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MARA Holdings Up 7% as Bitcoin Stabilizes, but Morgan Stanley Downgrade Looms
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MARA Holdings Up 7% as Bitcoin Stabilizes, but Morgan Stanley Downgrade Looms

MARA shares rose 7% as bitcoin held near $77,357, but Morgan Stanley cut its price target to $7, prompting a public rebuttal from MARA's IR chief. Riot, Cipher, and TeraWulf also gained.

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Senate Panel Advances Crypto Bill, DeFi Pushback and Stablecoin Issues Remain
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Senate Panel Advances Crypto Bill, DeFi Pushback and Stablecoin Issues Remain

The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act passed the Senate Banking Committee 15-9 but faces new opposition from DeFi developers and key Democrats over securities amendments and stablecoin provisions.

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CleanSpark Gains as Bernstein Highlights AI Data Center Power Potential
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CleanSpark Gains as Bernstein Highlights AI Data Center Power Potential

CleanSpark shares rose 1.7% to $14.94 pre-market after Bernstein rated the stock Outperform with a $24 target, highlighting the value of bitcoin miners' power capacity for AI data centers.

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CleanSpark Surges 9% as Bernstein Highlights Bitcoin Miners' AI Data Center Potential
Crypto Sarah Chen

CleanSpark Surges 9% as Bernstein Highlights Bitcoin Miners' AI Data Center Potential

CleanSpark shares rose 9.3% after Bernstein noted bitcoin miners' potential as AI data-center power providers, setting a $24 target and citing $90B in sector AI deals.

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Hut 8 Stock Slips 5.5% Following $16M Water Infrastructure Investment for AI Data Center
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Hut 8 Stock Slips 5.5% Following $16M Water Infrastructure Investment for AI Data Center

Hut 8 shares dropped 5.5% as the company invested $16 million in water infrastructure for its River Bend AI data center, highlighting the focus on project execution.

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Canaan Shares Tumble as Q1 Losses Widen, Revenue Forecast Disappoints
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Canaan Shares Tumble as Q1 Losses Widen, Revenue Forecast Disappoints

Canaan shares dropped 13.8% to $0.4163 after the company posted a wider Q1 net loss of $88.7 million and issued a below-consensus Q2 revenue forecast of $35 million to $45 million.

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XRP Faces $1.37 Hurdle as Bullish $10 Forecasts Meet Skepticism
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XRP Faces $1.37 Hurdle as Bullish $10 Forecasts Meet Skepticism

XRP trades near $1.37 as bullish $10 forecasts clash with skepticism over Ripple's payments strategy. Standard Chartered projects $2.80 by 2026, but analysts warn RLUSD stablecoin may reduce XRP's role.

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Bakkt Shares Surge After Director's $4.85M Insider Purchase
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Bakkt Shares Surge After Director's $4.85M Insider Purchase

Bakkt shares surged 14.2% pre-market after director Michael Alfred acquired $4.85 million in stock. CEO Akshay Naheta also exercised options as the company shifts focus to stablecoin payments.

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HIVE Digital Soars 29% on Plans for Massive AI Data Center Near Toronto
Crypto Sarah Chen

HIVE Digital Soars 29% on Plans for Massive AI Data Center Near Toronto

HIVE Digital Technologies stock jumped 28.6% to $3.46 on Monday after unveiling plans for a 320 MW AI data center near Toronto, aiming for over 100,000 GPUs by late 2027.

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Bitmine Shares Slide 7.5% as Ethereum Holdings Rise Amid Price Drop
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Bitmine Shares Slide 7.5% as Ethereum Holdings Rise Amid Price Drop

Bitmine shares dropped 7.5% Monday as the company reported ETH holdings rose to 5.28 million tokens, but total crypto assets fell to $12.6B due to Ether's 4.1% decline.

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IREN Shares Slide 7% Following Costly AI Infrastructure Expansion
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IREN Shares Slide 7% Following Costly AI Infrastructure Expansion

IREN shares dropped 7.2% to $49.15 after acquiring Awaken and completing a $3B note sale for AI infrastructure, with revenue declining and net loss widening.

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Crude Surge Puts Ethereum Under Pressure, Lee Warns of Macro Headwinds
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Crude Surge Puts Ethereum Under Pressure, Lee Warns of Macro Headwinds

Ether fell to ~$2,100 as oil's jump above $100 reignited inflation fears. Fundstrat's Tom Lee flags crude as Ethereum's top headwind, with record negative correlation.

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