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February 10, 2026
More industries retool around AI data center demand — semafor.com
More industries are retooling around AI after experiencing slowdowns in their core businesses. Amid an EV market slump, American manufacturers of EV batteries are converting their factories to instead produce cells that store energy, thanks to rising
Citadel and Cathie Wood back Zero, a new blockchain designed for traditional finance — fortune.com
As Wall Street embraces blockchain technology, the crypto industry is still dealing with an existential problem: how to scale the tech so that it can handle the massive volume created by traditional finance entities like the New York Stock Exchange.
Oops! South Korean crypto exchange accidentally hands out $40B in Bitcoin — nypost.com
The blunder at Bithumb, South Korea’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, briefly turned ordinary users into nine-figure Bitcoin holders.
Ethereum becomes rail of choice for crypto-curious bankers — americanbanker.com
JPMorganChase, Citi and Custodia are among the banks that have built digital asset projects on the Ethereum blockchain.
The ‘simple tactic’ authorities missed to help catch Nancy Guthrie’s kidnappers: expert — pagesix.com
Page Six confirmed that the balance of the Bitcoin wallet remains at $0, meaning no transaction has been recorded.
Sam Bankman-Fried wants a re-trial for fraud charges — engadget.com
Former cryptocurrency poster boy Sam Bankman-Fried is trying to get another chance in court. He has filed a request that for a new trial on claims that new witness testimony could alter the case made against him by prosecutors, according to Bloomberg. His
Major Bitcoin Miner Sells $305 Million Worth of Crypto to Fund Pivot to AI — gizmodo.com
For the dubious tech of the last decade, one door closes and another one opens.
Will the Gulf’s push for its own AI succeed? — theguardian.com
Tech giants Alphabet, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta to collectively invest $600bn on artificial intelligence this year Hello, and welcome to TechScape. Today in tech, we’re discussing the Persian Gulf countries making a play for sovereignty over their own
Michael Saylor downplays Strategy credit risk as bitcoin tumbles: 'We'll refinance the debt' — cnbc.com
Michael Saylor downplays Strategy credit risk as bitcoin tumbles: 'We'll refinance the debt' CNBC
Hyperscale Data Bitcoin Treasury at 589.4502 Bitcoin – Company Announcement — ft.com
Hyperscale Data Bitcoin Treasury at 589.4502 Bitcoin – Company Announcement Financial Times
A Bitcoin Blunder for the Ages: $40 Billion Accidentally Given Away by Bithumb - WSJ — wsj.com
A Bitcoin Blunder for the Ages: $40 Billion Accidentally Given Away by Bithumb - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
Why that $2 trillion software stock wipeout didn’t derail the AI bull market — fortune.com
S&P 500 futures were up 0.18% this morning before the opening bell in New York after the index closed up 0.47% yesterday, leaving it just a tick below its all-time high. Traders bought up stocks after most companies in the S&P reported that they had beaten
The Next Financial Collapse — prospect.org
The signs are increasing that the economy will experience a severe financial crisis, very likely sometime this year. Containing such a crisis would depend heavily on the actions of two people: Fed chair-designate Kevin Warsh (should he be confirmed) and
Ether Resumes Plunge, Tracking Bitcoin Slide on Risk-Off Mood — bloomberg.com
After a relatively quiet start to the week, the two largest cryptocurrencies began sliding again in early European hours on Tuesday as bearish sentiment weighed on digital assets.
Ether (ETH) Resumes Plunge, Tracking Bitcoin (BTC) Slide on Risk-Off Mood — bloomberg.com
Ether (ETH) Resumes Plunge, Tracking Bitcoin (BTC) Slide on Risk-Off Mood bloomberg.com
China keen to realise ambitions for digital currency amid slow uptake — south china morning post
China keen to realise ambitions for digital currency amid slow uptake South China Morning Post
South Korean crypto exchange races to recover $40bn of bitcoin sent to customers by mistake — theguardian.com
Bithumb has apologised for staff error that sent customers 620,000 bitcoins instead of 620,000 Korean won, equivalent to a few hundred US dollars South Korea’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange is scrambling to recover more than $40bn of
Nancy Guthrie’s second ransom deadline passes as desperate search for Savannah’s mother continues — pagesix.com
The deadline for Nancy Guthrie's purported captors to receive millions in bitcoin was set for Monday evening. The first deadline passed on Feb. 5.
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