Grok and DeepSeek outperformed other major artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots in cryptocurrency trading, timing the market’s local bottom before a recovery rally and hinting at a possible edge for users who rely on their insights. Grok 4 and DeepSeek were the two best-performing generative AI chatbots in a crypto trading competition launched by developers that…
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Billionaire entrepreneur and Tesla CEO Elon Musk touted Bitcoin’s ability to protect investors from fiat money printing, which may increase due to what analysts call a forthcoming government-funded race to develop artificial intelligence. Musk has praised Bitcoin’s (BTC) energy-based proof-of-work model for its inflation-proof mechanism, which is immune to governmental fiat currency printing as it…
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BitMine, the world’s largest corporate Ether holder, capitalized on this weekend’s crypto market crash to buy the dip, signaling more institutional confidence in Ether’s continued momentum. The company said it acquired Ether (ETH) “more aggressively” during the market turmoil, pushing its total holdings past 3 million ETH, or about 2.5% of the cryptocurrency’s total supply.…
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Binance’s ecosystem token BNB reached a new all-time high on Monday, outperforming the wider cryptocurrency market, which is still recovering from nearly $20 billion in liquidations over the weekend. The BNB (BNB) token rose to a new all-time high of $1,370 on Monday, according to CoinMarketCap data, rebounding strongly after a weekend crash that triggered…
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Cryptocurrency markets showed signs of consolidation in the second week of October, even as investors continued to bet on another “Uptober” rally to new highs. Also in the news this week was the $11 billion Bitcoin (BTC) whale who returned after a two-month hiatus to transfer another $360 million in BTC, signaling a potential rotation…
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Nasdaq-listed wealth and asset management services provider Prestige Wealth is rebranding to Aurelion Treasury to launch the Nasdaq’s first Tether Gold-backed corporate treasury as more Wall Street companies explore digital asset offerings. To launch Nasdaq’s first Tether Gold (XAUT) treasury, the company announced the closure of a $100 million Private Investment in Public Equity (PIPE)…
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A large cryptocurrency investor who surfaced two months ago with about $11 billion worth of Bitcoin has opened almost $900 million in short positions against Bitcoin and Ether, signaling expectations of a market correction despite widespread optimism for October. The whale returned to trading on Thursday with a $360 million Bitcoin (BTC) transfer that piqued…
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Japan’s newly elected prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, may open the door for more “refined” regulations to boost the country’s cryptocurrency economy, which could be set to emerge as the next global hub for crypto companies. Takaichi was elected leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Saturday and is set to become Japan’s first female…
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A Bitcoin whale that held about $11 billion in BTC before rotating more than $5 billion of the stash into Ether two months ago has returned to the cryptocurrency market, with another $360 million Bitcoin transfer. The whale address transferred $360 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) into decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Hyperunit’s hot wallet “bc1pd”…
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Crypto-focused asset manager Grayscale staked $150 million worth of Ether after introducing staking for its exchange-traded products (ETPs) on Monday. The asset management company staked 32,000 Ether (ETH) worth $150 million, according to blockchain data platform Lookonchain. The transfer occurred a day after Grayscale introduced staking for its Ether ETPs, making it the first US-based…
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