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Anthropic’s AI Tools Rattle Software Stocks, Prompt Rethink of Sector Valuations

A selloff in professional-services stocks followed fresh concerns that AI agents could disrupt traditional software pricing.
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Bitcoin Extends Selloff as Macro Pressures and Leverage Unwind

The latest decline reflects a broader unwind in leverage, with investors reassessing Bitcoin’s short-term role as an inflation hedge.
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FCC Opens Review of Elon Musk's SpaceX Plan for Orbital AI Data Centers

The filing follows approval of Starlink’s Gen2 expansion and Elon Musk’s push to move AI infrastructure into orbit.
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UNICEF Calls on Governments to Criminalize AI-Generated Child Abuse Material

UNICEF has pressed governments to criminalize AI-generated child sexual abuse material, warning deepfakes are exposing children to serious harm beyond existing laws.
Bhutan Transfers $22M in Bitcoin Amid Market Downturn

Analysts see routine treasury management as Bhutan moves Bitcoin to a market maker while the crypto trades 44% below its all-time high.
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Ro Khanna Launches Probe Into $500M UAE Deal With Trump-Linked World Liberty Financial

The lawmaker is formally seeking records on the UAE’s deal with WLFI amid conflict-of-interest and national security concerns.
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Morning Minute: Are Humans Ready to Work for Robots?

Crypto developers are leaning into a hot new jobs sector: AI agents that employ humans for IRL tasks.
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Bitcoin Crashes Below $67K, Erasing All Gains Since Trump's Election Win

Bitcoin has fallen more than 9% on the day, cratering to a price not seen since before President Trump's 2024 election win.
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UK Teens Jailed After $4.3M Wrench Attack Robbery Caught on Police Video

Police video shows Sheffield teens posing as delivery drivers to steal $4.3 million in crypto at knife point from a London flat owner.
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XRP Leads Crypto Losses as Ethereum, Dogecoin Prices Crater Alongside Bitcoin

XRP crashes 15% as crypto markets plunge into "Extreme Fear" territory, wiping out over $1.4 billion in value for traders.
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Crypto Exchange Gemini Slashes Jobs Amid Exit From Europe, Australia

Publicly traded crypto exchange Gemini is exiting foreign markets and laying off around 25% of its staff to improve its path to profitability.
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Treasury Secretary: Crypto 'Nihilists' Who Say They Don't Need Clarity Act 'Should Move to El Salvador'

Scott Bessent also appeared to empathize with the banking lobby’s concerns about the bill during Senate testimony on Thursday.
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Bitcoin Crash Could Deepen to $38K, Say Analysts—Here's Why

Bitcoin has already tumbled far from its October high, but history suggests the rout could deepen before momentum shifts, according to Stifel.
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Elite Scientists Admit AI Now Does Most of Their Thinking

At a closed-door meeting in Princeton, leading researchers said agentic AI tools now handle up to 90% of their intellectual workload—forcing a reckoning over who, or what, drives scientific discovery.
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Tom Lee's BitMine Hits 7-Month Stock Low as Ethereum Paper Losses Reach $8 Billion

Shares in publicly traded Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies have fallen to a seven-month low as unrealized losses mount.
Myriad Moves: How Low Will Bitcoin and Ethereum Go?

Top markets on Myriad this week include predictions on Bitcoin and Ethereum’s next respective stops, plus the outcome of Super Bowl LX.
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Bitcoin Miners Could Face Crisis After BTC Price Falls 50% From Peak

The price of Bitcoin crashed below $63,000 on Thursday, not far above the average production cost of publicly traded miners.
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Bitcoin Giant Strategy Records $12.4 Billion Q4 Loss as MSTR Shares Hit 18-Month Low

Michael Saylor called his firm a “digital fortress," but leading Bitcoin treasury Strategy has taken some serious hits in recent months.
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Crypto Treasuries Fall Deeply Underwater as Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana Dive

Prominent publicly traded crypto treasury firms are underwater on their holdings as Bitcoin and Ethereum keep falling.
Waymo’s ‘Self-Driving’ Claims Get a Reality Check on Capitol Hill

Senators pressed Waymo over its use of human operators in the Philippines, questioning whether autonomy still means what Waymo says it does.
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OpenAI and Anthropic Roll Out Rival AI Models as Competition for Enterprise Heats Up

OpenAI and Anthropic released new flagship AI models within hours of each other on Thursday, with benchmark results suggesting they're optimized for different strengths.
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