Artificial Intelligence
Asia Morning Briefing: Crypto’s Next Breakout Will Come From Infrastructure, Not Narratives, Hashed Says
The Korean venture firm’s 2026 thesis argues that stablecoins, AI agents, and on-chain credit markets are becoming the foundation of a real digital economy, with Asia emerging as the first region where enterprise adoption is taking shape.
Amazon Enters AI Arms Race as Crypto and Risk Asset Fears Mount
The pivot to AI comes with risks, including heavy borrowing and concerns about sustainability, with potential shortfalls if demand for AI slows.
Anthropic Research Shows AI Agents Are Closing In on Real DeFi Attack Capability
Models tested by MATS and the Anthropic Fellows program generated turnkey exploit scripts and identified fresh vulnerabilities, suggesting automated exploitation is becoming technically and economically viable.
Nvidia Earnings Beat, Strong Outlook Calm Jittery Markets; Bitcoin Re-Takes $90K
"Blackwell sales are off the charts, and cloud GPUs are sold out," said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
The Great Korean Pivot: From Memecoins to Machine Chips
As crypto trading volumes collapse in South Korea, retail investors are flocking to the stock market, fueling a state-backed AI-driven rally that’s replaced altcoin mania with semiconductor fever.
AI Payments Startup Kite Debuts Token With $263M Trading Volume in First Two Hours
The blockchain firm’s native token debuted Monday with strong activity on Binance and Korean exchanges, following a $18 million Series A raise in September.
USD.AI Bridges DeFi and AI by Turning Stablecoins Into Loans for Nvidia GPUs
Through a system that tokenizes hardware, USDai channels crypto liquidity into AI infrastructure while tapping in to demand for crypto credit
Crypto Miner TeraWulf to Raise $3B in Google-Backed Debt Deal to Expand Data Centers
Google already owns 14% of TeraWulf and is supporting other crypto firms like Cipher Mining in their AI expansions.
OpenAI Rival Sentient Unveils Open-Source AGI Network, The GRID
Sentient is rolling out The GRID, an open-source AGI network designed to let developers build, share, and monetize AI agents.
Asia Morning Briefing: MSFT, Meta Soar on Strong AI Earnings, but Crypto AI Tokens Fail to Follow
MSFT and Meta both rocketed off in after-hours trading after reporting strong earnings, thanks to Artificial Intelligence, but on the crypto side, there wasn't much movement.
