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Shares in Bitdeer Technologies Group fell 17% on Thursday after the Bitcoin mining and artificial intelligence infrastructure firm unveiled a $300 million convertible senior note offering.

Bitcoin’s recent 46% slide from its October peak is unlikely to be driven by fears over quantum computing, according to developer Matt Carallo, who argued that Ether’s weak performance undermines that narrative.

Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari said crypto is “utterly useless” compared with artificial intelligence, dismissing stablecoins as lacking practical advantages over existing payment systems.

Illicit entities received about $141 billion through stablecoins in 2025, the highest level in five years, according to a new report from TRM Labs.

Dash has integrated Zcash’s Orchard shielded pool into the Dash Evolution chain, a secondary smart contract-enabled layer, with the upgrade expected to go live in March following cybersecurity audits.

Litecoin has fallen nearly one-third from its January open and recently dipped to around $45 before stabilising near $53, as traders watch a long-term descending triangle pattern on the weekly chart.

Jervis Johnson warned that generative artificial intelligence could become “the asbestos of the internet,” backing Games Workshop’s formal ban on AI use in Warhammer design processes.

Top institutional holders increased their stakes in Bitmine Immersion Technologies during the fourth quarter of 2025 despite a sharp sell-off, signalling sustained Wall Street demand for the largest corporate Ethereum treasury vehicle.

South Korean prosecutors said they recovered 320.88 Bitcoin, worth about $21.3 million, after the stolen funds were unexpectedly returned to an official wallet earlier this week, local media reported.

Deutsche Börse Group digital assets head Carlo Kölzer said tokenisation is a natural evolution of market infrastructure rather than a threat, positioning the group to integrate digital and traditional assets into a hybrid trading environment.

Voltage has introduced Voltage Credit, a USD-settled revolving credit line embedded directly into Bitcoin and Lightning payment flows, allowing businesses to send instant payments while repaying balances in US dollars or bitcoin.

Public Bitcoin miners are developing roughly 30 gigawatts of artificial intelligence-focused power capacity, nearly triple the 11 GW currently online, as they seek to offset post-halving margin pressure and reposition for the next growth cycle.