DeepSeek just shipped V4 on Chinese chips after US export controls kicked in, pushing costs from 6 million to 60 million dollars. Meanwhile Kraken's new strategy focuses on making crypto invisible to users, betting that mainstream adoption means nobody thinks about the underlying tech.

April 26, 2026 — 247 words / ~1.6 min

Stories covered:

  1. DeepSeek Scraps US Chips, Ships V4 Anyway on Chinese Hardware
  2. DeepSeek's $6M Model Now Costs 10X More After Forced China Chip Switch
  3. Kraken Bets Its Future on Making Crypto Irrelevant