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Bitdeer Technologies just locked in one of its biggest bets yet on artificial intelligence, and it has nothing to do with mining Bitcoin. The company announced a Bitdeer AI cloud deal worth roughly $400 million in contracted revenue, tied to a five-year offtake agreement that will fill half the capacity of a brand-new data center in Malaysia. For a business built on crypto mining rigs, it’s a striking signal of where the company now wants to plant its flag. Key takeaways Bitdeer secured approximately $400 million in contracted revenue through a five-year offtake agreement for AI cloud services. The deal…

DGrid AI’s DGAI token nearly doubled in its first day of trading as the decentralized AI inference project rolled out its native token. DGAI was trading around $0.73 on Tuesday, up nearly 93% over the previous 24 hours, with a market capitalization of about $110 million and trading volume topping $165 million, according to CoinGecko data. Source: CoinGecko The token launch comes as DGrid expands its decentralized AI network, which connects users and developers with distributed nodes that process AI inference requests and uses DGAI for payments, staking and node rewards. DGrid’s litepaper says its network routes AI requests across…

Laser Digital Japan, the Japanese arm of Nomura’s digital assets subsidiary, has completed its registration with Japanese regulators as a Crypto Asset Exchange Service Provider, which allows the firm to begin building its institutional crypto business in the country, according to a Friday announcement. Laser Digital Japan will focus on providing liquidity for domestic virtual asset service providers, with plans to eventually offer digital asset trading opportunities to institutional investors. The firm has not yet disclosed when those services will launch or exactly which products will be available. The regulatory approval comes as Japanese institutions become increasingly receptive to crypto…

Robinhood (HOOD) is introducing zero-fee crypto trading in the U.K. alongside stocks and shares ISAs, equities, options and futures, the company said on Monday. The all-in-one Robinhood app will bring U.K. customers access to over 50 cryptos including Bitcoin BTC$65,252.85, Ethereum ETH$1,926.76, $XRP ($XRP), Hyperliquid (HYPE), accessed via Bitstamp, the exchange Robinhood acquired in 2025. The trading firm is also introducing “Robinhood Cortex Digests for Crypto,” a generative AI-powered widget that analyses breaking news, market data, technical indicators and Robinhood’s proprietary insights. The AI service explains in plain English the key factors driving price movements in individual crypto assets, Robinhood…

Bitcoin started the week under pressure, falling to the $62,229 level after seeing a liquidation of $146.66 million. This came even after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that he had canceled a planned military strike on Iran to give diplomacy another chance. Top crypto analysts suggest that $BTC is trapped between two major liquidity zones, with its next move likely to decide the market direction. Trump’s Iran Decision Failed to Lift Bitcoin Bitcoin is down 1.35% over the past 24 hours, trading near $62,560, while the overall crypto market has also weakened, with total market capitalization falling 1.14% to $2.15…

Institutional DeFi platform Sentora has introduced a new vault on the decentralized lending protocol Morpho, designed to use Huma Finance’s payment finance token (PST) as collateral. The vault allows users to deposit PayPal’s $PYUSD stablecoin to provide liquidity for loans backed by PST, with specific loan-to-value limits and exposure caps to manage risk. How the Vault Works The vault operates on Morpho’s lending infrastructure, which aggregates liquidity from multiple sources to optimize yields. Users can supply $PYUSD, a U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by PayPal, to earn interest while enabling loans collateralized by PST. Sentora has set clear parameters: loan-to-value ratios…

Benjamin Cowen, a leading analyst in the cryptocurrency market, analyzed recent technical charts and macroeconomic developments affecting Ethereum ($ETH). He highlighted Ethereum’s recent strong rebound, sharing his insights on potential market bottoms and the critical risks facing the crypto asset in the coming period. Cowen, analyzing Ethereum’s price structure through regression channels and fair value models, stated that the asset reacted from its lows around the $1,500 level. Recalling that similar instances of touching the lower boundary of the regression band have occurred in past cycles, the analyst indicated that the current fair value zone for Ethereum lies between $2,300…

Solana’s blockchain is having a moment that traders can’t ignore, and the numbers behind it are hard to dismiss. According to data reported by Coinfomania, tokenized AI stocks trading on Solana have now crossed $465 million in cumulative volume, while stablecoin issuer Circle has minted more than $10 billion in $USDC on the network in just a single month. Together, those two figures paint a picture of a blockchain absorbing capital at a pace that’s turning heads across the crypto industry. Key takeaways Tokenized AI stocks on Solana have surpassed $465 million in total trading volume, according to Coinfomania. Circle…

The Head of Community at the XRPL Foundation and dUNL validator Vet announced the upcoming launch of native lending and privacy tools on the $XRP-oriented blockchain, publishing a detailed breakdown of the forthcoming upgrades. In short, XRPL is switching to a fully autonomous mode and rolling out a built-in DeFi stack that will allow institutions and retail investors to operate directly out of the box, bypassing third-party smart contracts, bridges, intermediaries and additional fees. In addition to the network’s existing DEX infrastructure, including an order book and AMM, as well as tokenization and compliance controls, the XLS-0096 amendment introduces the…

As South Korea’s legislative efforts on a basic digital asset law remain stalled, a ruling party lawmaker has proposed a two-track strategy for introducing won-denominated stablecoins, with banks taking the lead initially to ensure stability, before opening the market to fintech firms for innovation and distribution. Kim Sang-hoon’s Two-Track Approach Kim Sang-hoon, chair of the People Power Party’s special committee on stock and digital asset value-up, told Edaily in an interview on Aug. 20 at the National Assembly Members’ Office Building in Yeouido that he supports a bank-centered issuance plan based on a “50%+1” rule. Under this model, banks would…