AI isn’t a bubble. It’s already reshaping markets. Autonomous AI agents now drive trading, outperforming humans and rewriting how money moves. Opinion by: Saad Naja, Founder and CEO at PiP World While the world debates whether AI is the next dot-com bubble, chasing valuations rather than implications, they’re missing the underlying innovation story. The same AI infrastructure fueling trillion-dollar bets is already rewriting how money moves. AI is no longer an investment theme. It’s the market itself. What few noticed is that the same AI infrastructure driving the headlines is already reshaping the markets from within. Read more
Zcash (ZEC) soared more than 400% over the past month, climbing above $700 before easing to $548 amid a rally in privacy-focused cryptocurrencies. BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has revealed that Zcash (ZEC) is now the second-largest holding in his family office Maelstrom, trailing only Bitcoin (BTC). “Due to the rapid ascent in price, ZEC is now the 2nd largest *LIQUID* holding in MaelstromFund portfolio behind BTC,” he wrote in a Friday post on X. The disclosure comes amid a sharp rally in Zcash, which has climbed from a low of $137 to over $730 in the past month, representing an increase of more than 400%. Read more
Zcash (ZEC) soared more than 400% over the past month, climbing above $700 before easing to $548 amid a rally in privacy-focused cryptocurrencies. BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has revealed that Zcash (ZEC) is now the second-largest holding in his family office Maelstrom, trailing only Bitcoin (BTC). “Due to the rapid ascent in price, ZEC is now the 2nd largest *LIQUID* holding in MaelstromFund portfolio behind BTC,” he wrote in a Friday post on X. The disclosure comes amid a sharp rally in Zcash, which has climbed from a low of $137 to over $730 in the past month, representing an increase of more than 400%. Read more
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest added $2 million in BitMine shares across its ETFs as the Ether-holding firm’s stock surged 415% in 2025. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has increased its exposure to Tom Lee’s Ether treasury firm BitMine while reducing its position in Tesla. According to the firm’s daily trading disclosures dated Friday, ARK purchased a combined 48,454 shares of BitMine (worth around $2 million) across three of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) and the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW). Wood’s investment funds have been increasing their exposure to BitMine since it started accumulating Ether (ETH) as a treasury asset in April. Read more
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest added $2 million in BitMine shares across its ETFs as the Ether-holding firm’s stock surged 415% in 2025. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest has increased its exposure to Tom Lee’s Ether treasury firm BitMine while reducing its position in Tesla. According to the firm’s daily trading disclosures dated Friday, ARK purchased a combined 48,454 shares of BitMine (worth around $2 million) across three of its exchange-traded funds (ETFs), including the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), the ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF) and the ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW). Wood’s investment funds have been increasing their exposure to BitMine since it started accumulating Ether (ETH) as a treasury asset in April. Read more
After a three-week trial, a New York jury was unable to reach a verdict on charges of money laundering and fraud related to a $25-million exploit on Ethereum. A New York jury was unable to reach a verdict in the case of Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, the MIT-educated brothers accused of fraud and money laundering related to a 2023 exploit of the Ethereum blockchain that resulted in the removal of $25 million in digital assets. In a Friday ruling, US District Judge Jessica Clarke declared a mistrial in the case after jurors failed to agree on whether to convict or acquit the brothers, Inner City Press reported. The decision came after a three-week trial in Manhattan federal court, resulting in differing theories from prosecutors and the defense regarding the Peraire-Buenos’ alleged actions involving maximal extractable value (MEV) bots. Read more
After a three-week trial, a New York jury was unable to reach a verdict on charges of money laundering and fraud related to a $25-million exploit on Ethereum. A New York jury was unable to reach a verdict in the case of Anton and James Peraire-Bueno, the MIT-educated brothers accused of fraud and money laundering related to a 2023 exploit of the Ethereum blockchain that resulted in the removal of $25 million in digital assets. In a Friday ruling, US District Judge Jessica Clarke declared a mistrial in the case after jurors failed to agree on whether to convict or acquit the brothers, Inner City Press reported. The decision came after a three-week trial in Manhattan federal court, resulting in differing theories from prosecutors and the defense regarding the Peraire-Buenos’ alleged actions involving maximal extractable value (MEV) bots. Read more
Bitcoin's price reaching $250,000 too quickly could lead to a “blow-off top” moment, where investors would scramble to take profits, says a macro analyst. Bitcoin reaching a quarter of a million dollars this year may be more trouble than its worth, according to a macro analyst. “One of the worst things that could happen is Bitcoin shoots up to $250,000, and the S&P to 8,000 in like a 3-month period,” macro analyst and investor Mel Mattison told crypto entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano in an interview published to YouTube on Friday. “And you get this blow-off top, and everybody rushes to the exits to take profits, and it starts going down,” Mattison said. Read more
Bitcoin's price reaching $250,000 too quickly could lead to a “blow-off top” moment, where investors would scramble to take profits, says a macro analyst. Bitcoin reaching a quarter of a million dollars this year may be more trouble than its worth, according to a macro analyst. “One of the worst things that could happen is Bitcoin shoots up to $250,000, and the S&P to 8,000 in like a 3-month period,” macro analyst and investor Mel Mattison told crypto entrepreneur Anthony Pompliano in an interview published to YouTube on Friday. “And you get this blow-off top, and everybody rushes to the exits to take profits, and it starts going down,” Mattison said. Read more