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Bitcoin Meets AGI: Could AI’s Evolution Lead to Bitcoin Becoming Its Default Currency?

Earlier this week, a Reddit post sparked a thoughtful discussion about artificial intelligence (AI) potentially adopting bitcoin in the era of artificial general intelligence (AGI). The conversation revolved around the idea that, as AI matches or surpasses human-level intelligence across a wide array of tasks, it might naturally turn to bitcoin as the leading cryptocurrency.Source link

Crypto for Advisors: 2025 Outlook

In today’s issue, Leo Mindyuk from MLTech provides a crypto outlook for 2025 and highlights key factors that could drive the adoption of these assets.Then, Miguel Kudry from L1 Advisors shares his insights on the topic in Ask and Expert.–Sarah MortonYou’re reading Crypto for Advisors, CoinDesk’s weekly newsletter that unpacks digital assets for financial advisors. Subscribe here to get it every Thursday.2025 Outlook for Crypto Adoption: Building Bridges to the MainstreamThe crypto industry is entering 2025 with a renewed sense of purpose. Over the past year, the sector has witnessed key developments that signal crypto’s increasing integration into traditional finance (TradFi) and broader adoption of crypto assets, especially bitcoin. However, the road ahead will test the resilience of this growing...

Donald Trump Bitcoin Digital Trading Cards Launched on Ordinals Protocol

The President’s love for crypto continues to shine with the launch of his latest NFT collection on the Ordinals protocol. Trump Debuts Bitcoin Digital Trading Cards President-elect Donald Trump‘s non-fungible token (NFT) collection debuted its first 160 products, the “Trump Bitcoin Digital Trading Cards” on Bitcoin through the Ordinals protocol. NFT marketplace Magic Eden isSource link

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: RNDR Falls 5.1% as Nearly All Assets Trade Lower

CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 3298.7, down 2.2% (-74.23) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday.One of 20 assets is trading higher.Leaders: LTC (+1.9%) and POL (-0.3%).Laggards: RENDER (-5.1%) and ICP (-5.1%).The CoinDesk 20 is a broad-based index traded on multiple platforms in several regions globally.Source link

Crypto Community on Edge as Biden’s DOJ Eyes Sale of $6.49 Billion in Seized Bitcoin

On Jan. 9, 2024, discussions have been buzzing within the crypto community regarding the potential sale of $6.49 billion worth of bitcoin (BTC) by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). This speculation arises from a court ruling issued on Dec. 30, in which U.S. Chief District Judge Richard Seeborg sanctioned the forfeiture of 69,370 bitcoin.Source link