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AI x Crypto
Where artificial intelligence meets blockchain and token incentives.
Bitdeer Reports 1,355 Bitcoin Mined In September While Building AI Capacity
Bitdeer says its September Bitcoin production reached 1,355 BTC, highlighting the miner’s expanding hash rate alongside separate data-center and AI-service plans.
What Is an Agentic Activities Launchpad? Inside AX1 Console 2.0
Crypto has spent years perfecting the launchpad. First came token launchpads, where anyone could create and list a token in a few clicks. Then, in 2024, agent launchpads arrived on Base, most visibly Virtuals Protocol, turning AI agents into tradable tokens.…
Tether’s own AI study shows when buying a laptop costs more than cloud tokens
QVAC’s dense-model example falls short of a new laptop’s cheap-cloud break-even, even using refreshed Singapore prices. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
Bitcoin consolidates after 3% loss as AI fears stoke fresh stock-market weakness
Bitcoin price volatility cooled as stock markets battled another day of resurgent AI fears during Friday’s Asia trading session.
Live updates: Bitcoin holds above $81,000 as the AI rout fades and oil climbs
Bitcoin went quiet after a week of big swings, with tech futures steadying and Brent hitting its highest level since early May. The Fed meets next week.
Internet Computer (ICP) Holders Face 2 Opposing Signals. Here’s What Each One Says
Internet Computer (ICP) is drawing more new addresses to its network, yet its price keeps slipping. Daily new addresses rose about 45% from their summer level, while ICP fell 8.29% in the past month. That leaves holders weighing two opposing signals.…
Why OpenAI Lowered Its Price Tag Weeks Before Anthropic Goes Public
OpenAI has lowered the valuation target for its latest funding round to $1.25 trillion, the Financial Times reported. That sits below the $1.4 trillion price investors heard earlier this month. The new figure would still lift OpenAI almost 50% above its $852…
a16z drops crypto branding, expands $2.2B fund into AI and frontier tech
The Information’s unconfirmed report follows a16z crypto’s $2.2 billion fifth fund announcement on May 5, 2026. Read the full story on CryptoSlate Understand the crypto stories that matter and what to watch next. Get The Catalyst in your inbox
VC Giant Andreessen Horowitz Drops ‘Crypto’ Branding From $9.8B Investment Arm
Venture capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz is dropping the word “crypto” from the name of its dedicated cryptocurrency investment arm, rebranding the business as a16z Frontier as it expands its focus to artificial intelligence and other emerging…
Claude AI Cracks Satoshi’s 17-Year Bitcoin Mystery
For 17 years, a small mystery surrounded Bitcoin’s creation. Satoshi Nakamoto published the cryptocurrency’s original code, but nobody had managed to recreate the exact Windows program he released in 2009. Now, a developer has reportedly cracked it with AI…
ChatGPT Teaches Messi Chess—On a Board It Set Up Wrong, With an Opening That Loses in Four Moves
Lionel Messi’s ChatGPT ad has the AI teaching him chess on a board with kings and queens swapped, then suggesting an opening that loses in four moves on that board.
a16z Drops Crypto From Its Name, Widens Bets to AI and Frontier Tech
Andreessen Horowitz is renaming its crypto fund a16z Frontier and widening its scope to AI, autonomous machines and biology, saying the line between crypto and everyday tech has blurred.