Analysts raise AMD price target amid soaring AI demand, with implications for decentralized compute

The post a16z co-founder Marc Andreessen named to Federal Reserve AI task force appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Marc Andreessen, the co-founder of the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), will help lead a new Federal Reserve task force focused on studying how artificial intelligence changes productivity and employment.  The Federal Reserve has launched four other similar initiatives and announced Andreessen’s appointment on July 9. How is AI changing the workplace? The Federal Reserve recently announced that Marc Andreessen, the co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, will co-lead a panel called Productivity and Jobs alongside Charles I. Jones, a Stanford economics professor currently on leave at the AI company Anthropic, and Asha Sharma, who serves as Microsoft’s executive vice president and Xbox CEO.  The panel is one of five task forces created by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh to challenge how the central bank reaches monetary policy decisions. The other four groups will focus o

The post JPMorgan’s AI Portfolio Bet Echoes Jack Dorsey’s Vision, But With a Big Warning appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. JPMorgan’s artificial intelligence (AI) agents beat a traditional 60/40 portfolio across two decades of backtests. The bank celebrated the result, then warned investors not to trust it. The test asks whether AI can move from assisting analysts to allocating capital itself. It lands as Jack Dorsey champions a similar shift in how people work with machines. How JPMorgan’s AI Agents Beat the 60/40 Portfolio JPMorgan’s cross-asset strategy team built eight AI agents that move between stocks and bonds as conditions change. The strategists, led by Thomas Salopek, shared the results in a July 9 note. The system reads four macro regimes set by growth and inflation. The benchmark is fair and meaningful. The 60/40 split anchored balanced portfolios for decades. In 2022 it had its worst year since 1937, when stocks and bonds sank together. The agents favored stocks when gr

The post Elon Musk Lauds Anthropic as Bernanke Joins AI Oversight Trust appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Insights: Elon Musk called Anthropic the current leader in AI. Ben Bernanke joined Anthropic’s Long-Term Benefit Trust. Trust members hold no equity and advise on AI risk. Elon Musk placed Anthropic at the center of the AI news cycle. He called the company the leader in artificial intelligence. His comments on X marked a sharp change in tone from earlier criticism of the startup. The remarks landed as Anthropic named former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke to its Long-Term Benefit Trust. Elon Musk Shifts Tone as Anthropic Gains AI Spotlight Elon Musk said he was “clearly wrong” about Anthropic in a post on X. He added that the company is “obviously” the current leader in AI. Musk pointed to Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable models as examples of its technical lead. Source: Elon Musk (X) The comment followed a reply about whether SpaceXAI could use its compute position to hurt A

Open source AI is booming, according to Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue. The company has grown into something like a GitHub for AI in recent years, where AI builders can share and download open models and datasets, now used by roughly half the Fortune 500. Delangue has seen the same story play out again and again: companies start […]

The post Following Nakamoto: Another Treasury Firm Drops $87 Million in Bitcoin for AI Pivot appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Public companies continue to rethink the strategy of permanent cryptocurrency accumulation in favor of real-world infrastructure. The latest case is Bitcoin treasury firm Empery Digital, which recorded millions of dollars in profit by repeating a recent move made by its competitor, Nakamoto. According to SEC filings, since May 7, Empery Digital has sold 1,400 BTC at an average price of around $62,200, bringing the company $87.1 million in cash.  Visual representation of the Bitcoin supply, showing the distribution among all entities, Source: BitcoinTreasuriesNET As a result, the company now ranks 36th in the global Bitcoin treasury ranking compiled by BitcoinTreasuries.NET, as it still holds 1,514 BTC, along with $73.9 million in cash against $45 million in total debt. ‘Not Happening’: Former SWIFT Exec Shuts Down XRP Integration Rumors XRP, Shiba Inu, Solan

Empery Digital sold 1,400 BTC at an average price of $62,200, raising $87.1M. The company will use proceeds for debt repayment, property deals, and legal expenses. Empery Digital is shifting focus toward AI data centers and energy infrastructure. Empery Digital has sold 1,400 Bitcoin for approximately $87.1 million as the Nasdaq-listed company redirects capital toward […] The post Empery Digital Sells 1,400 BTC to Repay Debt and Fund AI Expansion appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

Anthropic's integration of a browser into Claude enhances developer efficiency but raises security concerns, necessitating careful evaluation. The post Anthropic adds built-in web browser to Claude desktop app, turning its AI into a full dev environment appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Persistent inflation due to global tensions and tech investments may deter crypto investments, as higher interest rates favor traditional assets. The post Federal Reserve blames tariffs, Iran conflict, and AI spending for persistent inflation surge appeared first on Crypto Briefing.