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The boom in share price for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) companies since September has delivered extraordinary returns for bitcoin miners expanding into those industries, but the growth comes at a cost. Bitcoin BTC$107,764.56 has risen just 10% this year, and with the bubble popping in corporate bitcoin treasuries in recent months, the narrative has shifted toward miners transforming their business models. Miners have been increasingly active in the debt markets as they seek to finance ambitious buildouts of their AI and HPC businesses. According to The MinerMag, their combined debt and convertible note offerings reached record levels…

CDARI, a renowned Web3 ecommerce entity, has collaborated with Krain AI, an infrastructure layer to drive AI economy. The partnership is aimed at developing a robust infrastructure layer to back the swiftly advancing AI economy. As mentioned in the official social media announcement shared by CDARI, the development focuses on merging the next-gen infrastructure solutions of Krain AI with the ecosystem expertise of CDARI. Hence, this synergy powers the creation of unique decentralized AI apps. 🚨 PARTNERSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨We’re beyond excited to partner with @Krain_AI — building the Infrastructure Layer for the AI Economy! ⚙️🤖💎 AI App Portal🔥 Token Launch…

Crypto inflows climbed toward the $2 billion mark last week, with positive sentiment drawing from the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) decision to cut interest rates. Amid strong crypto inflows, the total AuM hit a YTD high of $40.4 billion, putting the market on track to match or slightly exceed last year’s $48.6 billion positive flows. Fed Rate Cut Pushed Crypto Inflows Past $1.9 Billion Last Week BeInCrypto reported the Fed’s move to cut interest rates last week, with chair Jerome Powell framing the rate cut as a risk management decision Against this backdrop, the Dollar weakened while equities and Bitcoin rallied…

Argo Blockchain’s largest lender, Growler Mining, is taking control of the embattled crypto miner through a debt-for-equity swap that leaves existing shareholders with just a small stake in the company. The restructuring, filed under the UK Companies Act, revealed that Growler will convert about $7.5 million in secured loans and provide new funding in exchange for 87.5% of Argo’s recapitalized equity. Bondholders of Argo’s $40 million unsecured notes will collectively receive 10%, while current shareholders will retain only 2.5%. The deal, part of a court-supervised restructuring plan dubbed Project Triumph, is designed to prevent insolvency and preserve the miner’s Nasdaq…

Empowering a Future Where Humans, Autonomous Machines, and AI Agents alike can Build, Deploy, and Transact Freely Using Secure, Self-custodial Wallets 17 October 2025 – Tether, the largest company in the digital asset ecosystem, today announced it has open-sourced its Wallet Development Kit (WDK), a new development toolkit designed to empower humans, machines, and AI agents to build, deploy, and utilize secure, multi-chain, self-custodial wallets. These wallets can be integrated into any device, from the smallest embedded systems to mobile, desktop, or server operating systems. With WDK by Tether, developers, organizations, nations, AI Agents, and even autonomous systems can create…

Crypto-related company stocks tumbled in pre-market trading on Monday as bitcoin BTC$112,893.81 and several altcoins succumbed to unrelenting sell pressure, spurring $1.6 billion in liquidations across derivatives exchanges. Coinbase (COIN) is down by 3% in pre-market trading while Strategy (MSTR) slid by 2.3%. Mara Holdings (MARA) and Metaplanet (TYO: 3350) also lost more than 3%. Crypto treasury companies had a rougher morning; with solana treasury company Forward Industries (FORD) selling off by as much as 5% in pre-market trading while ETH-focused BitMine (BMNR) lost 3.9%. The equities sell-off comes after a grueling weekly open for crypto markets during the Asia…

Crypto majors mostly rally post-FOMC; BTC at $117,300. SOL jumps 5% as Forward Industries announces $4B ATM. BNB crosses $1,000 for first time; CZ bull-posts ASTER (+400%). Hype hits new ATH at $59; Project X announces its Phase 2. TokenWorks & PNKSTR announce perpetual machine rollouts for 5 new NFT collections, token soars. Crypto majors are very green after a 25 bps cut at FOMC yesterday; BTC +1% at $117,300, ETH +2% at $4,580, XRP +3% at $3.11, SOL +5% at $247. PENGU (+14%), SPX (+11%) and AVAX (+10%) led top movers. HYPE hit a new ATH at $59 on…

Young Platform takes a decisive step in its crypto evolution by announcing the creation of Young Group, marking a strategic turning point that positions it among the leaders of European digital finance. The official announcement came during the Young Group Keynote on September 19, held in the prestigious setting of Palazzo Mezzanotte, home of the Italian Stock Exchange in Milan. The company, known for making the world of cryptocurrencies accessible to millions of Italian users, is now transforming from a simple crypto exchange to a financial Super App: an integrated ecosystem that promises to redefine how users manage their digital…

This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. It is frankly really hard to be the Ethereum Foundation. Your job is to fund public goods R&D and ship complex network upgrades. But that means you’re also constantly choosing between selling ETH and being yelled at for selling ETH. The EF has a staff of about 200 employees and an annual operating budget of ~$145 million. That money comes from a treasury of largely ETH. That ETH needs to be sold to pay your staff, but ETH holders dislike when you sell the thing they own.…

Bitcoin and altcoins started the new week with a sharp decline despite the Fed’s interest rate cut decision last week. With the decline, Bitcoin and altcoins fell below pre-FOMC levels, while CoinShares published its weekly cryptocurrency report and said that there was an inflow of $1.9 billion last week. “Cryptocurrency investment products saw $1.9 billion in inflows last week, a positive response to the Fed’s ‘hawkish rate cut’ last week.” Bitcoin and Ethereum Go Neck and Neck! When looking at individual crypto funds, it was seen that the majority of inflows were in Bitcoin. While Bitcoin experienced an inflow of…