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Wall Street broker Benchmark said Hut 8 (HUT) has transformed from a bitcoin BTC$114,329.79 miner into a broader energy infrastructure company positioned to capitalize on artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) demand. In a Tuesday report, analyst Mark Palmer reiterated his buy rating on the shares and more than doubled his price target to $78 from $36. Palmer cited a sum-of-the-parts analysis based on the company’s energy infrastructure pipeline, its 64% stake in American Bitcoin Corp. (ABTC), and the 10,264 BTC on its balance sheet as of June 30. The shares were 0.7% lower in early trading at $38.57.…

EQTY Lab has announced the launch of Verifiable Governance and Sovereignty solution for agentic AI on Hedera. Summary EQTY Lab to enable verifiable AI governance for agentic systems on Hedera. The platform, which taps into Nvidia architecture, is collaborating with Hedera Foundation. Solution targets accountability and privacy-enhancing automation with AI. The initiative is a collaboration between EQTY Lab and Hedera Foundation, the entity helping to develop the Hedera (HBAR) blockchain network, the firms said in a press release. With agentic AI a rapidly expanding ecosystem, the integration of EQTY Lab’s verifiable governance solution is a key milestone, particularly as it…

Bybit has announced a new milestone. Its bbSOL token is now supported by Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered crypto bank in the United States. The update came through Bybit’s official X account and quickly caught the crypto community’s attention. Bybit’s bbSOL is now supported by @Anchorage — the first federally chartered crypto bankThis partnership marks a major milestone in making bbSOL an institutional-grade liquid staking token within the Solana ecosystem — combining liquidity, compliance, and bank-level security.… https://t.co/BOp5sDWYLl — Bybit (@Bybit_Official) October 29, 2025 This partnership marks a big step for liquid staking on Solana. It brings together three…

Hong Kong is setting its sights on the next phase of digital finance as the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) advances its central bank digital currency (CBDC) agenda and strengthens data connectivity across the financial ecosystem. Eddie Yue, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), HKMA, shared these plans in his latest article, which also outlined the achievements they have made so far in their “Fintech 2025” strategy. Yue also discussed the future direction of the initiative, which aims to cement Hong Kong’s position as a global fintech leader. Enabling the digital economy with strong infrastructures Yue stated that “Financial infrastructure is like…

XRP holders scored a victory in India after a court ruled that cryptocurrencies qualify as property under law, marking one of the country’s clearest legal acknowledgments of digital asset ownership. The Madras High Court on Friday barred WazirX, India’s largest crypto exchange, from redistributing a customer’s 3,532 XRP holdings to offset losses from a $234 million hack that hit the platform in July last year. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh said the user’s XRP tokens, purchased in January and unaffected by the incident, could not be diluted under the exchange’s “socialization of losses” plan. “It is not a tangible property nor…

Bitcoin and Ethereum walked, so Solana and XRP could run, according to Giovanni Vicioso, CME Group’s global head of cryptocurrency products. The world’s leading derivatives marketplace began offering futures contracts for the smaller cryptocurrencies earlier this year, and they’re getting a boost from infrastructure and liquidity that wasn’t there before, Vicioso told Decrypt on Wednesday. “These products, hands down, have been our fastest growing,” he said. “Solana and XRP had an ‘accelerating advantage,’ if you will, because they were able to benefit from the learnings that we saw in the marketplace with the launch of Bitcoin and Ethereum.” On Monday,…

Bitcoin BTC$115,111.97 mining still generates nearly all of the sector’s revenue even as the focus is shifting to artificial intelligence (AI), broker Canaccord Genuity said in a report on Tuesday. However, the pivot makes sense as miners built out vast energy infrastructure for bitcoin that now positions them to power the next wave of AI data centers, said Canaccord’s analysts, led by Joseph Vafi. Sector evolution is accelerating, driven by rising AI investment, more miner-AI deals, lower financing costs, and new corporate structures. However, bitcoin mining fundamentals remain strong, with prices near record highs and costs ranging from $30,000 to…

GoPlus Security and Brevis Network have announced a strategic collaboration aimed at strengthening the Web3 security landscape. The two companies will co-develop the “Security Oracle,” a decentralized and verifiable oracle network tailored for on-chain risk assessment and data validation. The proposal combines blockchain intelligent with multi-chain security engine of GoPlus Security with zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) and verifiable computation of Brevis. This collaboration will offer the decentralized applications, wallets, and protocols with standardized and privacy-preserving security data services. We’re excited to announce GoPlus × Brevis @brevis_zk have formed a strategic partnership to build the “Security Oracle”,Together, we strive for a more…

STBL, a native governance token for connecting traditional finance (TradFi) with decentralized finance (DeFi), has announced its multi-faced partnership with Kaito Mindshare, a blockchain project’s brand awareness, relevance, and long-term visibility within the Web3 ecosystem. The main purpose of this partnership is to provide authentic information about STBL stablecoins by giving handsome incentives to creators who provide verified insights and deep public understanding. The STBL × Kaito Mindshare Campaign is live.A new creator leaderboard is now tracking verified conversations and insights around the STBL ecosystem.Join the initiative shaping how information about programmable stablecoins is shared and rewarded.Leaderboard →… pic.twitter.com/N8rGLpSMxP —…

Nakamoto Holding’s share price has plunged more than 98% from its all-time high in May. The drop stemmed from its $563 million private investment in public equity (PIPE) deals, which triggered heavy selling by investors. The Bitcoin treasury firm’s financing model sold heavily discounted shares to private investors to fund Bitcoin purchases, which massively diluted existing shareholders. The deal flopped after the launch of a large batch of PIPE shares for sale in September. Bailey seeks to fold Nakamoto with other companies The NAKA chart looks absolutely disgusting. These PIPE deals are destructive and may be impossible to come back…