BitcoinEthereumNews·
The post MARA Buys Texas Site From HIF in $600M Bitcoin, AI Deal appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The 1,200-acre Matagorda County site was previously slated for a $7 billion HIF Global e-fuels plant backed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott before HIF pivoted to power computing instead. MARA Holdings said Thursday it signed a definitive agreement with HIF to acquire a powered land site of more than 1,200 acres in Matagorda County, Texas, in a post on its official X account. The site will carry up to 1 gigawatt of grid capacity by October 2027 and up to 2 gigawatts by April 2028, subject to approval from Texas grid operator ERCOT. The deal is not an upfront cash purchase. It is structured as up to $600 million in milestone-based payments tied to regulatory approvals, land access and eventually a signed data-center tenant, according to an SEC filing MARA disclosed, as reported by The Block. MARA shares rose roughly 14% in early trading Thursday on the news, The Block reported. HIF Global had
Read full articleA drastic AI price cut could democratize access, boost enterprise adoption, and challenge decentralized networks to redefine their value. The post Palo Alto Networks CEO Arora calls for 90% drop in AI pricing as costs surge appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The post Ethereum Foundation Turns AI Loose on ETH Network to Find Bugs Before Hackers Do appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. In brief Ethereum Foundation researchers are using AI agents to red-team critical network infrastructure. The agents helped uncover a peer-to-peer software vulnerability that was later disclosed. AI-assisted audits have already surfaced bugs in blockchain projects, including Zcash. The Ethereum Foundation is using swarms of AI agents to attack Ethereum—before someone else does. In a blog post on Thursday, Ethereum Foundation researchers on the Protocol Security team said they have deployed a series of AI agents against the software Ethereum relies on, hunting for vulnerabilities in cryptographic systems, protocol code, and smart contracts. “We’ve been running coordinated AI agents against the kinds of systems the network depends on, like systems software, cryptographic code, and contracts that have to be right,” the researchers wrote. “The agents found real bug
Ethereum researchers are using AI agents to hunt for vulnerabilities, shifting security work from finding bugs to proving which ones are real.
Investor scrutiny on Bitcoin miners' AI pivot highlights governance issues and funding challenges, potentially reshaping the sector's future. The post Bitcoin miners face investor scrutiny over AI pivot and insider sales appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The post Strategy Sets Q2 Earnings for July 30, 2026 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Strategy sets July 30 for Q2 2026 results and a live investor webinar as Bitcoin treasury and software updates come into focus. Strategy Inc. will release its second-quarter 2026 financial results on Thursday, July 30, after U.S. markets close. The company will host a live investor webinar at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the same day. The call will stream through Zoom, X, and YouTube, giving investors several ways to follow management’s update. A replay will also be posted on Strategy’s investor relations website after the event ends. Strategy remains closely watched because it is the largest corporate holder of bitcoin. Its quarterly results often draw attention from investors tracking corporate Bitcoin treasury models. The company also operates an AI-powered enterprise analytics software business under its “Intelligence Everywhere” strategy. Therefore, the Q2 call may cover both bitcoin capital
Cashu's offline Bitcoin transactions via NFC could revolutionize digital payments, enhancing privacy and accessibility in low-connectivity areas. The post Cashu app enables offline bitcoin transactions via NFC technology appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
The post Bitcoin Reclaims 63k but Traders Fear Correction Before Deribit Expiry appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the $63,000 mark on Thursday, but traders fear a correction ahead of Friday’s $1.4 billion options expiry on Deribit. The concerns stem from the US government bond yield climbing toward a level that many view as a warning sign. Is the $62,000 support level at risk? Key takeaways: Rising US Treasury yields signal debt concerns, negatively pressuring risk assets. Balanced Bitcoin options put-to-call volumes suggest limited downside from the $62,000 level. US 10-year Treasury yield (left) vs. Bitcoin/USD (right). Source: TradingView Bitcoin ETF outflows are not a concern ahead of the Bitcoin options expiry The 10-year Treasury yield’s approach to 4.6% signals investor anxiety over the expansion of US government debt and prospects for further monetary policy expansion to avert an economic recession. Bitcoin has felt the impact, trading sideways while
The post Bitcoin’s New Debt Machine Is Facing Its First Major Test appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Public companies kept stacking Bitcoin in June, but the month’s real story played out in a corner of the market that did not exist a couple of years ago: the preferred shares that treasury firms now use to fund their coin purchases. A new report from BitcoinTreasuries.net calls June the first true stress test for this “digital credit” market, and the results offer a mixed but telling verdict on where corporate Bitcoin adoption goes next. First, the buying. Public treasuries added close to 9,000 BTC before sales in June, or about 7,300 BTC on a net basis, worth some $427 million at the month-end price of $58,398. That counts as moderate growth, and two names did most of the work. Michael Saylor’s Strategy added 3,625 BTC net, and Strive added 3,364, with each company spending in the neighborhood of $200 million. Strip out those two and the rest of the field bought about 2,000 BTC.
