data (such as price feeds, weather, or sports results) into blockchain smart contracts. Without decentralized oracles like Chainlink and Pyth, DeFi could not function. In 2026, oracles have evolved to support verifiable randomness and cross-chain data synchronization. This tag covers the technical evolution of data availability, tamper-proof price feeds, and the critical role oracles play in ensuring the deterministic execution of complex decentralized applications.

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Created: 2026/02/02 18:52
Updated: 2026/02/02 18:52
Old-school tech stocks lead S&P 500 as AI demand fuels shock rally

Old-school tech stocks lead S&P 500 as AI demand fuels shock rally

The post Old-school tech stocks lead S&P 500 as AI demand fuels shock rally appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Old-school hardware firms are dominating the S&P 500 in 2025, and it’s not the companies anyone expected. Seagate, Western Digital, and Micron—all born before smartphones were even a thing—are suddenly Wall Street’s favorite bets. Seagate’s up 156% this year. Western Digital has gained 137%. Micron’s jumped 93% after logging twelve straight days of wins. The reason? Not AI headlines, but the cold, boring reality behind them: all that artificial intelligence hype needs physical infrastructure to exist. According to data from Bloomberg, investors have shifted fast into these names, betting on demand for hardware as Big Tech pours cash into building AI systems. What’s fueling this? Three years after ChatGPT kicked off the AI craze, giants like Microsoft and Alphabet are still shoveling tens of billions into chips, data centers, power, and networking gear to train and run their AI models. This has turned Nvidia and TSMC into trillion-dollar monsters. But now, the cash is flowing into more basic tech like hard drives and memory chips. Seagate and Western Digital make those clunky old things that used to weigh more than your car. Now they’re essential for training massive language models that need mountains of data to even start working. Wall Street floods cash into hardware stocks Seagate’s hard drives—yes, those—go back to the 1950s, when five megabytes needed 2,000 pounds of metal. Today, two terabytes fit in your palm. That’s the kind of storage AI eats daily. Western Digital is riding the same wave. Then there’s Micron. The Idaho-based memory chipmaker’s DRAM products are now a backbone for AI computing. But retail investors aren’t exactly drooling. “I can hear people’s eyes glaze over when I talk about them on the phone,” said Kim Forrest, founder of Bokeh Capital Partners, who owns Micron. “They want to talk about flying cars and…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews
Seagate, Western Digital, and Micron are leading the S&P 500 in 2025 due to rising AI infrastructure demand

Seagate, Western Digital, and Micron are leading the S&P 500 in 2025 due to rising AI infrastructure demand

Old-school hardware firms are dominating the S&P 500 in 2025, and it’s not the companies anyone expected. Seagate, Western Digital, and Micron—all born before smartphones were even a thing—are suddenly Wall Street’s favorite bets. Seagate’s up 156% this year. Western Digital has gained 137%. Micron’s jumped 93% after logging twelve straight days of wins. The […]

Author: Cryptopolitan
Solana, Hyperliquid, Chainlink, Dogecoin & Zexpire Rank Among This Year’s Top Crypto Picks

Solana, Hyperliquid, Chainlink, Dogecoin & Zexpire Rank Among This Year’s Top Crypto Picks

Solana, HYPE, LINK, and DOGE dominate 2025 picks, but Zexpire’s $ZX token steals focus with one-click volatility trading, 20% fee burns, and early presale entry at $0.003.

Author: Blockchainreporter
Verstappen Wins, Piastri Crashes Out On First Lap

Verstappen Wins, Piastri Crashes Out On First Lap

The post Verstappen Wins, Piastri Crashes Out On First Lap appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. BAKU, AZERBAIJAN – SEPTEMBER 21: Race winner Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing Second placed George Russell of Great Britain and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Third placed Carlos Sainz of Spain and Williams and Paul Monaghan, Head of Car Engineering of Oracle Red Bull Racing on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit on September 21, 2025 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images) Getty Images Max Verstappen of Red Bull has put on yet another display of dominance, scoring his second straight win this weekend at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. Starting from pole position, the Dutchman led every single lap of the race on his way to finishing 14.609 seconds ahead of Mercedes driver George Russell. This victory brought his points tally to 255, having cut the gap between himself and championship leader Oscar Piastri from 104 points to just 69 in two race weekends. Rounding out the podium in Baku was Carlos Sainz of Williams, who secured his first top three finish since Abu Dhabi in 2024 and the team’s first since 2021. BAKU, AZERBAIJAN – SEPTEMBER 21: Third placed Carlos Sainz of Spain and Williams celebrates with his team in parc ferme during the F1 Grand Prix of Azerbaijan at Baku City Circuit on September 21, 2025 in Baku, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Bryn Lennon – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images) Formula 1 via Getty Images Piastri had a nightmare of a day, crashing into the wall for the second time this weekend on the opening lap in huge blow to the championship fight. He also got hit with a five-second penalty after he jump-started from P9 at the beginning of the race but it won’t turn into a grid penalty for the…

Author: BitcoinEthereumNews
Top 2 Cryptos That Will Create the Most Millionaires in 2025

Top 2 Cryptos That Will Create the Most Millionaires in 2025

Ripple (XRP) has been one of the most mature altcoins with investors betting on its role in cross-border payments and regulatory clarity to drive the next leg higher. However, while XRP offers stability and slow-and-steady growth prospects, a new project, Mutuum Finance (MUTM), is flashing stellar performance potential. MUTM continues its presale at $0.035, but […]

