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IREN, Cipher Mining (CIFR) and Hut 8 (HUT) could be set to add AI-related gains

Shares of bitcoin mining companies that have changed business plans to account for artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure were big winners in 2025, a run they continued into the new year. And if big tech’s earnings this year are any indication, they may continue to reap the benefits of the pivot. Fourth-quarter results and 2026 outlooks […]

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BTC holdings remained at 11,509 coins in the fourth quarter

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Tesla’s ( TSLA ) bitcoin holdings remained flat in the fourth quarter of 2025, continuing at 11,509 coins. However, the value of this stack declined significantly as the price of bitcoin fell from around $114,000 to $88,000 during the last three months of the year. That decline forced Tesla to post an after-tax impairment loss

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BTC Stuck at $89,000 as Gold Rises to New Record

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The gold bull market kicked into higher gear on Wednesday, with the yellow metal rising 6% to above $5,400 an ounce for the first time. Silver and platinum posted even bigger percentage gains, but gold, with a market cap somewhere in the $40 trillion range, was certainly the standout asset. A significant portion of gold’s

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White House to meet with crypto, bank CEOs to discuss market structure

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The White House will meet with representatives from crypto companies and traditional banks in the coming days to work on concerns about stablecoin dividends in the crypto market structure bill, people familiar with the matter told CoinDesk. The legislation, which was delayed earlier this month, has faced opposition over how it proposes to regulate stablecoin

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Paxos Gold (PAXG) sees record inflows of $248 million in January

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Crypto investors are piling into tokenized gold as digital asset markets tread water, sending inflows into Paxos’ gold token to a record high in January. Paxos Gold (PAXG), backed by physical gold held in LBMA boxes in London, raised more than $248 million in fresh capital through January, DefiLlama data shows. That lifted PAXG’s market

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Ethereum to roll out new AI agent standard soon

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Network news ETHEREUM’S NEW AI AGENT STANDARD: Ethereum developers are preparing to roll out ERC-8004, a new standard designed to help software agents find each other, prove who they are, and decide who to trust when operating across different systems. The proposal introduces a simple idea: if AI agents are to act, coordinate and perform

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Strive (ASST) cleans up balance, adds more BTC

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Bitcoin financial company Strive (ASST) now has less debt and more bitcoin on its books after raising $225 million via an offering of its SATA preferred stock. With more than $600 million in orders, according to a press release, the offering was increased from an originally targeted $150 million. The proceeds and exchanges allowed Strive

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CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: AAVE gains 2.9%, leading index higher

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Avalanche (AVAX) was also a top performer, up 1.6% from Tuesday.

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Criminal Use of Crypto Spikes After Years of Steady Decline, TRM Report Says

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Criminal actors seized $158 billion in digital assets last year, marking a sudden increase in the value of illicit activity after years of decline, according to a report released by TRM Labs analyzing 2025 data. However, the increase in the total still represents a sustained decline in the percentage of total crypto activity linked to

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Bullish bitcoin traders get crash protection as Friday’s $8.9 billion expiration approaches

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Crypto traders lean bullish as they hunt for downside protection ahead of Friday’s bitcoin BTC$89,917.94 options deadline for billions of dollars. Bitcoin options worth $8.5 billion will expire on Deribit at 8:00 UTC on Friday, the world’s largest crypto exchange by trading volume and open positions. These figures represent the nominal value in US dollars

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