US-Iran escalation rattles crypto markets as Bitcoin dips and oil surges past $72

Marathon's strategic pivot to AI and HPC could stabilize revenue streams, reducing reliance on Bitcoin's volatility and enhancing growth potential. The post Marathon Digital Holdings gains 14% after announcing $600M Texas AI and Bitcoin mining campus plan appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post MARA Expands AI Infrastructure With Texas Site Acquisition, Stock Price Surge appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Bitcoin miner MARA has expanded its digital infrastructure by acquiring a large-scale powered land site in Texas. The miner’s stock has surged on the back of this development, even as the firm deepens its push into the AI industry. MARA Acquires Texas Land Site, Stock Price Surges In a press release, the Bitcoin miner announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which it will acquire from HIF a large-scale powered land site in Texas. “The site encompasses more than 1,200 acres and is expected to provide access to up to an initial 1 GW of grid capacity by October 2027 and up to 2 GW by April 2028,” the release read. This comes as MARA continues to expand its AI infrastructure, pivoting from just Bitcoin mining. Notably, this latest purchase comes just months after the miner acquired Long Ridge Energy & Power in a $1.5 billion deal. Meanwhile, the

New Hampshire's Bitcoin treasury move could redefine state investment strategies, enhancing Bitcoin's legitimacy but posing volatility risks. The post New Hampshire becomes first state to approve Bitcoin treasury investments, now eyes $100M Bitcoin-backed bond appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post BitGo Adds Quantum-Risk Controls To Bitcoin Custody appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. BitGo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BTGO) introduced a set of tools to help institutions measure and reduce the quantum-computing risk tied to their Bitcoin holdings. The digital asset infrastructure company said the features apply to UTXO-based wallets and its multi-signature custody service. The release builds on BitGo’s multi-signature architecture, which the firm pioneered for Bitcoin to reduce single points of failure. The new controls give clients more visibility into wallet-key exposure, better handling of unspent transaction outputs, and workflows for institutional wallet operations. At the center of the launch is a Quantum Risk Score, an in-platform system that rates potential quantum exposure across supported Bitcoin wallets. A Fix Exposed Addresses Workflow guides clients through moving funds from addresses with elevated exposure into new addresses with stronger key hygiene.  A new UTXO

The post Eric Trump’s Bitcoin Mining Firm Loses $600M as AI Boom Hits Crypto Miners appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The post Eric Trump’s Bitcoin Mining Firm Loses $600M as AI Boom Hits Crypto Miners appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News President Donald Trump’s son Eric’s Bitcoin mining venture has reportedly erased nearly $600 million in market value after its stock crashed more than 95% from its peak.  While the company continues adding Bitcoin to its treasury, investors are moving away from crypto mining stocks and putting more money into AI companies. American Bitcoin Stock Crashes … Source: https://coinpedia.org/news/eric-trumps-bitcoin-mining-firm-loses-600m-as-ai-boom-hits-crypto-miners/

The post BREAKING: Wells Fargo Discloses Huge Crypto Holdings in Bitcoin, ETH, SOL, MSTR, BMNR appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Wall Street giant Wells Fargo revealed massive crypto holdings via exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and stocks. The banks revealed exposure to Bitcoin, Ethereum (ETH), Solana, Strategy (MSTR), Bitmine (BMNR) and other crypto stocks. Wells Fargo Reveals Bitcoin, ETH, Solana ETFs Exposure In its latest SEC filing, $2.5 trillion AUM Wells Fargo disclosed 6.5 million shares in BlackRock Bitcoin ETF (IBIT). It also revealed a new call position and an increase in put position in IBIT amid growing uncertainty during the US-Iran war. IBIT holdings dropped by 75,102 shares compared to the Q4 quarter. Moreover, the Wall Street giant cut its exposure to the Invesco Galaxy Bitcoin ETF (BTCO), Ark 21Shares Bitcoin ETF, and the Fidelity Bitcoin ETF (FBTC). While Wells Fargo decreased holdings in IBIT, Bitcoin exposure increased in Grayscale Bitcoin Mini ETF, Bitwise’s BITB,

The post Bitcoin Mining Giant Buys Texas Land Once Promised for Green Fuel in $600M Bet appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. MARA, a major Bitcoin (BTC) mining company, will buy a large Texas site once planned as a green fuel plant. The company will turn the land into flexible power for mining and artificial intelligence (AI) tenants. The deal with fuel developer HIF Global could reach $600 million if targets are met. It hands MARA a fully permitted site with grid rights for up to 2,000 megawatts in Matagorda County. MARA Stock Performance. Source: TradingView MARA’s Texas Site Trades Fuel for Computing HIF Global promoted the site as the first large e-fuels plant in the United States. Texas Governor Greg Abbott backed the roughly $7 billion project. It would split water to make cleaner shipping fuel and recycle carbon dioxide. Crucially, HIF had already won full permits and a secured grid connection for about 1.8 gigawatts of power. Those approvals can take years to win in the race fo

The post SpaceX’s First Bitcoin Transfer in Six Months Sparks Treasury Speculation appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Is SpaceX running a test? SpaceX as one of Bitcoin’s largest corporate holders Elon Musk’s SpaceX has just moved Bitcoin for the first time in six months, but the extremely small volume of the transfer has stirred curiosity across the crypto community. Following recent data shared by the Arkham Intelligence platform, a crypto wallet associated with SpaceX has moved about $88 worth of Bitcoin to another wallet that it also controls. Is SpaceX running a test? With the transfer coming after about six months of silence, and the company only moving $88 worth of Bitcoin out of its massive $1.16 billion Bitcoin holdings, questions are rising about the motive behind such an unusual move. $560 Million Record: CashCat Coin Takes Over Robinhood; Hyperliquid Joins XRP in Bitwise 10 Crypto Index; 105,742,020% in Bitcoin: Satoshi-Era Whale Awakens – Morning Crypto Report XRP ETFs L