Author: Cryptopolitan
China turns farmland into AI data hub with $37B investment

China turns farmland into AI data hub with $37B investment

The post China turns farmland into AI data hub with $37B investment appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. China has begun transforming farmland into a major tech hub, aiming to strengthen its role in artificial intelligence. On a 760-acre island on the Yangtze River, vast rice fields in the city of Wuhu are being cleared for server farms.  An executive linked with a supplier for one of these projects described the effort as building the “Stargate of China,” referencing a $500 billion U.S. data center plan by Oracle, OpenAI, and SoftBank. While smaller in scale, it supports Beijing’s strategy to centralize scattered data facilities. Remote data centers will train LLMs while server farms near cities will handle inference In March, Beijing set out a plan to utilize existing data centers in remote areas to train LLMs. In comparison, the newly built server farms are set up closer to big population hubs. Those will handle “inference” with proximity to speed up apps for end users. Ryan Fedasiuk, former state department adviser on China, said, “China is starting to triage scarce compute for maximum economic output.” One example is Wuhu’s “Data Island”, which hosts four AI data centers run by China Telecom, Huawei, China Mobile and China Unicom. From there, the cluster is expected to serve cities in the Yangtze River Delta, including Shanghai, Nanjing Hangzhou, and Suzhou.  Farther south, Guizhou will supply Guangzhou, while Qingyang in central Gansu will serve Chongqing and Chengdu. According to a city notice, 15 companies so far have put up data centers across Wuhu, with a combined investment of $37 billion. The local government is offering subsidies to cover AI chip procurement costs. The push for tighter coordination is also meant to soften China’s weaknesses against its global rival. United States export restrictions have cut Chinese groups off from modern processors and systems made by Nvidia. Local chipmakers, including Cambricon and Huawei, have faced…

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Oracle (ORCL) Stock: Jumps on Potential $20 Billion Meta AI Cloud Partnership

Oracle (ORCL) Stock: Jumps on Potential $20 Billion Meta AI Cloud Partnership

TLDR Oracle in advanced talks with Meta for $20 billion multi-year AI cloud deal to power large language models Oracle stock jumped 4% on Friday, bringing year-to-date gains to 85% on strong cloud demand Deal would add to Oracle’s recent wins including $300 billion OpenAI contract and xAI partnership Meta seeks to reduce reliance on [...] The post Oracle (ORCL) Stock: Jumps on Potential $20 Billion Meta AI Cloud Partnership appeared first on CoinCentral.

Author: Coincentral
Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Compares Low-Risk DeFi To Google

Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Compares Low-Risk DeFi To Google

The post Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin Compares Low-Risk DeFi To Google appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin believes that stable, low-risk decentralized finance protocols can provide an economic backbone to the blockchain network. He compared their role to the way Google Search has long supported Google. In a Sept. 20 blog post, Buterin defined low-risk DeFi as applications that include payments, savings tools, synthetic assets, and fully collateralized lending. What is Low-Risk DeFi? Sponsored These protocols, he explained, create irreplaceable value for both the network and its users. Unlike speculative yield farming or meme-driven trading, they align with Ethereum’s technical properties and the community’s long-term goals. According to him, these low-risk DeFi protocols now serve as a reliable foundation for the blockchain network. They would also ensure Ethereum’s economic resilience while freeing other projects from the burden of generating revenue. “Ethereum has decentralization baked in at a much deeper technical and social layer, and I would argue that the low-risk defi use case creates a lot of alignment between ‘doing well’ and ‘being good,’ to a degree that does not exist for advertisement,” he noted. Buterin admitted he was initially skeptical of DeFi because its early use cases revolved around speculative tokens, liquidity mining, and unsustainable yields. The environment, shaped partly by regulatory barriers, pushed developers toward products that appeared “safe” only when they offered little substance. Sponsored In his view, agencies like the US SEC, under Gary Gensler, created perverse incentives by punishing transparent projects while ignoring speculative activity. “Gary Gensler and others deserve serious blame for creating a regulatory environment where the more useless your application is, the safer you are, and the more transparently you act and the more clear guarantees you offer to investors, the more likely you are to be deemed ‘a security’,” Buterin wrote Moreover, the Ethereum co-founder opined that high technical risks also shaped DeFi’s early…

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Top Cryptos to Buy Now: Dogecoin (DOGE) and Mutuum Finance (MUTM) Dominate Crypto Trends as the 2025 Bull Run Resumes

Top Cryptos to Buy Now: Dogecoin (DOGE) and Mutuum Finance (MUTM) Dominate Crypto Trends as the 2025 Bull Run Resumes

As the 2025 bull run gathers momentum, Dogecoin (DOGE) is back in the spotlight, supported by its strong community and growing presence in mainstream markets. Alongside it, Mutuum Finance (MUTM) is emerging as a top coin in the DeFi market. Still priced at $0.035 in presale, MUTM has attracted investors with its lending-and-borrowing protocol designed […]

Author: Cryptopolitan
7 Best Crypto Coins: The Best Crypto Presale to Buy Where Diamond Hands Chase 7,000% ROI

7 Best Crypto Coins: The Best Crypto Presale to Buy Where Diamond Hands Chase 7,000% ROI

If 2025 were a meme, it’d be that “distracted boyfriend” template: Ethereum ($ETH) and Ripple ($XRP) walk by, TRON ($TRX) winks from the sidelines, but everyone’s head is turning toward BullZilla ($BZIL),  the only live presale right now. Add in Chainlink ($LINK), Sui ($SUI), and Avalanche ($AVAX), and the crypto market feels like a full-blown […] The post 7 Best Crypto Coins: The Best Crypto Presale to Buy Where Diamond Hands Chase 7,000% ROI appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

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