Thailand inspects illegal Bitcoin mines in five northeastern provinces, confiscating 315 mining machines and recovering fines

Galaxy Research's analysis on the X platform indicates that Bitcoin miners have entered a surrender phase, with the current difficulty level of Bitcoin mining dropping by over 20% from its historical peak, marking the largest difficulty drawdown since 2021.

Hunter Horsley, CEO of Bitwise, said that the encryption industry is undergoing a transformation similar to that after the Internet foam, and future winners will rely on real value and practical ability to succeed. During the Internet foam in the 1990s, hundreds of companies once obtained a valuation of 500 million to 1 billion dollars, and then only a few companies that proved their value stood out and achieved a longer cycle and larger scale development. Nowadays, the number of winners in the cryptocurrency industry will decrease, but its size and sustained growth time will exceed expectations.

The Japanese National Commercial Enterprise Pension Fund plans to allocate 1% of its assets to cryptocurrency. （Watcher.Guru）

According to Galaxy Research data, the US listed spot Bitcoin ETF recorded a net outflow of $6.35 billion in the past 30 trading days, marking the largest 30 day capital outflow since its launch in January 2024. The Bitcoin ETF has experienced net outflows for six consecutive weeks, with cumulative net inflows falling to $53.4 billion. The price of Bitcoin has fallen by about 17% in the past month, reaching $64167. The relevant person in charge of BlackRock stated that the flow of ETF funds is influenced by various factors, and a single day or short-term outflow does not necessarily represent a long-term trend change.

AGI Association President Ben Goertzel stated that general artificial intelligence should not be controlled by venture capital or a few tech companies, and advocates building a decentralized AGI system through blockchain networks to replace closed models such as OpenAI and Anthropic. Ben Goertzel is advancing this plan through SingularityNET and the Artificial Super Intelligence Alliance, aiming to enable AI capabilities to be shared by users worldwide. Ben Goertzel proposed the concept of "AI proxy economy", expecting AGI to emerge between 2027 and 2030, and plans to release the first AI proxy product Omega Claw.