Author: 行政

Sydney-based Iren agreed to purchase more than 50,000 Nvidia B300 GPUs, growing its AI compute fleet by roughly 50% to approximately 150,000 chips total. The hardware will be deployed in phases at data centres in Mackenzie, British Columbia and Childress, Texas throughout the second half of 2026, with Iren projecting more than US$3.7 billion (AU$5.2 billion) in annualised AI cloud revenue once fully operational. To fund the roughly US$3.5 billion (AU$4.9 billion) in additional capital expenditure required, Iren launched an at-the-market equity offering of up to US$6 billion (AU$8.5 billion); its shares fell about 5% in pre-market trading on dilution…

Wall Street is pouring billions into public Bitcoin mining companies, but the investment thesis has little to do with the emerging industry’s future.Instead, the financial institutions are treating these crypto firms as critical power-and-permitting infrastructure, a scarce asset in an artificial intelligence boom that is increasingly constrained not by a lack of advanced semiconductors, but by a severe shortage of available electricity.Over the last several months, a string of massive financing and leasing deals has accelerated a structural shift across the sector.Investors and mega-bank lenders are pitching a straightforward arbitrage: Many large-scale Bitcoin miners already control coveted grid interconnections, sprawling…

John “Lick” Daghita was arrested overnight in Saint Martin in a joint FBI and French Gendarmerie operation, charged with stealing approximately US$46 million (AU$65 million) in cryptocurrency from US Marshals Service seizure wallets. Daghita allegedly exploited privileged access through CMDSS, his father Dean Daghita’s Virginia-based federal contracting firm, which held a contract to manage and dispose of seized cryptocurrency for the Department of Justice and the Department of Defense. Blockchain analyst ZachXBT publicly exposed the alleged theft in January 2026, connecting the stolen funds to assets seized from the 2016 Bitfinex hack and prompting the U.S. Marshals Service to open…

American Bitcoin’s corporate treasury reached about 6,500 BTC, after adding more than 500 BTC over the past three weeks. The company ordered 11,298 new ASIC miners rated at 13.5 joules per terahash, lifting its total owned fleet to 89,242 machines and targeting 28.1 EH/s of combined hashrate once the new rigs are deployed at its Drumheller, Alberta, facility in March. American Bitcoin’s stock fell as much as 7% following the announcement, despite the treasury milestone. American Bitcoin, the Trump-linked mining company backed by Hut 8 and Eric Trump’s American Data Centers venture, has increased its Bitcoin (BTC) treasury to about…

Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has said Donald Trump’s schemes and threats have caused entrenched political opposition that is hurting crypto markets.  He still predicts that Bitcoin could reach $100,000 by the end of 2026, and also urged investors to treat the asset as a long-term investment. American financier and crypto pundit Anthony Scaramucci said crypto has become “too politicized” for genuine progress on adopting digital assets, but still thinks Bitcoin could hit US$100k by the end of 2026 if the CLARITY Act passes. When asked this week why the current ‘pro-crypto’ Trump administration isn’t being reflected in…

The Ethereum Foundation plans to position Ethereum as a coordination and verification layer for AI systems, rather than competing in AI model development. The blockchain could help autonomous AI agents identify themselves, exchange payments and establish reputations through transparent records and cryptographic verification. The initiative also focuses on privacy, security and decentralisation, including local AI processing and greater reliance on cryptographic keys as AI-driven threats increase. The Ethereum Foundation has outlined plans to position Ethereum as a decentralised infrastructure layer supporting artificial intelligence (AI) systems, focusing on coordination, verification and trust rather than building AI models itself. The strategy centres…

Cardano’s ADA can now be used for grocery purchases at 137 Spar supermarkets across Switzerland and Liechtenstein through an integration with DFX.swiss. The Open Crypto Pay system allows customers to scan a QR code and pay directly from their crypto wallets while merchants receive settlement in Swiss francs. The collaboration between Cardano, DFX and BrickTowers aims to connect blockchain payment systems with traditional retail checkout infrastructure. Cardano’s ADA token is now accepted for payments at Spar supermarkets across Switzerland after a new integration with crypto payments provider DFX.swiss. The development enables shoppers to pay for groceries using ADA by scanning…

Bitcoin has again failed to hold $71,500, reinforcing the level as a long-term ceiling while global markets shift into a risk-off environment driven by rising oil prices and higher bond yields.The latest rejection came after Bitcoin briefly rose past $73,000, then lost momentum and fell back below $71,500.Bitcoin price chart showing BTC rejection near $73,000 and a drop below the $71,500 support level.The move extends a pattern that has now played out several times in recent sessions: price rallies into the same resistance zone, stalls, and reverses. The seventh attempt carried an additional signal. Instead of pressing directly into the…

KuCoin launches a $1 million USDT airdrop for new futures listings. Rewards based on time in market, not trading speed or volume. Aims to boost early liquidity in altcoin futures markets. Crypto exchange KuCoin is rolling out a $1 million airdrop designed to reward traders who hold positions in newly listed futures contracts for longer periods, part of a broader push to stabilize early trading activity around new tokens. The campaign, titled “Trade New Futures & Share 1M Airdrop,” departs from the quick‑profit competitions typical of crypto trading promotions. Instead of rewarding high-frequency or large-volume trades, KuCoin will distribute rewards based on…

KuCoin launches KCS PulseDrop to expand the utility of its native token. Users earn points from trading, staking, and payments on the platform. Initiative aims to embed KCS deeper into KuCoin’s ecosystem utility. Global crypto exchange KuCoin has launched a new rewards initiative called KCS PulseDrop, marking a strategic step toward expanding the utility of its native token, KuCoin Token (KCS). The program connects everyday user activity, from trading to payments with a transparent points and rewards system, effectively turning KCS into a more active, multi-dimensional part of the KuCoin ecosystem. The exchange said PulseDrop is designed to shift KCS “from a…