Bitcoin Mining Giants Pivot to AI Data Centers With Multi-Billion Dollar Deals
Bitmine Crosses 5.77M ETH Holdings, Controls Nearly 5% of Ethereum Supply
Brazil's Securities Regulator Launches Tokenization Task Force With 60-Day Deadline
Hut 8 Surges 30-35% on $9.8B AI Data-Center Lease, Signals Major Pivot From Crypto Mining
Hyperliquid Launches Permissionless Prediction Markets in HIP-4 Upgrade
Michael Saylor Opposes Bitcoin's BIP-110 Anti-Spam Proposal
South Korea's FSS Launches Sanctions Process Against Upbit Over $32-36M Hack
Hyperliquid Launches Permissionless Prediction Markets With 500K HYPE Stake
Bitcoin Plunges Below $64K as Middle East Tensions Spike Oil
Allbridge Core Paused After $1M+ Flash Loan Exploit
US Regulators Miss GENIUS Act Deadline; Stablecoin Issuers Face Compliance Uncertainty Until 2028
Cardano's Van Rossem Hard Fork Activates as Golden Cross Fuels Rally Toward $0.20
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Bitmine Crosses 5.77M ETH Holdings, Controls Nearly 5% of Ethereum Supply
Brazil's Securities Regulator Launches Tokenization Task Force With 60-Day Deadline
Hut 8 Surges 30-35% on $9.8B AI Data-Center Lease, Signals Major Pivot From Crypto Mining
Michael Saylor Opposes Bitcoin's BIP-110 Anti-Spam Proposal
South Korea's FSS Launches Sanctions Process Against Upbit Over $32-36M Hack
Hyperliquid Launches Permissionless Prediction Markets With 500K HYPE Stake
Bitcoin Plunges Below $64K as Middle East Tensions Spike Oil
Hyperliquid Launches Permissionless Prediction Markets in HIP-4 Upgrade
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Bitcoin Mining Giants Pivot to AI Data Centers With Multi-Billion Dollar Deals
Bitcoin mining stocks surged after Hut 8 and IREN announced multi-billion-dollar contracts to build and operate AI data centers, marking an accelerating strategic shift away from traditional cryptocurrency mining toward higher-margin cloud computing infrastructure.
Bitmine Crosses 5.77M ETH Holdings, Controls Nearly 5% of Ethereum Supply
Bitmine Immersion Technologies has amassed 5.77 million ETH, worth over $11 billion, controlling approximately 4.8% of Ethereum's circulating supply. The latest acquisition of 7,430 ETH pushes the company closer to a 6 million token target, positioning it among the largest single holders globally.
Hut 8 Surges 30-35% on $9.8B AI Data-Center Lease, Signals Major Pivot From Crypto Mining
Hut 8 Mining shares surged 30-35% following announcement of a $9.8 billion AI data-center lease in Texas. The deal marks a watershed moment for the crypto mining sector's transformation toward artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Michael Saylor Opposes Bitcoin's BIP-110 Anti-Spam Proposal
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Brazil's Securities Regulator Launches Tokenization Task Force With 60-Day Deadline
Brazil's CVM has formed a 14-member tokenization task force with a 60-day deadline to draft an experimental regulatory framework for on-chain securities trading, signaling the country's proactive approach to digital asset oversight.
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South Korea's FSS Targets Upbit Operator Over $32-36M Hack
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Hyperliquid Launches Permissionless Prediction Markets in HIP-4 Upgrade
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