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· 24 days ago· CoinDesk
Bitcoin miners are becoming AI companies and selling their BTC to fund the transition
The average public miner spent $79,995 to produce one bitcoin last quarter. Bitcoin is trading at $70,000. The math doesn't work, so the industry is pivoting to AI, taking on $70 billion in contracts, and liquidating bitcoin treasuries to finance the shift.
· 24 days ago· CoinDesk
Watch out Bitcoin devs. Google says post-quantum migration needs to happen by 2029.
The search giant set a corporate deadline to migrate all authentication services to quantum-resistant cryptography, validating the timeline Ethereum has been building toward for eight years. Bitcoin's response so far has been silence.
· 24 days ago· CoinDesk
Here's what next as Anthropic's most powerful AI model leaked via unsecured data cache
A draft blog post left in an unsecured data cache revealed a new model tier called Capybara that Anthropic says is more capable than anything it has built, with the company flagging "unprecedented" cybersecurity risks.
· 24 days ago· CoinDesk
Crypto's future is bright in the context of AI's assault on software firms, says Kraken-backed investment firm
Crypto’s latest bear cycle is a mere blip when compared with the existential threat AI now poses to traditional software services, says Ravi Tanuku, CEO of KRAKacquisition Corp.
· 24 days ago· CoinDesk
Here's how bitcoin, Ethereum and other networks are preparing for the looming quantum threat
Across many of the most well-known ecosystems like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, responses are diverging along familiar lines: what to do on social consensus and technical iteration, and community members are split between caution and acceleration.
· 24 days ago· CoinDesk
Why bitcoin's 'compressed' valuation offers reduced downside risk versus stocks
The recent surge in oil and gas prices has driven up inflation expectations, causing markets to adjust their bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts, with traders now pricing in a near 40% chance of no rate cuts this year.
· 24 days ago· CoinDesk
Kalshi secures license to offer margin trading to institutional investors
Margin feature is a departure from traditional prediction markets, which typically require fully collateralized positions, and comes as the industry sees growing trading volumes and investment.
