compared – Earlybirds Invest https://earlybirdsinvest.com Latest Crypto News Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:39:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 https://i0.wp.com/earlybirdsinvest.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/cropped-New-Project-2024-12-17T235703.455.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 compared – Earlybirds Invest https://earlybirdsinvest.com 32 32 240146708 Does the voice assistant on the Galaxy S25 sound natural compared to Gemini? https://earlybirdsinvest.com/does-the-voice-assistant-on-the-galaxy-s25-sound-natural-compared-to-gemini/ https://earlybirdsinvest.com/does-the-voice-assistant-on-the-galaxy-s25-sound-natural-compared-to-gemini/#respond Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:39:18 +0000 https://earlybirdsinvest.com/does-the-voice-assistant-on-the-galaxy-s25-sound-natural-compared-to-gemini/

How natural does the voice assistant on the S25 sound compared to Google Assistant?

Best answer: Both Bixby and Gemini let you choose from a selection of voices, but Samsung’s virtual assistant doesn’t sound as natural as Gemini. You can, however, create a custom voice for Bixby using your own voice, but it doesn’t sound as good as the preloaded voices for Gemini.

Does the voice assistant on the Galaxy S25 sound natural compared to Gemini?

It became clear with the launch of the Galaxy S25 series that Samsung is putting more of its focus on Gemini and less on Bixby. As a result, Gemini was the default voice assistant on the Galaxy S25, which users could activate by pressing and holding the power button. It’s not surprising that Samsung has put Bixby on the back burner.

One of the reasons why Bixby continues to feel behind is that the voice assistant constantly reminds you that you’re talking to AI. That’s because it doesn’t sound as natural as Google Assistant or Gemini. While you can choose between several voices, they all sound robotic, and conversations don’t flow as naturally.

On the other hand, Gemini also has multiple voices to choose from, and they all sound very realistic, as if you’re talking to an actual person. This makes it easier to have naturally flowing conversations without feeling like you’re talking to a computer. This is one of the perks of features like Gemini Live, which lets you have free-flowing conversations where you can interrupt the assistant in the middle of an answer, something I can’t do with Bixby.


Gemini Live on the Galaxy S25 and the Pixel 9.

(Image credit: Brady Snyder / Android Central)

One thing that Bixby has that Gemini doesn’t is the ability to use your own voice as an option for the assistant, which you set up by reading a number of prompts to it. This allows it to capture your vocal intricacies and inflections. It works decently well, but it still sounds tinny and robotic.

Still, I prefer using Gemini over Bixby, and the voice is one of the reasons why Google’s virtual assistant is generally better.

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According to a recent conference call, Méliuz Chairman Israel Salmen likened Bitcoin to a “nuclear reactor” after the company’s stock saw a sudden surge.

The fintech firm won shareholder approval to become Brazil’s first Bitcoin treasury company. Shareholders backed the shift by a large margin.

Salmen said the move marks a new path for Méliuz, one that ties the firm’s health directly to the performance of Bitcoin per share. It was a bold turn that has already caught the eye of investors at home and abroad.

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Méliuz Builds Bitcoin Treasury

Based on reports, Méliuz paid about $28.4 million last week to acquire 274.52 BTC. Those coins join an existing stash of 45.78 BTC, bringing the total to 320 BTC.

Salmen noted that the firm plans to add more coins in an “accretive way,” using different financial tools. It’s not a hedge against market swings, he said.

Bitcoin now sits at the heart of the company’s balance sheet. Every new purchase should add real value to each share.

Stock Rally Fuels Interest

According to data shared by VanEck’s Matthew Sigel, Méliuz stock jumped from R$3.00 in mid‑February 2025 to R$10.70 by mid‑May.

Trading volume spiked in April, giving the rally fresh muscle. That kind of price move turns heads. Some traders say it’s a sign that linking the stock to Bitcoin could pay off.

Others warn that a pullback in Bitcoin would hit Méliuz hard. Still, the stock run has put the firm on the map.

