Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence

Finance

NEAR Launches Near.com super app, touting AI capabilities and confidential transactions

The company is betting that the next big wave in crypto will come from its convergence with AI.

NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin (Margaux Nijkerk/ CoinDesk)

Markets

AI bot's tipping blunder hands $450,000 memecoin pile to X sad story poster

AI trading bot "Lobstar Wilde" accidentally sent a large coin stash to an X user in need of 4 SOL for medical treatment.

AI bot accidentally tips large coin stash to a X user. (AMRULQAYS/Pixabay)

Markets

How AI is helping retail traders exploit prediction market 'glitches' to make easy money

A fully automated bot quietly captured micro-arbitrage opportunities on short-term crypto prediction markets, netting nearly $150,000

Robot girl (Gabriele Malaspina, Unsplash)

Finance

Specialized AI detects 92% of real-world DeFi exploits

New research claims specialized AI dramatically outperforms general-purpose models at detecting exploited DeFi vulnerabilities.

hackers (Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Decentralized AI is in a trough but real opportunities are emerging, crypto VCs say

Moving away from overhyped GPU marketplaces and large AI model alternatives towards purpose-built, full-stack solutions is the goal.

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Markets

Crypto’s AI push stalls without a ‘ChatGPT moment,’ Justin Sun says

After posting “All in AI” on X, the Tron founder says artificial intelligence could become crypto’s next major growth driver as the industry works toward clearer product-market fit.

Justin Sun speaks at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Finance

Elon Musk merges AI company xAI with rocket company SpaceX to build AI in space

The combined company is expected to price its IPO at a valuation of $1.25 trillion, according to Bloomberg.

Elon Musk (jurvetson /CC BY 2.0./Modified by CoinDesk)

Markets

Meta and Microsoft continue going big on AI spending. Here's how bitcoin miners could benefit

In its fourth quarter earnings report, Meta said capital spending plans for 2026 should be in the range of $115-$135 billion, well ahead of consensus forecasts.

(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Markets

Bitcoin miners chase AI demand as Nvidia says Rubin is already in production

Miners that look like infrastructure companies may win, while those that rely on pure mining margins face a tougher 2026.

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Markets

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.

Simon Kim