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Strategy drops $2B on Bitcoin in one week
Strategy purchased 24,869 bitcoin last week for roughly $2 billion at an average price of $80,985 per coin, bringing its total holdings to 843,738 BTC at an aggregate cost of $64 billion. The purchase was funded almost entirely through sales of its STRC preferred stock. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
Cerebras IPO values AI chipmaker at $40B
Cerebras priced its IPO at a $40 billion valuation, nearly 5x what it was worth eight months ago. The AI capital boom is pulling investor attention and money away from crypto, with SpaceX and OpenAI listings still to come. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily."
Eightco shares jump on $125 million funding commitment, investment in OpenAI, Beast Industries
Eightco holds a digital asset treasury that includes some 277 million WLD tokens and 11,000 ether.
The Protocol: Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT alleges Axiom employee conducted insider trading
Also: Ethereum’s “strawmap”, Robinhood chain update and OpenAI + smart contracts
Sam Altman's OpenAI unveils ‘EVMbench’ to test whether AI can keep crypto’s smart contracts safe
Developed with Paradigm, the tool is OpenAI’s attempt to determine whether modern AI systems are up to the task of helping prevent smart contract issues.
Musk's SpaceX–xAI mega deal sharpens focus on bitcoin accounting ahead of IPO
The move concentrates crypto exposure across Musk’s businesses, with energy company Tesla’s among the top public holders of the asset.
Most Influential: Sam Altman
OpenAI founder Sam Altman brought artificial intelligence into every corner of people’s lives this year, from the way they work to the way they play. AI has already radically transformed the crypto ecosystem in both good ways and bad, guiding trading decisions, aiding developers, and making hackers more efficient.
OpenAI Eyes Massive $1T IPO as Early as 2026: Reuters
AI has become the bellwether for the general technology sector, which often correlates with the cryptocurrency market.
PayPal Surges 15% on OpenAI Payment Wallet Deal, Upbeat Earnings
The payments giant raised full-year guidance, instituted a first-ever dividend, and unveiled a ChatGPT partnership to embed shopping inside AI app.
AI/HPC Bitcoin Miners Rally as AMD Soars 30% on OpenAI Deal
OpenAI’s multi-billion-dollar chip agreement with AMD fuels sector-wide gains across artificial intelligence and high-performance computing stocks.
