Bitcoin Nears $97K, Continuing Wild ‘Trump Trade’ Rally

BTC traded above $95,900 in early Asian hours, less than 6% from a landmark $100,000 figure that would push it above a $2 trillion market capitalization.Source

SEC Distributes $4.6M to BitClave Investors

Some investors in defunct crypto startup BitClave will soon get their money back, plus interest, according to a Wednesday announcement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).Source

Is the Crypto Conference Circuit Good for Crypto?

Azeem Khan: When everyone is traveling the world, attending endless side-events, who is building and onboarding new customers?Source

Crypto Agents and Verifiable Systems Are the Future of Safe, User-Centric Tech

Rather than “giving power to the machines,” AI agents give users autonomy to handle complex processes, acting as reliable allies in an increasingly complicated and opaque digital landscape, says David Sneider, Co-founder of Lit Protocol.Source

The Subtle Way AI Data Centers Boost Bitcoin Mining Economics

The competition for cheap electrons could establish a floor for hashprice, or at least slow down hashrate growth.Source

The Protocol: ENS on Bitcoin; Worldcoin, Without the Eyeballs

Plus: What Zuck can teach DAOs about governance.Source

Digital Currency Group’s Barry Silbert Bets Big on AI Blockchain Bittensor

Barry Silbert will be the CEO of Yuma, a new DCG company focused on incubating and building new businesses within Bittensor’s decentralized AI ecosystem.Source

Former FTX CTO Gary Wang Won’t Have To Serve Prison Time, Judge Rules

Former FTX chief technology officer and close friend of Sam Bankman-Fried, Gary Wang, won’t have to serve prison time for his involvement in the crypto exchange’s fraud scheme, The New York Times reported.Source

DeFi’s Renaissance

Pro-crypto legislation could allow DeFi to potentially connect with mainstream financial systems, says Toe Bautista.Source