BTC is now trading at $105,382. Chart: TradingView

Peers See Similar Gains

Based on market reports, Semler Scientific’s stock climbed 40% over a month, rising $12.53 to close at $42.36 on May 19.

The US‑listed firm said it posted a 22% BTC yield year‑to‑date as of May 12, adding 510 BTC and $52 million in dollar gains. And in a broader move, Strategy saw its share price rise 26% from $317 to $400 as of May 19.

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Strategy remains the largest corporate Bitcoin holder, controlling 576,230 BTC valued at roughly $59.57 billion. The company reported a gain of 73,120 BTC year‑to‑date, a 12% increase, and 140,538 BTC gains in 2024, equal to 24% of its holdings or about $13 billion in paper profit.

El Salvador’s Crypto Windfall

According to social media updates from President Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s national Bitcoin fund now holds 6,181 BTC. The coins cost $287.1 million when bought, and their value today tops $640 million.

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ChatGPT 4.1

ChatGPT 4.1 is now rolling out, and it’s a significant leap from GPT 4o, but it fails to beat the benchmark set by Google Gemini.

Yesterday, OpenAI confirmed that developers with API access can try as many as three new models: GPT‑4.1, GPT‑4.1 mini, and GPT‑4.1 nano.

According to the benchmarks, these models are far better than the existing GPT‑4o and GPT‑4o mini, particularly in coding.

For example, GPT‑4.1 scores 54.6% on SWE-bench Verified, which is better than GPT-4o by 21.4% and 26.6% over GPT‑4.5. We have similar results on other benchmarking tools shared by OpenAI, but how does it compete against Gemini models.

ChatGPT 4.1 early benchmarks

GPT 4.1
Benchmarks comparing LLMs

According to benchmarks shared by Stagehand, which is a production-ready browser automation framework, Gemini 2.0 Flash has the lowest error rate (6.67%) along with the highest exact‑match score (90%), and it’s also cheap and fast.

On the other hand, GPT‑4.1 has a higher error rate (16.67%) and costs over 10 times more than Gemini 2.0 Flash.

Other GPT variants (like “nano” or “mini”) are cheaper or faster but not as accurate as GPT-4.1

GPT4,1
Chart compares LLMs by plotting their performance (on the vertical axis) against their price per million tokens (on the horizontal axis)

In another data shared by Pierre Bongrand, who is a scientist working on RNA at Harward, GPT‑4.1 offers poorer cost-effectiveness than competing models.

This is an important factor because GPT4.1 is cheaper than ChatGPT 4o.

Models like Gemini 2.0 Flash, Gemini 2.5 Pro, and even DeepSeek or o3 mini lie closer to or on the frontier, which suggests they deliver higher performance at a lower or comparable cost.

Ultimately, while GPT‑4.1 still works as an option, it’s clearly overshadowed by cheaper or more capable alternatives.

Coding benchmarks show GPT-4.1 lags behind Gemini 2.5

GPT 4.1

We’re seeing similar results in coding benchmarks, with Aider Polyglot listing GPT-4.1 with a 52% score, while Gemini 2.5 is miles ahead at 73%.

Gemini 2.5

It is also important to note that GPT-4.1 is a non-reasoning model, and it’s still one of the best models for coding.

GPT-4.1 is available via API, but you can use it for free if you sign up for Windsurf AI.

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March 15th How are hashrate derivatives compared to bitcoin mining stocks?

Posted on March 15th, 2025
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Bitcoin mining stocks faced a significant decline in early 2025, with companies like Bitdeer, Cipher Mining and Hut 8 losing more than 30% of their value due to a decline in Bitcoin prices and an 80% surge in network hashrates. Increased net losses, reduced Bitcoin block rewards, delayed alternative revenue streams such as high-performance computing (HPC), and macroeconomic uncertainty further weakens enthusiasm for equity mining, making investors seek alternatives like hashrate derivatives. Hash-rate futures, tokenized swaps, hedge the price fluctuations of Bitcoin and mining difficulties, tokenizing miners and institutional investors to provide financial stability.

