Singapore's STT GDC Seeks $2.4 Billion Loan, Joining AI Debt Financing Frenzy

According to HTX market data, ETH has just broken through $2300, currently trading at $2300.13 per token, with a 1.47% gain on the day.

According to Lookonchain's monitoring, whale address t1JJnA purchased 3,052 ZEC on the spot market, worth approximately $3.8 million, while opening a long position of 8,000 ZEC with 2x leverage, with a notional value of around $10.16 million.

Beating AI Express News (Dongcha) — For startups in Silicon Valley, what credentials most easily secure top venture capital funding? While graduating from a top university and having big tech company experience help, the biggest advantage surprisingly goes to those who previously worked at a top VC firm. Menlo Ventures partner Deedy Das analyzed 8,525 U.S. startups founded between 2019 and 2026 using Harmonic data. He studied 63 founder background traits to compare who is more likely to land lead investments from top VCs in seed or Series A rounds. The results show founders with top VC experience have a roughly 2.83x higher chance of securing a lead investment than peers with similar other conditions, ranking first. Founders with experience at cutting-edge AI labs and cybersecurity backgrounds have odds of 2.16x and 2.03x respectively. By comparison, top university backgrounds give a 1.41x odds, and former Google employees have 1.29x. The term "former VC employees" includes not just investors, but also in-house entrepreneurs, researchers, and even interns. Many were incubating startup projects within the fund, so they know the investment process and can directly access investors. This pre-built network and information advantage may be key to their easier funding access. The study also found several negative correlation factors: founders with an MBA have a lead investment odds ratio of 0.65; those educated in China have 0.59; and teams where the oldest founder is over 50 have 0.57.

Whale t1JJnA bought 3,052 $ZEC ($3.8M) in spot and opened a 2x long on 8,000 $ZEC ($10.16M).

According to Bitget market data, A-share listed company Yushu Technology has staged a continuous rally, turning positive before midday to rise nearly 3%, after sliding more than 12% earlier in the trading session.

According to Bitget market data, South Korea's KOSPI index extended its intraday gain to 2% after falling nearly 2% in early trading. SK Hynix is now up 3.8%, and Samsung Electronics is up 1.3%.