AI
The Agentic Era Needs a Network
As we move beyond basic automation, we need systems rooted in verifiability and accountability, writes Hashgraph CEO Eric Piscini. Just like the web needed HTTPS, the agentic web needs a trusted network.
Kite Raises $18M to Bridge Stablecoin Payments and Autonomous Agents
General Catalyst and PayPal Ventures co-led the Series A funding as Kite launches infrastructure to let AI agents transact at scale with on-chain settlement
Citi Says Stablecoins and AI Could Drive Post-Trade Shakeup
Citi’s survey of 537 industry leaders points to tokenization, T+1 adoption and GenAI reshaping trade processing.
IREN Posts First Full-Year Profit on AI Cloud Growth, Mining Expansion; Shares Climb
The stock rose 13% pre-market with IREN closing in on MARA as the world’s biggest bitcoin and AI miner by market cap.
Nvidia Shares Edge Lower After Earnings Beat; Cryptocurrencies Little-Changed
Bitcoin and other cryptos showed some volatility, but were mostly flat in the minutes following the report.
Nvidia Earnings Loom Large, With Bitcoin Traders Eyeying Correlation
The options market is braced for a $270 billion swing as Nvidia results approach.
Hut 8 Maps 'Path to Monetization' of Energy Assets as Bitcoin Mining Carve-Out Nears: Benchmark
Benchmark analyst Mark Palmer hiked his Hut 8 price target to $36 from $33, while reiterating his buy rating on the stock.
'We Are Still Early': Morgan Stanley's Intern Survey Reveals as Crypto Interest Lags Behind AI & Robots
Bitcoin's price has surpassed $100,000, yet only 18% of surveyed interns own or use cryptocurrencies, indicating early-stage adoption.
Bitcoin Network Hashrate Rose 4% in First Two Weeks of August: JPMorgan
The combined hashrate of the 13 U.S.-listed miners the bank tracks now accounts for a record high 33.6% of the global network.
USD.AI Raises $13M to Expand GPU-Backed Stablecoin Lending
Framework Ventures leads Series A for GPU-collateralized stablecoin protocol USD.AI
