Author: Frank, PANews Over the past period of time, the hottest topic in the tech and startup circles has not been a major tech company releasing a new model, but rather the nationwide "lobster farming" craze. On one hand, the "lobster farming" boom has driven business growth in related industries, with large language model companies and cloud server providers making substantial profits. On the other hand, how much actual returns Openclaw can bring to users has become a mystery. While social media is filled with such success stories, upon closer examination, most turn out to be viral fabrications created for engagement. Lobster farming—does it actually make money? If it does, who exactly is pocketing these earnings? PANews has compiled data from the TrustMRR data platform, public examples from social media, project official websites, and multi-source cross-validated reports. In order to distinguish between "verified genuine income" and "self-reported myths circulating online," we have excluded a large volume of information based solely on one-sided claims

The cryptocurrency options market is rapidly expanding, with Bitcoin options open interest expected to reach $65 billion by 2025, surpassing futures for the first time. The leading platform Deribit's acquisition by Coinbase is facilitating increased participation from institutional investors. On-chain options remain in early development stages, although the decentralized derivatives market share has risen to 10%. Increasing institutional demand and an improving regulatory environment are creating new opportunities for the crypto options market.

Accumulation: Large wallets are buying ETH near $2,000, supporting key technical levels. Staking Boom: Validator queue surges to 3.4 million ETH, signaling strong long-term confidence. Minimum Proposal: Upgrade aims for faster finality and higher censorship resistance on

Blockchain networks have long struggled with scaling under real-world demand. During the 2020–2021 DeFi boom, Ethereum frequently faced severe congestion and triple-digit transaction fees. Other high-throughput chains, including Solana, demonstrated impressive performance but occasionally halted

The Hedera price continues to sit in a consolidation phase, but several recent developments show that institutional interest around the network is growing.  Fresh capital is entering the ecosystem, new enterprise partners are joining governance, and analysts are increasingly pointing to Hedera

Hedera: Hashgraph network attracts enterprises through fast, energy-efficient distributed ledger technology. Sui Network: Parallel execution enables fast transactions and supports growing NFT and blockchain gaming development. Ethena: Synthetic dollar USDe introduces a new on-chain

During the global financial market closure, over $529 million in funds flooded into the prediction market, with investors betting on a US-Israel airstrike on Iran. Six new accounts made precise bets before the airstrike and profited $1.2 million, triggering insider trading allegations. American lawmakers condemned such behavior and plan to introduce legislation to ban it. The CFTC has also issued a warning, emphasizing that such transactions may be illegal.

The trading volume of South Korea's cryptocurrency exchange Upbit plummeted by 80%. Young investors are shifting from meme coins to AI semiconductor stocks, especially Samsung and SK Hynix, whose stock prices have respectively increased by 4 times and 6 times, driving the KOSPI index to break through 6,000 points. The retail investment boom is vigorous in South Korea, while Taiwan focuses on TSMC. Investors in both regions face similar risks and need to rely on the continuous growth of AI demand.

Bitcoin’s notorious four-year boom-and-bust cycle may be losing its grip as institutional demand, deeper liquidity, and shifting ownership patterns reshape market dynamics, potentially redefining how investors position bitcoin in long-term portfolios, according to Fidelity’s analysis. Fidelity: B