Bitcoin Miners hit hard in the first few months of 2025

Bitcoin mining stocks have been under heavy pressure this year, with many companies valuing sharply falling amid declining prices for Bitcoin and increasing network competition. With Bitcoin falling below $90,000, mining stocks followed, with some companies losing more than 30% of their value in a few weeks. Key players such as Bitdeer, Cipher Mining and Hut 8 suffered heavy losses, reflecting both a wider market slump and a company-specific struggle. Investors are wary of the sector as financial reports show an increase in net losses, with some companies reporting hundreds of millions of losses. Despite mining companies expanding their operations and investing in more efficient hardware, the rapid growth of global Bitcoin hashrates has made it difficult to maintain profitability and reduce margins and investor confidence.

Bitcoin mining hashrate refers to the computational power used by ASIC miners to process transactions and protect the network. Measures the number of cryptographic calculations (hash) that a miner or mining network can perform every second. It is usually expressed as terrahash (TH/s) or exahash (EH/s) per second. The higher the hashrate, the better you are likely to solve blocks and earn Bitcoin rewards, but it also means more competition and energy expenditure. The overall network hashrate is dynamically adjusted, affecting the difficulty of mining and affecting the profitability of individual miners. This metric is important for assessing the efficiency and security of the Bitcoin blockchain.

The main factor that contributes to the decline in mining stock valuations is the surge in Bitcoin’s network hashrate, which has increased by 80%, making it even more difficult for miners to maintain revenue levels. As competition intensifies, the costs to secure Bitcoin rewards rise, and even the largest mining companies are narrowing down profit margins. While many companies have tried to offset this challenge by ensuring lower electricity costs and diversifying revenue streams, these efforts have yet to fully reassure investors. Furthermore, delays in high-performance computing (HPC) transactions, which some mining companies hoped to provide alternative revenue streams, further undermines enthusiasm for the sector. Combined with ongoing macroeconomic uncertainty and regulatory risk, mining inventory has slowed the performance of Bitcoin itself, annoying investors who wanted a higher return.

Given the volatility and financial instability of publicly available Bitcoin mining companies, some investors are turning to alternative ways to gain exposure to the mining sector. One new approach is through hashrate derivatives. This allows market participants to infer the profitability of Bitcoin mining without investing directly in mining stocks. Hashrate futures, for example, are contracts that allow investors to hedge changes in Bitcoin’s network difficulty, trading fees, and overall mining profitability. Unlike mining inventory, which is subject to corporate-specific risks such as administrative decisions and operational inefficiencies, hashrate futures provide a more direct way to capture trends in Bitcoin mining economics. This financial instrument has gained traction as a potential hedge against the uncertainty surrounding publicly traded mining companies.

While Bitcoin mining stocks continue to be a popular investment vehicle, their recent struggles underscore the challenge of relying on traditional stock markets to gain exposure to the mining sector. The increased appeal of hashrate derivatives suggests that more investors are looking for alternative strategies that provide flexibility and risk management in the face of mining volatility. As competition between Bitcoin miners continues to grow and regulatory uncertainty persists, investors may find hashrate-based financial products a more efficient way to navigate the complex landscape of Bitcoin mining. While it remains uncertain whether mining stocks will recover in the long term, for now hashrate derivatives offer exciting and compelling alternatives for those looking to invest in Bitcoin mining.

What types of hashrate derivatives can investors take advantage of?

Bitcoin Mining Hashrate Derivatives provide a way for miners, traders and institutional investors to hedge the difficulties of mining, electricity costs, and fluctuations in Bitcoin price volatility. These financial products allow market participants to experience Bitcoin mining economics without directly manipulating mining hardware. The most common forms of hashrate derivatives include hashrate futures and hashrate swaps, each serving a different hedging and speculative purpose.

