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Mark Zuckerberg bets $15 billion on an AI company as stablecoins win over Fortune 500 companies.

Lawmakers asked Mark Zuckerberg whether Meta had had any influence on the GENIUS stablecoin bill and its plans to potentially issue its own digital currency.

Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly assembling a superintelligence group that will include Scale AI founder Alexandr Wang.

The case for holding Bitcoin on a firm’s balance sheet is compelling, CoinShares’ Butterfill told Cointelegraph, and “the pace of adoption is accelerating.”

The AI arms race is moving too fast for safety, with companies pushing boundaries and governments lagging. AI-driven dehumanization and the unchecked proliferation of autonomous weapons require responsible leadership before it’s too late.

Meta will use nuclear energy to power its data centers and AI models with a 20-year deal to secure 1.1 gigawatts of energy from an Illinois facility.

Meta shareholders shut down a proposal to assess whether Bitcoin should be added to its balance sheet, with just 0.08% of votes in favor of the idea.

“EagleEye” will be the first headset Meta will make in partnership with defence contractor Anduril, says the firm’s co-founder, Palmer Luckey.

The decentralized AI industry has a chance to carve out market share, but it will need to prove its security and usefulness. Centralized AI’s dominance risks privacy, transparency and ethical standards.

Meta’s chief AI scientist, Yann LeCun, has reportedly said “world-based models” would be a better approach to AI, as these would be trained on real-life scenarios.

GPUs dominate the AI landscape, but CPUs remain an untapped resource capable of powering diverse AI tasks efficiently. Decentralized compute networks could save costs and scale AI infrastructure in smarter ways.

Stablecoins continue to attract attention from big tech firms and legacy financial institutions, reacting to demand from retail investors.

Aptos' head of ecosystem, Ash Pampati, said the catalyst for broader user adoption will be something new, rather of recreating memecoins or NFTs.

The web’s original promise of free speech and open access is threatened by centralized tech giants. Blockchain-powered platforms lay the foundation for a decentralized tech stack that promotes free speech.

Stocks rally alongside Bitcoin, calling into question the whole “decoupling” narrative. Are equities and BTC headed back to new highs?