Bitcoin mining is becoming more centralized due to industrial-scale operations, while AI may shift toward decentralization through edge computing. The divergence highlights evolving tech dynamics.
Google warns quantum computers could break Bitcoin encryption with fewer qubits, urging transition to post-quantum cryptography for security.
Bitcoin mining firms are shifting toward AI and high-performance computing as falling prices and rising costs pressure profitability across the sector.
BlackRock says investors are concentrating on bitcoin and ether, while AI is emerging as a more powerful force shaping crypto’s long-term role as infrastructure.
Core Scientific sold over 1,900 BTC in January and plans to liquidate the remaining 600 BTC in Q1 to support liquidity and capital expenditures for its AI colocation expansion.
Artificial intelligence has become the top investment theme for global family offices, while cryptocurrencies remain largely sidelined, according to JPMorgan’s latest global survey.