4.04 $/GPU-hour (listed) +7.09% 1M · as of Oct 30, 2026, 01:01 UTC
Urdais
Intelligence for the Information Age
Compute
LiveInside DigitalOcean Simulations: how user simulation, execution, and validation work
DigitalOcean · Oct 29, 2026
DigitalOcean Signals: Observability for AI Agents and Inference
DigitalOcean · Oct 28, 2026
Introducing VMware solution on Google Cloud
Google Cloud · Oct 27, 2026
CoreWeave Builds the First Global Backbone Network Purpose-Built for AI
One global AI network, four continents. CoreWeave is adding PoPs across the Middle East and Asia Pacific in Q4 2026, extending a backbone engineered for AI traffic rather than general compute.
CoreWeave · Oct 27, 2026
Auto repair for Together GPU Clusters: from GPU fault to healthy node
Together GPU Clusters auto repair detects GPU, host and fabric faults, picks the lightest fix, and lets you decide per fault and per Xid code which repairs run automatically. Here is how it works.
Together AI · Oct 27, 2026
Three layers, all config: how DigitalOcean Managed Agents enforce NVIDIA OpenShell-aligned boundaries
DigitalOcean · Oct 26, 2026
Scale reservoir uncertainty analysis with agile reservoir modeling
As subsurface data grows in scale and complexity, teams need a faster, more connected way to transform uncertainty into actionable decisions.
Microsoft Azure · Oct 26, 2026
DigitalOcean Signals: Observability for AI Agents and Inference
DigitalOcean · Oct 23, 2026
Prompt Caching is GA on DigitalOcean Serverless Inference: Up to 90% Off the Context Your Agents Resend
DigitalOcean · Oct 23, 2026
Post-Training at the Frontier
RL Post-Training at the Frontier: How CoreWeave, You.com and NVIDIA Customized Nemotron’s Agentic Search & Browsing Capabilities with RL Rollouts
CoreWeave · Oct 23, 2026

CoreWeave Leads the Charge in AI Infrastructure Efficiency, with up to 20% Higher GPU Cluster Performance than Alternative Solutions
CoreWeave boosts AI infrastructure efficiency with up to 20% higher GPU cluster performance compared to alternatives, narrowing the AI efficiency gap with optimized, purpose-built solutions.
CoreWeave · Oct 22, 2026
Inside Agent Compute Engine: Building the compute foundation for the agentic era
Google Cloud · Oct 22, 2026
Energy / Power
LivePJM Files Amended Reliability Backstop Proposal
PJM Interconnection · Oct 29, 2026
Keeping America’s Nuclear Fleet Reliable as Electricity Demand Grows
POWER Magazine · Oct 29, 2026
Curtiss-Wright Invests $30M to Expand Nuclear Instrumentation Manufacturing in Texas
POWER Magazine · Oct 29, 2026
Energy Department Closes $5.1 Billion Loan to Lower Electricity Costs and Strengthen Grid Reliability in Iowa and Wisconsin
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing today announced the financial close of a $5.1 billion loan package to Alliant Energy to lower electricity costs, expand firm power generation, and strengthen grid reliability in Iowa and Wisconsin.
U.S. Department of Energy · Oct 28, 2026
DOE Closes $5.1B Loan Package for Alliant’s Iowa, Wisconsin Gas Power and Battery Storage Buildout
POWER Magazine · Oct 29, 2026
Advancing the Safe Transport of Activated Metallic Waste
POWER Magazine · Oct 28, 2026
Energy Department Announces $5 Billion Loan to Boost Nuclear Power and Help Lower Costs in Illinois, Maryland, and Pennsylvania
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing today announced a conditional loan commitment of up to $5 billion to finance nuclear uprates and modernization across Constellation Energy’s nuclear fleet in Illinois, Maryland, and Pennsylvania.
U.S. Department of Energy · Oct 27, 2026
DOE Offers Constellation Up to $5B Loan for 1.1 GW of Nuclear Uprates at Eight Plants
POWER Magazine · Oct 27, 2026
Executive Order 14421: Managing the Risk of a Ban on Chinese Grid Equipment
POWER Magazine · Oct 27, 2026
Energy Department Designates Helium as Critical Material to Strengthen American Manufacturing and Supply Chain Security
Designation reflects helium’s essential role in semiconductor manufacturing and advanced energy technologies.
U.S. Department of Energy · Oct 23, 2026
Antares Secures BWXT Fuel Agreement, Advances DOE Review for Electricity-Producing Mark-1
POWER Magazine · Oct 27, 2026
Data Centers Can Have Both: Reliability and Sustainability Are Not Tradeoffs
POWER Magazine · Oct 27, 2026
Crypto
Live
Binance investigating hack as suspicious outflows reach up to $5.8 billion
Tether and Circle froze $1.79 billion in USDT and USDC after billions moved out of Binance hot wallets. Binance says it is investigating.
The Block · Oct 29, 2026

