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AI agents may eventually negotiate, buy services and transfer value without direct human action. A CoinDesk analysis argues blockchain, stablecoins and tokenized assets could provide the programmable financial infrastructure needed for that machine-driven economy.
HANetf has listed bitcoin ETCs hedged against sterling and euro movements, giving European investors access to bitcoin while reducing the effect of dollar exchange-rate changes. GBTC trades in London, while EBTC is listed on Xetra and Euronext Paris, with HSBC providing the hedges.
OpenAI is reportedly exploring a $30 billion funding round that could lift its valuation to $1.4 trillion. The talks come as the ChatGPT developer delays a possible public listing until 2027 or later, while rival Anthropic advances IPO plans.
The SEC’s corporate-finance division says buyback announcements by functional crypto networks do not automatically constitute promises of managerial efforts under the Howey test. The guidance could clarify the position of revenue-generating protocols, while leaving projects without functioning networks exposed if they promote buybacks as returns.
Researchers have mapped a separate system for private BTC transfers modeled on Zcash-style shielding. The proposal would not alter Bitcoin’s rules, but it still lacks a completed mechanism for locking and releasing real bitcoin.
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Researchers have mapped a potential privacy system for bitcoin transfers that would run alongside Bitcoin without changing its rules. The design still lacks a finished mechanism to lock up real BTC and release it again.
Summer Mersinger is leaving the Blockchain Association after a lengthy congressional push involving the crypto Clarity Act. Kristin Smith, the group’s original CEO, will return to lead the organization, CoinDesk reports.
Mitchell Askew points to approximately 15 million inactive BTC and on-chain supply data as signs of seller exhaustion, offering a possible explanation for Bitcoin’s rally despite macroeconomic headwinds, according to an analysis published by Bitcoin Magazine.
The Robinhood AMC token controversy is evolving into a broader debate over legitimate stock-tokenization models. CoinDesk’s Tram Doman of Bullish argues that the key issue is identifying the conditions needed for tokenized assets to become a functioning market.
Bitcoin traded near $83,200 after falling below $84,000 as the 10-year Treasury yield reached a 19-year high. Fed hike odds stood at about 75%, while the Treasury prepared a $6 billion long-dated bond buyback.
CoinDesk says Bitcoin has largely ignored rising bond yields over the long term. However, a sharp increase in bond-market volatility could weaken short-term crypto sentiment and temporarily dampen demand for BTC.
Bitcoin slipped below $85,000 on Sept. 23 as stronger US business activity lifted Treasury yields and pressured risk assets. The move flushed leveraged longs and halted a rebound that had accelerated after Bitcoin passed a large concentration of short positions.
