Julian Lim

Julian Lim is an entrepreneur, technology writer, and a researcher. He started JL Data Analysis after graduating from NUS in Intelligent Systems. Julian writes about technology innovations and entrepreneurship on Business Times, Asia Pacific Magazine and occasionally contributes to Startup Fortune.

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Julian Lim · May 29, 2026

Kraken pays 2.5% Bitcoin yield through DeFi backdoor

Kraken's new Bitcoin Vault pays up to 2.5% APY by routing customer BTC through DeFi lending protocols, not exchange lending desks , and within ten hours of launch, 30 million from 4,000 wallets had already tested the waters.

Julian Lim · May 28, 2026

Visa backs Replit as agentic payments move into the developer stack

Visa has invested in Replit as it races to define the payment layer for AI agents, a move that could pull payment networks deeper into the developer stack.

Julian Lim · May 28, 2026

ByteDance is building custom CPUs to lessen its chip dependence

ByteDance is developing custom CPUs for its AI infrastructure as export controls and chip shortages push China's biggest tech firms toward greater hardware self-reliance.

Julian Lim · May 28, 2026

Orbital Industries raises 50 million as AI-for-science funding heats up

Orbital Industries has raised a 50 million dollar Series B led by Plural as it pushes AI-driven materials discovery into data centers and industrial hardware.

Julian Lim · May 28, 2026

Carson Block rethinks India fund as AI pressure reaches portfolio construction

Carson Block is reassessing an India fund as AI risk becomes central to how investors value labor-heavy businesses and outsourcing-driven growth.

Julian Lim · May 28, 2026

Taiwan's AI debt surge shows how far the buildout has spread

Taiwanese tech firms have taken on a record 14.5 billion dollars of debt this year as AI demand pushes chipmakers, server builders, and suppliers to expand capacity.

Julian Lim · May 28, 2026

Illinois just raised the bar for AI regulation

Illinois has sent the toughest state AI safety bill yet to Gov. J.B. Pritzker, putting frontier model developers, enterprise vendors and startups on notice as federal action stalls.

Julian Lim · May 28, 2026

Marvell's AI forecast lift shows the chip boom is still spreading

Marvell has raised its revenue outlook again, reinforcing the view that AI infrastructure spending is still spreading across custom silicon and networking, not just GPUs.

Julian Lim · May 28, 2026

Cash App makes USDC transfers fee free and rewrites the consumer on‑ramp

Block's Cash App is rolling out fee free USDC transfers from USD balances, creating a frictionless on‑ramp that reshapes revenue and adoption dynamics for mainstream fintechs.

Julian Lim · May 27, 2026

Meta's subscription push shows the next phase of social monetization

Meta is testing paid subscription tiers across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, adding a second revenue engine to a business still dominated by advertising. The move could improve monetization leverage, but it also raises new questions about bundling, regulation and platform control.

Julian Lim · May 27, 2026

TD Cowen sees the CLARITY Act slipping out of reach in 2026

TD Cowen's view that the CLARITY Act may miss 2026 is a setback for crypto startups and investors who were counting on U.S. regulatory clarity before committing more capital.

Julian Lim · May 27, 2026

ClickHouse's revenue surge shows why AI infrastructure is still hot

ClickHouse has tripled annualized revenue to 250M, reinforcing the case for AI infrastructure as one of the most durable parts of the stack.

Julian Lim · May 27, 2026

Bitcoin slips as capital chases chips, gold and silver

Bitcoin has fallen to the 13th spot among global assets as investors shift money into gold, silver, AI chips and semiconductor stocks.

Julian Lim · May 27, 2026

SpaceX's Bitcoin stash emerges as IPO scrutiny deepens

SpaceX's SEC filing revealed a larger-than-expected Bitcoin position, turning a quiet treasury bet into a fresh issue for IPO investors.

Julian Lim · May 27, 2026

Claude Code and OpenClaw turned AI agents into tech's new force

Claude Code's leak and OpenClaw's rapid rise showed how fast AI agents are moving from experiments to infrastructure, and why the industry is scrambling to keep up.

Julian Lim · May 27, 2026

OpenRouter's valuation shows where AI infrastructure is moving

OpenRouter has raised $113 million in a CapitalG-led Series B at a reported $1.3 billion valuation. The deal shows how AI routing and model aggregation are becoming critical infrastructure as companies move beyond single-model deployments.