AI
More than 90% of firms report no measurable headcount change from artificial intelligence over the past three years. The finding tempers fears of rapid labor displacement while signaling that enterprise AI remains in an early deployment phase. The data comes from a National Bureau of Economic Research working paper produced
Investing in crypto can feel fast and unpredictable. Prices move around the clock. News hits in real time. And small mistakes can be costly. That’s why risk management isn’t optional. It’s the foundation of staying in the game. At its core, risk management means understanding what could
Finance
MARA Holdings has completed its acquisition of a 64% stake in French data center operator Exaion. The deal deepens the Nasdaq-listed bitcoin miner’s push into European cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure. EDF Pulse Ventures Partners with MARA & NJJ to Support a New Phase of Exaion’s DevelopmentEDF Pulse
AI
Demis Hassabis says artificial intelligence risks need urgent action. The Google DeepMind CEO is pressing governments to coordinate on baseline safety rules as models become more autonomous and more widely deployed. The warning lands as “agent” systems move from demos into workflows. Hassabis, speaking to Bloomberg Television from an AI
Markets
Bitcoin rose 1.75% to $67,769 after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s broad tariff regime. The move signaled immediate risk-on positioning across digital assets and crypto-linked equities. Ethereum traded near $1,960, up more than 2%, while Solana gained over 4% to $84,
Understanding the correlation between these two worlds is more than just a statistical exercise. For investors in 2026, it is the key to knowing whether crypto still offers the diversification benefits it once promised. Measuring the Connection: The Pearson Scale To understand how closely these markets move, analysts use a
Opinion
Peter Schiff says Bitcoin could fall 84% to $20,000 if it breaks $50,000. The call lands as traders assess whether growing institutional ownership makes the asset more fragile in a downturn. In a post on X, Schiff argued that a decisive move below $50,000 “looks likely” and
DeFi
World Liberty Financial plans tokens tied to a Trump resort loan. The offering targets accredited investors seeking fixed yield plus loan revenue from a Maldives project, extending tokenization into an illiquid slice of private real estate. Sales could start within the next 30 days. WLFI’s own token has lost
Regulation
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reduced the capital haircut on qualifying payment stablecoins from 100% to 2%. The shift allows broker-dealers to treat $100 of approved stablecoins as $98 in net capital, aligning them with conservative money market funds. In new guidance from the Division of Trading and Markets,
Markets
Gold and silver advanced Friday as U.S.–Iran tensions escalated, while bitcoin hovered near $67,000. The divergence highlights renewed demand for traditional safe havens as crypto struggles to confirm technical support. Gold broke above a short-term trend and approached a nearby horizontal resistance level, with analysts noting only
Markets
Bitcoin is trading below the $79,000 “True Market Mean,” a key onchain valuation threshold tracked by Glassnode. The breakdown signals a structural shift as exchange-traded fund outflows and tight liquidity remove a steady source of demand. Glassnode’s latest weekly report shows bitcoin decisively lost the aggregate cost basis
Markets
Bitcoin mining difficulty surged 14.7% to 144.4 trillion at block height 937,440. The adjustment marks the largest absolute increase on record, reflecting a sharp hashrate recovery after widespread U.S. winter storm curtailments. Data from Mempool shows the roughly 18.5 trillion jump erased the prior epoch’