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Cipher Is the Latest Bitcoin Miner to Pivot to AI; Price Target Raised to $16: Canaccord

The broker maintained its buy rating on the stock and raised its price objective to $16 from $12.

Racks of mining machines.

Markets

Chainlink Poised to Power TradFi Shift to Blockchain, Jefferies Says

The network secures $103 billion across more than 2,500 projects with partners such as Swift, DTCC and JPMorgan.

Chainlink CEO and co-founder Sergey Nazarov

Markets

Ether Treasuries Are Going Mainstream: Crypto Investment Firm Bitwise

Digital asset treasuries are now allocating to ether at scale, creating structural demand that exceeds new supply, the report said.

Ethereum Logo

Markets

Bitcoin Miner IREN Has 80% Potential Upside Thanks to Big Bet on AI Cloud: Bernstein

The broker hiked its IREN price target to $75 from $20 while reiterating its outperform rating on the stock.

Bitcoin mining machines (Shutterstock, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Semler Scientific Still Has Nearly 170% Upside After Strive Buyout Deal: Benchmark

Semler (SMLR) rose to just $32.06 yesterday even as the implied acquisition value was above $86, an unusually wide arbitrage spread, said analyst Mark Palmer.

(Christian Dubovan/Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin to Join Gold on Central Bank Reserve Balance Sheets by 2030: Deutsche Bank

As investors look for alternatives to traditional assets, bitcoin could evolve from a speculative bet into a legitimate pillar of the global financial system, the bank said.

Close-up of stacked gold bars. (Jingming Pan/Unsplash)

Finance

'Am I Too Late to Invest' in Crypto? Here's What TradFi Is Asking Wall Street Analysts

Jefferies says most institutional investors remain on the sidelines despite growing token infrastructure, but that's changing, and it's a good thing for the industry.

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Markets

U.S. Stablecoin Battle Could Be Zero-Sum Game: JPMorgan

Without significant expansion, the new wave of stablecoin launches may simply redistribute market share rather than grow the pie, said the bank.

The chart shows combined market value of top two stablecoins, USDT and USDC. (TradingView/CoinDesk)

Markets

Bullish Shares Jump as Citi, Canaccord Praise IPO Debut and BitLicense Win

Wall Street analysts see upside in Bullish’s early execution, citing accelerating SS&O growth, regulatory progress and options trading on the horizon.

Crypto exchange Bullish goes public on the New York Stock Exchange. (Aoyon Ashraf/Modified by CoinDesk))