# Top stories on Kiwi News, week 44 2025 Mon 27 October to Sun 2 November 2025 Page: https://news.kiwistand.com/weekly/2025-W44 The 20 top stories on Kiwi News from Mon 27 October to Sun 2 November 2025, ranked by upvotes, comments and clicks, with 11 comments in total. Most-shared sources: x.com, farcaster.xyz, decrypt.co. Summaries are AI summaries of the linked article. ## 1. Ethereum is now the main capital hub of ZKsync - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Ethereum-is-now-the-main-capital-hub-of-ZKsync?index=0x690606a56e2faf0dc75d56f8da50b73c43eb0111d6e5a0d9ff1db522c0f2cf46d00ef516 - Source: https://x.com/gluk64/status/1984046259796148434 - Submitted by misha, 8 upvotes, 0 comments ZKsync's Atlas upgrade is presented as letting ZK chains use Ethereum itself as a real-time liquidity hub instead of building separate central liquidity pools. The text cites 15k+ TPS, one-second ZK finality and near-zero fees, but says these are a small part of the story. It claims Atlas brings L2-to-L2 interop to around one second and L1-to-L2 interop latency below the finality time of an Ethereum block, removing the need for a separate hub for institutional and RWA flows. It contrasts this with optimistic rollups, where L1-L2 interaction can take up to seven days to finalize. ## 2. @tw_tter: Safe was built as open infrastructure, not a toll road - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/twtter-Safe-was-built-as-open-infrastructure-not-a-toll-road?index=0x690150b469f3f7fd56fea5b0211def26c27d3ff9478edac13f12517e1cee2b6f883f84b9 - Source: https://xcancel.com/tw_tter/status/1983199049315692746 - Submitted by misha, 6 upvotes, 1 comment ## 3. NFTs Crater as Farmers Abandon OpenSea - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/NFTs-Crater-as-Farmers-Abandon-OpenSea?index=0x6904f7c9aed56ffbdd047941507c11bb32098a6ec379b392b8223b3bc0c5eebe34837fa0 - Source: https://thedefiant.io/news/nfts-and-web3/nfts-crater-as-farmers-abandon-opensea - Submitted by misha, 6 upvotes, 1 comment ## 4. Farcaster Stream - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Farcaster-Stream?index=0x69013c364865a6483438237e4c59b7bb75096da5df7ec06cea7b094af3579c9fa68c434e - Source: https://t.me/farcasterstream - Submitted by tim, 4 upvotes, 0 comments ## 5. Germany Proposes National Bitcoin Reserve, Views Bitcoin As ‘State-Free’ Money - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Germany-Proposes-National-Bitcoin-Reserve-Views-Bitcoin-As-State-Free-Money?index=0x6903260eb3041cfa24fed4ccdcfa8f9ebe54a22297a8f50b7fe42170b391c0b90e8eb975 - Source: https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/germany-proposes-national-bitcoin-reserve - Submitted by rvolz.eth, 4 upvotes, 3 comments Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has submitted a motion calling on the federal government to begin accumulating Bitcoin as part of its long-term reserve strategy. The proposal, submitted last week, frames Bitcoin as "state-free money" and contrasts it with the planned digital euro, which it warns could enable surveillance and control. It also argues that the EU's MiCA framework was designed for centrally issued tokens and should not apply to Bitcoin. The article notes the motion still needs approval and comes less than a year after Germany sold nearly 50,000 BTC between June and July 2024. ## 6. samrolken/nokode - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/samrolkennokode?index=0x690780502db6a26c458c20204798473f310991a1c36f5721b8e931753e1684fb87984b5a - Source: https://github.com/samrolken/nokode - Submitted by misha, 6 upvotes, 0 comments The author built samrolken/nokode, a web server with no application code, where an LLM with three tools (SQLite database access, HTTP response generation, and markdown memory updates) handles every request. The experiment built a working contact manager, with forms submitting correctly, data persisting across restarts, and APIs returning valid JSON. However, each request took 30-60 seconds and cost $0.01-0.05, compared with 10-100 milliseconds for traditional web apps. The author argues these shortcomings are problems of degree rather than kind, pointing to inference improving about 10x per year and costs heading toward zero, and suggests that application code may be largely transitional. ## 7. @kpk_io: Aave deprecates legacy USDC on Gnosis Chain, migrating to USDC.e - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/kpkio-Aave-deprecates-legacy-USDC-on-Gnosis-Chain-migrating-to-USDCe?index=0x69073dddc14b5ecc6fab0205c5a6cf5c21acecdae1b4d3f19757df44c99be2126b207342 - Source: https://x.com/kpk_io/status/1984554025446936832?s=46 - Submitted by misha, 6 upvotes, 1 comment Aave has deprecated the legacy USDC market on Gnosis Chain, with users encouraged to migrate to USDC.e, the Circle-supported stablecoin. Following community approval, the old USDC reserve is now frozen, meaning no new deposits or borrows are allowed. The Reserve Factor for the market was increased to 80%. The announcement says the move is meant to provide unified liquidity and better capital efficiency. ## 8. @geniixzy: I just got drained for $400,000 by fake Phantom support - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/geniixzy-I-just-got-drained-for-dollar400000-by-fake-Phantom-support?index=0x69034a19967e9c8805ab472c068cd8fa5130bf41fc91cc36249eb74f1273a3bd9227490a - Source: https://x.com/geniixzy/status/1983606428725330386 - Submitted by tim, 4 upvotes, 0 comments ## 9. @polynya: crypto industry has normalized gambling over building products - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/polynya-crypto-industry-has-normalized-gambling-over-building-products?index=0x6901532bc69581b53fe7e14992f603536e09ad9b3e299ac9059fb63a0d65bf1d11dd654d - Source: https://farcaster.xyz/polynya/0x3a251330 - Submitted by misha, 5 upvotes, 0 comments A post by @polynya argues that the crypto industry has moved from building products to gambling, and that this shift has become institutionalized and normalized, with even the biggest players deep in it. The author uses "gambling" in a broad sense and says similar behavior is visible in AI stocks and gold. The post states that gambling's total addressable market is 1,000 times larger than building actual products in the short to medium term, and it says the few sustainable products are better than ever. It adds that the author respects those who are clear they just want to extract value. ## 10. Thermodynamic Computing - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Thermodynamic-Computing?index=0x6903097c0b141867321c7f2416b247e68fc716f7b1f3d60207d9571f7fc33fe6ea1bf6a8 - Source: https://extropic.ai/writing/thermodynamic-computing-from-zero-to-one - Submitted by misha, 4 upvotes, 2 comments ## 11. timdaub.eth: Building great products is hard, beautiful things take time - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/timdaubeth-Building-great-products-is-hard-beautiful-things-take-time?index=0x69023082e610ced20233ceab7a01f3f2567bd9fa8f2f22ac8884916f8c692dd35627fb26 - Source: https://farcaster.xyz/timdaub.eth/0x115d5883 - Submitted by @timdaub.eth, 5 upvotes, 0 comments timdaub.eth argues that building a really great product is very hard and that beautiful things take sustained time and iteration. To test this, he built a Telegram channel that posts all casts sent on Farcaster, using the snapchain repo and Claude to extract the gossip component; the backend has stayed online for the last 24 hours. He says that a website, mini app or native app would have required far more work, including hosting, domain registration and SDK details, while posting to Telegram took minutes. He also says that building Kiwi News has involved constant coding to reach a app experience that is now on par with some apps backed by larger teams, and he expresses doubt about whether economics allows beautiful products to succeed. ## 12. UMG Deals and Generative AI in Music - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/UMG-Deals-and-Generative-AI-in-Music?index=0x69078f4128c6e762d56bbe5c7eeabf190f198b5003bed2a191a71950a5348c4e545c9295 - Source: https://sceneswithsimon.com/p/umg-deals-and-generative-ai-in-music - Submitted by misha, 5 upvotes, 0 comments Universal Music Group announced generative AI deals with Udio, which settles litigation and includes a joint creation, consumption, and streaming product, and with Stability.ai for tools. Udio and UMG are targeting a 2026 launch of a "walled garden" where AI creations cannot be downloaded or posted outside the site, which UMG executive vice president and chief digital officer Michael Nash said is meant to avoid "direct cannibalization" of artists' streaming tracks. Udio CEO Andrew Sanchez describes the platform as part Spotify-like service, part creator platform, and part social network. The commentary argues that label consolidation, like earlier pressure on streaming services, will strengthen major companies more than individual creators. ## 13. @JonRiceCrypto: crypto media layoffs create opportunity to hire talented people - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/JonRiceCrypto-crypto-media-layoffs-create-opportunity-to-hire-talented-people?index=0x690253feb7c84d559c81735b5d9b0c8ce364b1376730da06d879aef553bb3efaaf99fed7 - Source: https://x.com/JonRiceCrypto/status/1983554188823888294 - Submitted by tim, 4 upvotes, 0 comments ## 14. Trump Media to Join With Crypto.com in Prediction Market Push - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Trump-Media-to-Join-With-Cryptocom-in-Prediction-Market-Push?index=0x69020ba3c2e13f795ba8b2867c39bfc090879afe18de216408ec3a5d8a9317241f2ecfe5 - Source: https://decrypt.co/346398/trump-media-join-crypto-com-prediction-market-push - Submitted by rvolz.eth, 4 upvotes, 0 comments Trump Media and Technology Group, in which President Donald Trump is a majority stakeholder, announced Tuesday that it will launch Truth Predict, a prediction market built with Crypto.com and available to Truth Social users. The platform will let users trade contracts on sports games, elections and other events, and Trump Media said it will start beta testing on Truth Social in the "near future" before a full U.S. debut and a global rollout. The announcement comes weeks after a Nevada judge denied Crypto.com's injunction request to block state gaming regulations, a setback the firm is now fighting by partnering with the company. ## 15. The Dark Precursor and its Signature // Rhea Myers - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/The-Dark-Precursor-and-its-Signature-Rhea-Myers?index=0x69067174139caf712cb9e899e2a1a009ce93e617715ea5f1e60b7e5d613b2643e22aca59 - Source: https://diffractionscollective.com/2025/10/31/the-dark-precursor-and-its-signature-rhea-myers1 - Submitted by misha, 4 upvotes, 0 comments ## 16. AI Village - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/AI-Village?index=0x6903dadf884805933d7358d4a24ae4b89c588eb48fc4a3324f8033f9821051ece700b6f6 - Source: https://theaidigest.org/village - Submitted by misha, 3 upvotes, 1 comment ## 17. Dan Romero on threadguy - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Dan-Romero-on-threadguy?index=0x69054d1ff12903cb1c418565a400a9e29c946f5a2a8ab89496973c773e2f2eb4881197aa - Source: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2605916201 - Submitted by tim, 3 upvotes, 2 comments ## 18. Telegram Launches Cocoon: A Decentralized AI Network Pays GPU Owners in Crypto - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Telegram-Launches-Cocoon-A-Decentralized-AI-Network-Pays-GPU-Owners-in-Crypto?index=0x690299201eba60e68c0de969274c0d5cce086157708cc6fc8e014eda3bd1a2b6c6441f56 - Source: https://decrypt.co/346645/telegram-launches-cocoon-decentralized-ai-network-pays-gpu-owners-crypto - Submitted by misha, 4 upvotes, 0 comments Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced Cocoon, a decentralized AI compute network on the TON blockchain that pays GPU owners in Toncoin for powering private AI inference. The network, formally called the Confidential Compute Open Network, is set to launch in November with Telegram as its first major customer, and applications for GPU providers and developers opened immediately after the announcement. Max Crown, CEO of the TON Foundation, said the network returns control of AI infrastructure to users, while AlphaTON Capital announced a "substantial investment" in hardware to support it. ## 19. Week in the Privacy News - 44/2025 - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Week-in-the-Privacy-News-442025?index=0x69029c088a4d067f9ee7f0623dd4985582ee4392a7c9b9dc7f0bc8dbf433c7e1250c0b0f - Source: https://news.web3privacy.info/2025-44 - Submitted by misha, 4 upvotes, 0 comments This week's privacy news roundup covers several items: Assured Security Consultants found no critical vulnerabilities in Mullvad VPN, and Firefox add-ons will have to declare whether they collect or transmit personal data starting in November. The newsletter also warns readers about The Universe Browser, which it describes as behaving like malware linked to Asia's underground. Other items include a US Homeland Security plan for an AI-infused surveillance mobile platform and a DHS manager failure that caused a 16-hour Amazon outage. ## 20. @Barchart: U.S. banks sitting on $395B in unrealized losses as of Q2 2025 - Kiwi News: https://news.kiwistand.com/stories/Barchart-US-banks-sitting-on-dollar395B-in-unrealized-losses-as-of-Q2-2025?index=0x69054b556e69fa6d84ec09a3025fc66f2796a552845fbf8557dd422a8acee3669615fe7c - Source: https://x.com/Barchart/status/1984067074495541608 - Submitted by tim, 4 upvotes, 0 comments