Hashrate futures work in the same way as commodity futures contracts, allowing traders to buy and sell certain amounts of hashrates at a given price on future dates. These contracts will help miners lock in future revenues and protect them from declining profitability mining due to rising network difficulty and lower Bitcoin prices. Institutional investors can also use hashrate futures to speculate on the profitability trends of Bitcoin mining.

Hashrate swaps act as an over-the-counter (OTC) agreement between two parties. One party agrees to pay a fixed price for a certain amount of hashrate, and the other pays a floating rate based on actual mining performance. These contracts are particularly useful for mining companies seeking to stabilize their revenues by transferring risk to counterparties that are willing to be exposed to fluctuating hashrate values. Hashrate swaps consist of a variety of time frames that allow miners and investors to provide flexibility in managing their risk profiles.

Another method is to expose it to hashrate derivatives. BlockStream’s Mining Notes (BMNs) are hashrate collateral security tokens and act as a structured financial product related to Bitcoin mining performance. Specifically, it is a tokenized mining derivative that allows investors to be exposed to Bitcoin mining without owning or operating a physical mining infrastructure.

Each BMN token represents a fixed amount of petahash per mining power from Blockstream’s enterprise-grade mining facilities. Investors will receive returns in the form of Bitcoin mined by the hashrate allocated during the investment period. This product is fully regulated and offers an alternative to Bitcoin mining investments by providing fixed period exposure to mining rewards.

Unlike traditional hashrate futures and swaps that are often used in hedging, BMN is a yield generation security token designed for long-term investments. It provides exposure to Bitcoin’s mining economics, including network difficulty, Bitcoin price movement, and revenue from trading fees, making it a direct alternative to Bitcoin purchases or traditional mining stocks.

View past performances of Blockstream Mining Notes

BMN demonstrated strong returns for investors by direct exposure to Bitcoin mining without the operational risks and volatility associated with publicly published mining stocks. Unlike traditional mining investments, BMN holders receive direct returns in Bitcoin, avoiding stock market fluctuations and the complexity of corporate financial management. BMN distributed 1,200 BTC to investors over a three-year term, generating around 103% returns, outperforming both Bitcoin price rise and major mining stocks. This model allowed investors to take advantage of mining rewards without concern about mismanagement of the company or stock price fluctuations.

A key advantage of BMN was its structure as an iconic security. This was to grant investors a fixed share of mining hashrates without managing hardware or operational logistics. This approach eliminates the need for expensive infrastructure and provides a hedge against rising hashrates while making mining investments more accessible. Furthermore, BMN’s trading ability in secondary markets such as Bitfinex Securities ensures investor liquidity, allowing them to buy and sell positions more flexibly than traditional mining stocks. In contrast, publicly traded mining companies are subject to wider market sentiment and regulatory pressures, which can lead to a sudden decline in inventory values ​​that are unrelated to actual mining performance.

Beyond financial performance, Blockstream’s mining notes represent new ways to join the Bitcoin work demonstration ecosystem. By building mining exposures through regulated security, BMN bridges the gap between institutional investors and Bitcoin’s decentralized mining network. This model enhances accessibility for investors who may not have the technical expertise or capital necessary to operate the mining operation on its own. Additionally, BMN’s Blockstream’s reliance on energy-efficient mining facilities ensures cost-effective operation and reduces the impact of rising electricity costs that have negatively affected traditional mining companies.

As Bitcoin mining continues to evolve, structured investment vehicles like BMNs are becoming an attractive alternative to direct mining or equity-based investments. The ability to receive Bitcoin payments while avoiding the position of operational complexity as a future idea solution for those seeking exposure to Bitcoin mining without the risks associated with managing physical infrastructure. BlockStream’s track record at Bitcoin Infrastructure allows BMN to provide investors with a transparent and efficient way to gain exposure to Bitcoin mining, potentially setting new standards for investing in the sector.

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