Strategy reports $19.5 billion in Q3 net income as preferred shareholders approve daily dividends
Strategy reported $19.53B in Q3 net income on a $20.91B bitcoin gain, holds 848,517 BTC, and moves preferreds to daily dividends.
The Block · Oct 29, 2026
South Africa Leads Sub-Saharan Africa’s 13.4% Crypto Growth
Summary Everyday financial needs are driving Sub-Saharan Africa’s crypto growth. The region’s crypto economy grew 13.4% to $101 billion, making…
Chainalysis · Oct 29, 2026

Polymarket resumes trading after $2.65 million exploit, says third-party provider was compromised
After over $2.5 million was lost within minutes on Polymarket, the platform said it has since placed its exchange in cancel-only mode.
The Block · Oct 29, 2026

HYPE surges 15% as NYSE parent ICE moves to bring Hyperliquid perps to US
NYSE parent ICE will partner with and invest in Trade[XYZ] to launch regulated, Hyperliquid-based perpetual futures in the U.S.
The Block · Oct 29, 2026
Treasury Sanctions Russians, North Koreans supporting DPRK IT Worker Fraud
Summary OFAC sanctioned Russian and DPRK nationals that targeted U.S. businesses with fraudulent IT workers, generating cryptocurrency proceeds to fund…
Chainalysis · Oct 28, 2026

Uniswap Labs opens fee conversion tool TJAR to apps, starting with Robinhood
Uniswap Labs has opened up its Token Jar fee conversion system to other apps through a new tool called TJAR.
The Block · Oct 29, 2026

Polygon adds Solana to payment stack linking bank accounts, crypto and payouts
Polygon added Solana to its payments platform, connecting businesses to bank funding, cross-chain transfers, stablecoins and global payouts.
The Block · Oct 29, 2026
International Law Enforcement Seizes Domain of Virtualine Bulletproof Hosting Service
Summary The FBI Washington Field Office, working with international law enforcement partners and private sector contributors, including Chainalysis and OverRIPE,…
Chainalysis · Oct 27, 2026

Curve Finance launches on Stellar in first native deployment outside EVM ecosystem
Curve Finance has launched on Stellar mainnet, its first native deployment outside the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) ecosystem.
The Block · Oct 29, 2026

Utah files criminal charges against Kalshi, executives over alleged illegal gambling
Utah AG Derek Brown filed criminal charges against Kalshi, Tarek Mansour and Luana Lopes Lara for allegedly promoting online gambling.
The Block · Oct 29, 2026
Bitcoin Optech Newsletter #428 Recap Podcast
Gustavo Flores Echaiz and Brandon Black are joined by Adam Gibson, Vincenzo Palazzo, and João Dias to discuss Newsletter #428.
Bitcoin Optech · Oct 27, 2026
Measurement index
What Urdais Measures
The markets and infrastructure underlying the Information Age.
Compute→
Price of computational capacity
- $/GPU-hour
- ·$/PFLOP-hour
- ·H100 · H200 · B200
Memory
Price of DRAM memory
- Index points
- ·DRAM PPI
- ·Export unit value
Photonics
Price of moving information
- $/Gbps
- ·Transceivers
- ·Optical bandwidth
Energy / Power→
Price of powering computation
- $/kWh
- ·$/MWh
- ·Regional pricing
Chips & Accelerators
Price of advanced compute hardware
- $/accelerator
- ·Performance/$
- ·Availability
Model Economics→
Price of machine intelligence
- $/1M input tokens
- ·$/1M output tokens
- ·Inference cost
Crypto
Native monetary markets of the Information Age
- BTC purchasing power
- ·Network economics
Measured across
- Price
- ·Capacity
- ·Performance
- ·Region
- ·Service quality
- ·Volatility