Starboard Sees $21 Billion Upside for Riot Platforms With AI Pivot

Starboard Value says Riot Platforms’ AI and high-performance computing expansion could be worth up to $21 billion, far exceeding its current market cap. The activist investor is urging faster execution as rivals race to reposition as AI data center operators. Activist Pushes Riot to Speed Up AI Pivot Activist investor Starboard Value believes Riot Platforms … Read more

Coinbase CEO ‘Extremely Bullish’ on Stablecoins as Default Payment for Billions of AI Agents

Stablecoins are rapidly emerging as the default payment layer for AI agents, with Coinbase and top crypto leaders positioning them as the backbone of autonomous, machine-driven commerce and the next evolution of global digital finance. Crypto Leaders Bet on Stablecoins as AI Agents Move Onchain The convergence of artificial intelligence and digital payments is accelerating … Read more

OpenAI and Paradigm Launch EVMbench to Measure AI Smart Contract Security

OpenAI and Paradigm have introduced EVMbench, a new benchmarking framework designed to evaluate the ability of AI agents to detect, patch, and exploit blockchain vulnerabilities. OpenAI and Paradigm officially launched EVMbench to address security risks in smart contracts that secure over $100 billion in crypto assets. The benchmark utilizes 120 curated vulnerabilities from 40 professional … Read more

Brevan Howard’s Crypto Fund Endures Worst Year Since Launch, Down 29.5% in 2025

Brevan Howard’s BH Digital Asset fund fell 29.5% in 2025, its worst annual performance since launching in 2021, as crypto markets and tech stocks were hit by AI‑driven disruption. Record Losses Follow Historic Gains Brevan Howard’s BH Digital Asset fund endured its worst year since launch, slumping nearly 30% in 2025 as a brutal downturn … Read more

Bitcoin Miner Soluna Expands Behind-the-Meter Capacity in Texas via Blockware Pact 

Soluna Holdings is deepening its ties with Blockware, adding 6 megawatts (MW) of capacity at Project Dorothy 1 in West Texas as deployment moves toward completion by the end of February. Bitcoin Miner and HPC Service Provider Soluna Strengthens Texas Presence With Capacity Increase Soluna Holdings Inc. announced it is expanding its partnership with Blockware … Read more

Digital Asset Platform Crypto.com Receives AI Certification

Crypto.com achieves ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for its Artificial Intelligence Management System. Crypto.com announced on February 16, 2026 that it has received ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification, the international standard for an Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS), making it the first digital asset platform to attain this recognition for responsible AI governance and risk management. The certification complements … Read more

Anthropic and the Pentagon Clash Over Claude’s Military and Mass‑Surveillance Uses

The Pentagon is considering cutting ties with Anthropic, with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth close to designating the company a “supply‑chain risk.” Anthropic opposes the use of its AI model Claude in mass‑surveillance campaigns and fully autonomous military operations. Anthropic Clashes With the Pentagon Over Claude’s ‘Non-Ethical’ Uses Anthropic, one of the largest artificial intelligence (AI) companies, … Read more

The Next Billion Crypto Wallets Won’t Be Human

Corbin Fraser, CEO of Bitcoin.com, argues that the rise of autonomous AI agents will force a shift toward permissionless, high-speed crypto infrastructure. For most of history, money has moved at human speed. Business hours. Settlement delays. Forms and signatures. But AI agents don’t sleep, don’t wait, and don’t tolerate friction. As autonomous software begins to … Read more

Openclaw Goes Foundation Model as Creator Heads to OpenAI

Peter Steinberger is joining OpenAI to help build the next wave of personal AI agents, while his breakout open-source project Openclaw shifts to an independent foundation model with continued support from OpenAI, marking a pivotal moment in the race to operationalize autonomous software. OpenAI Lands OpenClaw Founder in Push Toward Personal AI Agents Contrary to … Read more

‘Not Your Keys, Not Your Bots’: Balaji Srinivasan Maps a Leashed AI Future

Tech investor and former Coinbase CTO Balaji Srinivasan is floating a stark proposition: in a world racing toward advanced artificial intelligence (AI), private keys — not just prompts — may determine who, or what, stays in control. Crypto Meets Robotics in Balaji’s ‘Not Your Keys’ X Post Balaji Srinivasan, a prominent crypto investor and author … Read more

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