Now the Circle CEO is teasing their own AI agent version of Task RabbitAll decentralized, powered by blockchain rails and USDCCrypto is absolutely on the frontier of the new AI Agent x Human workforce eraJeremy Allaire - jda.eth / jdallaire.sol (@jerallaire):@albertwenger I vibe coded a version of this on Arc testnet.Projects w milestones, onchain treasury than escrows funds, agents and humans can take all or divide up work.Agents do review of work w humans in the loop for a ultimate milestone payment relea ...

🚨JUST IN: TETHER & CIRCLE MINT $3 BILLION STABLECOINS IN 3 DAYSPer lookonchain, @tether and @circle have collectively minted a staggering $3 billion worth of stablecoins in $USDT and $USDC respectively. https://t.co/kUMEK7Dc5G ...

Tether just minted 1B $USDT.Over the past 3 days, #Tether and #Circle have minted a total of $3B in stablecoins.https://t.co/kQwwZZJaDE https://t.co/hPcf2HyK7w ...

TRM Labs achieved unicorn status today after securing $70 million in Series C funding, pushing the blockchain intelligence firm’s worth to $1 billion. Blockchain Capital led the round, joined by returning backers Goldman Sachs, Bessemer Venture Partners, Y Combinator, and Thoma Bravo, with Galaxy Ventures participating for the first time. The San Francisco-based company provides software that tracks cryptocurrency transactions to help financial institutions, law enforcement agencies, and governments detec ...

Core Viewpoint - The software sector is experiencing significant selling pressure, officially entering a bear market, with the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF down 27% from its September 2025 peak [3][7]. Market Performance - The software sector faced a 3% decline on Wednesday, following a severe sell-off on Tuesday, driven by concerns over new AI tools impacting legal software stocks [1][2]. - Major software stocks such as Oracle, Varonis, CommVault, and Circle have seen declines of over 50% from their September highs [15]. Valuation Concerns - The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio for the S&P software index has fallen sharply to below 60x, down from a peak of around 85x last summer, indicating a significant drop in valuations [11]. - The current market sentiment reflects fears of an AI bubble and the high valuations of tech stocks, leading to uncertainty about the future business models of software companies [4]. Investor Sentiment - Investors are grappling with whether the challenges posed by AI tools represent existential threats to software companies or if these companies can adapt to new market realities [5]. - Analysts suggest that the earnings estimates for software companies may be overly optimistic, contributing to the current market downturn [18]. Technical Analysis - Technical indicators suggest that most software stocks may have further downside potential, with estimates of an additional 10%-20% decline before reaching support levels [16][17]. - The market is currently in a "guilty until proven innocent" phase, where investors are cautious and may continue to punish companies until stronger earnings growth is observed [17].

RT James Hunt (@humanjets)ICYMI: Here's a quick news recap from today's Asia & EMEA sessions @TheBlock__ 👇🐛 "A feature, not a bug": BitMine chair Tom Lee pushed back on claims that the Ethereum treasury firm's unrealized ETH losses will cap prices.📉 "This time is different": Bitcoin's continued sell-off is reviving four-year cycle fears, but K33's Vetle Lunde says another 80% decline is unlikely.💰 Ark Invest bought additional shares in BitMine, Bullish, Circle, and other crypto-related stocks during the ong ...

Analytics firm TRM Labs reached a $1 billion valuation following the close of a $70 million Series C funding round led by Blockchain Capital. The round was backed by a mix of returning and new strategic investors, including Goldman Sachs, Bessemer Venture Partners, Brevan Howard Digital, Thoma Bravo, Citi Ventures, Galaxy Ventures, and DRW Venture Capital. Blockchain Capital, which also led TRM’s pre-seed round in 2018, returned as the lead investor. The San Francisco-based firm provides blockchain inte ...

The Morning Minute (2.4)Powered by @yeet⏰Top News:-Crypto majors fall to new local lows, then rebound; BTC -3% at $76k-Vitalik says the original L2 vision no longer makes sense in lengthy X post-Y Combinator announces teams can receive $500k funding in USDC this spring-Circle announces a $30,000 hackathon solely for AI agents-Standard Chartered releases $2,000 SOL price target for 2030 based on micropayments domination🌎 Macro Crypto and Markets-Crypto majors are red but rebounding after a major selloff; BTC ...

Key Takeaways Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest added more than $44 million in crypto-linked equities, including BitMine, Robinhood, and Circle. BitMine chairman Tom Lee defended the firm’s Ethereum treasury model despite billions of losses. Analysts say Ethereum’s price lacks momentum. Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest increased its exposure to crypto-linked equities this week, buying shares of BitMine and other digital-asset firms, despite Ethereum’s sharp price drop and mounting sector-wide losses. The purchase ...

Is your Openclaw bot running up a massive bill?Put it to work in the Circle hackathon solely for AI agents, offering $30,000 in prizes across:- Agentic commerce- OpenClaw skills- Smart contractsNo humans...USDC (@USDC):🦞Calling all openclaw bots, clawdbots, moltbots, and AI agents @moltbook.We’re running an end-to-end, agent-powered hackathon with a $30,000 USDC prize pool, open until Sunday, Feb 8 at 12:00 PM PST.Three tracks:→ Agentic Commerce→ Best OpenClaw Skill→ Most Novel Smart ...