Major cryptocurrency exchanges and custodial platforms, including Coinbase (NASDAQ:COIN) and Binance, are preparing their systems for the emergence of powerful artificial intelligence models capable of identifying and exploiting software vulnerabilities, according to The Information.
Bitcoin enters May 2026 with unstable pricing, trading around $76,128 after gaining approximately 27% from its February low of $60,187. Despite this recovery, the price still remains below a strong resistance zone between $78,500 and $82,228.
Over the past week, Bitcoin ($BTC) has risen by 4.5%, supported by renewed institutional demand, which has helped stabilize its price. At the same time, derivatives data indicates a decline in forced selling activity. In particular, daily Bitcoin liquidations have dropped by 40% at the time of publication, reflecting reduced volatility driven by leverage.
The index includes nine tokens, but the structure is heavily skewed. The majority share is made up of Bittensor, Render, and the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance. These three represent over 71% of the entire index.
Public Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings announced it has reduced its workforce by approximately 15% as part of a strategic business transformation. The decision affected workers across various departments, including contractors, and occurred in waves over several days. This was reported by Blockspace.
Canadian mining company Bitfarms plans to complete its U.S. re-registration on April 1 under the name Keel Infrastructure as part of a strategic pivot toward artificial intelligence.
Ripple is advancing artificial intelligence–based security systems as it expands the $XRP infrastructure to meet institutional demand, with a focus on early threat detection, improved system resilience, and protection of the $XRP Ledger against the growing complexity of global financial operations.
Trust Wallet, one of the largest non-custodial wallet providers with 220 million users, will allow AI agents to independently execute swaps and trading operations across more than 25 blockchain networks.
Mining company Hut 8 has developed a modular infrastructure model that allows flexible switching of computing power between artificial intelligence tasks and Bitcoin mining. This was reported by The Block.
The crypto platform Gemini, founded by the Winklevoss brothers, cut about 30% of its staff since the beginning of 2026. The total number of employees decreased to approximately 445 as of March 1, 2026. This is stated in the company’s report.
Bitcoin miners hold about 1% of the total mined coins, but these reserves simply sit idle on balance sheets, generating no income. This conclusion comes from a new report by Wintermute: the market maker believes miners are missing a key survival tool at a time when Bitcoin mining no longer generates the profits it once did.
CleanSpark (CLSK), a U.S.-based bitcoin mining company that operates large-scale data centers, sold nearly all of the bitcoin it mined last month in order to secure funding for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) initiatives.
Over the past day, $XRP rose 0.4%, trading at $1.37, reducing its monthly loss to 11.8%. In the longer term, the asset remains below its 2025 peak near $3.65.
Public Mining Companies Massively Sell Crypto Reserves, According to BitcoinTreasuries. Capital Redirected to AI Infrastructure
According to Binance’s announcement, third-party neural networks can now connect to the platform’s trading infrastructure and analytical databases. This transforms algorithms from simple text aggregators into full-fledged market participants capable of executing trades and assessing risks.
Shares of software developers dropped sharply due to investor concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence on the industry. The correction in the technology segment heightened tension in financial markets and affected Bitcoin.
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