Ignore agentic finance and you miss how AI agents can solve crypto’s fragmented chaos by managing your assets smarter and faster than any dashboard ever could. Opinion by: Dylan Dewdney, co-founder and CEO at Kuvi.ai With everyone and their grandmother talking about AI these days, half the time it seems to be that vague, overhyped mantra “it’s going to change everything,” and the other half it’s about ChatGPT replacing your therapist. Almost no one is talking about how AI could help with the boring, frustrating, everyday mess of personal finance. This doesn’t mean dashboards, robo-advisers or the latest DeFi app with a shiny UX. It’s something more radical — agentic finance. Read more
Michael Saylor has hinted that Strategy may buy more Bitcoin after sharing a chart showing $69 billion in BTC holdings. Michael Saylor has once again hinted that his company, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), may be preparing to buy more Bitcoin, even as corporate Bitcoin treasuries face mounting pressure from a sharp drop in net asset values (NAV). In a Sunday post on X, Saylor shared a chart from the Saylor Bitcoin Tracker, showing Strategy’s cumulative Bitcoin (BTC) purchases. “The most important orange dot is always the next,” he also wrote. The chart, tracking 82 separate purchase events, lists Strategy’s holdings at 640,250 BTC, worth around $69 billion at current prices, up 45.6% from its aggregate cost basis of $74,000 per coin. Read more
Ethereum price eyes $4,500 as a classic chart pattern, and onchain MVRV data align to signal renewed upside momentum this month. Key takeaways: Ether’s rebound from a key support confluence puts $4,500 back within reach. MVRV bands show ETH price holding above support, and eyeing a rally to $5,000. Read more
Ant Group and JD.com have paused their stablecoin initiatives in Hong Kong after Beijing regulators raised concerns over private firms issuing digital currencies. Chinese technology giants, including Ant Group and JD.com, have reportedly suspended plans to issue stablecoins in Hong Kong after regulators in Beijing voiced concerns over privately controlled digital currencies. The companies were instructed by the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) and the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) to pause these initiatives, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing sources familiar with the matter. “The real regulatory concern is, who has the ultimate right of coinage — the central bank or any private companies on the market?” one source familiar with the discussions told the FT. Read more
Japan’s Financial Services Agency is weighing reforms that could let banks hold cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and operate licensed crypto exchanges. Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is reportedly preparing to review regulations that could allow banks to acquire and hold cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin for investment purposes. The move would mark a major policy shift, as current supervisory guidelines, revised in 2020, effectively ban banks from holding crypto due to volatility risks, according to a Sunday report from Livedoor News. Per the report, the FSA plans to discuss the reform at an upcoming meeting of the Financial Services Council, an advisory body to the Prime Minister. The initiative aims to align crypto asset management with traditional financial products like stocks and government bonds. Read more
BitMine has $1.5 billion worth of Ether following the market crash, as Tom Lee remained bullish despite saying the DAT bubble may have burst. Fundstrat’s Tom Lee has echoed the sentiment that digital asset treasury hype may be coming to an end, but remains bullish on Ether, having purchased $1.5 billion worth since the market crash. BitMine Immersion Technologies has scooped up a total of 379,271 Ether (ETH) worth almost $1.5 billion since the record crypto market liquidation event last weekend. The acquisitions came in three separate purchases: 202,037 ETH after the weekend crash, 104,336 ETH on Thursday, and 72,898 ETH on Saturday, according to onchain data from Arkham Intelligence and ‘BMNR Bullz’, which tracks the firm’s purchases, though it has yet to be officially confirmed by BitMine. Read more