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Preface
As the demand for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) power rapidly increases, more and more publicly listed Bitcoin mining companies are exploring shifting data centers, electricity, and infrastructure toward AI computing. This trend has also led the market to continuously ask one question: Is AI changing or even reshaping the future of the Bitcoin mining industry?

In 2026, the tech industry laid off over 170,000 people, surpassing the speed of the financial crisis and the pandemic, indicating that the industry is undergoing a structural reset, with AI becoming the scapegoat for layoffs. As job restructuring occurs, skill gaps and market polarization become evident, and future economic growth may fall into stagnation.

Several investment banks are exploring market opinions on OpenAI's IPO, but investors are generally cautious, mainly concerned about its profitability prospects and high valuation. OpenAI is expected to remain unprofitable until 2030 and faces challenges from competitor Anthropic, making its going public prospects more complicated.

20 million bitcoins have been mined, with the remaining 1 million to be gradually mined over the next 114 years, expected to be fully mined by 2140. The core design of Bitcoin is rapid distribution in the early stages and extremely low rates in the later stages, enhancing its scarcity. In the future, miners will rely more on transaction fees to maintain network security. This marks Bitcoin's entry into a new phase, further strengthening its status as digital gold.

Author: Prathik Desai
Original Title: The Maturity Fingerprint
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Everyone believes that stablecoins are growing. In just two years, their circulating supply has more than doubled, and adjusted trading volume has more than tripled. Last month, the monthly adjusted trading volume of stablecoins hit a record high. Some people scoff at these numbers, while crypto Twitter (CT) is celebrating.
But numbers alone make it difficult to explain the nature of the growth. Equally important is the context in which the growth occurs, such as who is using stablecoins, for what purposes, and whether usage patterns are changing. Allium has given us a preview of their latest report on stablecoin infrastructure — "Stablecoins: The Rise of a New Payment Trajectory." This is a very important report because the charts

The article discusses the current rise in international oil prices and the underlying reasons, primarily the Iran situation leading to disruptions in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which has also triggered increases in the prices of plastics and chemical products. The rise in oil prices not only has a significant impact on the consumer market but also prompts investors to increase their holdings in related stocks and futures. The article emphasizes that historical experience shows that each oil price crisis can reshape the distribution of benefits along the supply chain, with alternative energy sources and new businesses gradually demonstrating market potential. Although oil prices may decline in the future, the market changes and insights left behind will not disappear.

Recently, the valuation of prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi has both reached $20 billion. The two compete fiercely in market share and trading volume, with Kalshi narrowing the gap with Polymarket through rapid growth in users and trading volume. Both sides are collaborating with multiple mainstream institutions to promote the prediction market toward mainstream adoption, with the potential to reach new heights in the future.

Author: Byron Gilliam
Original Title: Jobpocalypse now?
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Even when the investment bank I previously worked for was doing well, I always felt that a new round of layoffs was just around the corner — I think, in part, because management had no idea how many people they actually needed.
I worked in the sales and trading floor, where at the end of each day there was a revenue figure: client commissions minus trading losses (occasionally also profits). So you might think that quantifying who contributed what and who caused losses should be straightforward.
But that’s not the case.
A commission paid for a trade might be partially or entirely attributable to the research analysts, salespeople, or sales traders who spoke with the client — or to the traders on the other side of the trade (which was me at the time!).

Source: The DeFi Report
Author: Michael Nadeau
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Some people love memecoins, while others despise them. We try to step outside this debate and simply observe the market. From our observations, memecoins have taken root. From the perspective of “Product-Market Fit (PMF),” they seem to be the ultimate crypto “game.” People enjoy trading, gambling, social interactions, and the risk-reward dynamics. And we believe that participants are very aware of this.