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CoinDesk Indices

AI Crypto Agents Are Ushering in a New Era of ‘DeFAI’

The use of autonomous agents to analyze market trends, balance portfolios and even manage liquidity across decentralized exchanges is a revolution you can’t afford to ignore, says the HBAR Foundation’s Gregg Bell.

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Markets

Floki Teams With Softbank Partner Rice Robotics for Tokenization of AI Data

RICE AI is a robotics brand with high-profile clients such as Nvidia, Softbank, Dubai Future Foundation, Mitsui Fudosan, NTT Japan, and 7-Eleven.

A Rice Robotics minibot (Rice Robotics)

Markets

Galaxy Digital Deepens AI and HPC Pivot With Expanded CoreWeave Deal, Shares Surge

Galaxy shares surged 8% and are now 60% higher than their April lows.

Mike Novogratz, Galaxy founder and CEO, speaks at Consensus 2024

Finance

What Is TAO, the Bittensor Token Causing Friction Between Barry Silbert and Bitcoiners?

TAO has a 21 million fixed token supply and goes through block reward halvings, like BTC.

 Yuma founder and CEO Barry Silbert (DCG)

Finance

Auradine Raises $153M Series C for Bitcoin Mining, AI Data Center Networking

The funding round takes Auradine's total backing to $300 million.

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Tech

The Protocol: Nvidia to Manufacture AI Supercomputers in U.S., New Opportunities for Crypto Miners

Plus: Ethereum developers privacy debate reignites, Optimum raises funds in seed round, Noble’s new ‘AppLayer’

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Markets

AI Crypto Tokens Nurse Losses as Nvidia Bearish Options Bets Cross the Tape

These could be protective plays, one observer said, referring to the activity in the NVDA put options.

AI coins drop amid increased activity in the NVDA puts. (spalla67/Pixabay)

Markets

Riot Platforms Hits Post-Halving Bitcoin Production High as It Expands AI Capacity

Feasibility study confirms Corsicana Facility’s potential for AI/HPC growth as Riot delivers strong mining performance in March 2025.

A 30MW mining facility (Sandali Handagama/CoinDesk)

Markets

OpenAI’s $40B Raise Calms Market Jitters, Sends CoreWeave and AI Tokens Higher

AI tokens, including NEAR, ICP, TAO and RENDER rose on Tuesday after OpenAI announced the closing of its record-breaking private funding round the day prior.

Cloud Based Artificial Intelligence Computing Company CoreWeave Has IPO On Nasdaq Exchange. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Finance

IREN Calling Off Bitcoin Mining Expansion in Favor of AI Data Centers

The company expects to reach its previously planned 52 EH/s of bitcoin mining capacity in coming months.

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