Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has publicly taken the opposite stance to a prediction that AI will cause Bitcoin's price to drop by over 50% within two years. Angel investor Liron Shapira claimed there is a 50% chance AI could break Bitcoin's security, leading to a major price crash. Buterin argues the risk of a fundamental cryptographic break is tiny and that Bitcoin can patch other vulnerabilities without major disruption. He effectively stakes 90% of his net worth on Bitcoin and Ethereum's resilience against such AI-driven threats, highlighting ongoing advancements in cryptography and network security.
Zcash (ZEC) surged to an intraday high of $1,249, its highest since late 2016, marking a weekly gain of over 45% and lifting its market cap to $20.44 billion, making it the ninth-largest crypto asset. The rally is driven by institutional interest, in...
Bitcoin's futures market experienced its sharpest deleveraging since 2023, with Binance's Bitcoin futures open interest briefly falling below its 180-day average during the largest liquidation event of the current cycle. This was driven by forced liq...
Solana (SOL) is trading around $103 after recovering above the $98 support level, maintaining a bullish but corrective consolidation phase. Bulls aim to break the key $110 resistance to trigger a stronger upward trend, with further targets near $146-...
Strategic Minerals PLC has secured an extension of two years for access to the Cobre magnetite stockpile in New Mexico, now lasting until 31 March 2031. This extension, agreed through a Third Amendment to the existing sales contract, ensures continue...
Rainbow Rare Earths has progressed its Uberaba project in Brazil to the pre-feasibility stage, collaborating with The Mosaic Company. The study, expected to complete in the second half of 2027, will evaluate an on-site plant processing 2.7 million to...
