If Crypto Winter Is Here, Is the AI Bubble About to Burst?
Digital Currents
In this episode, we explore why Bitcoin may have slipped back toward the $80K level, examining leverage washouts, ETF rotation, funding-rate resets, and how broader risk sentiment is shifting as markets reassess year-end liquidity. On the AI side, Nvidia posted another record-breaking revenue quarter, with demand for GPU compute still outpacing supply, even as Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue warns that the real bubble sits in oversized LLMs rather than in AI as a whole, suggesting a move toward smaller, domain-specific models. We close by breaking down the latest Chart of the Week and jobs...
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Blood in the Streets: Bitcoin Cycles and Market Cracks
Digital Currents
With Xavier on the road, Mark takes on this week's ABCD Roundup solo. Crypto winter chills the markets as Bitcoin pulls back from its October highs, sparking renewed debate over the four-year cycle and whether investors are facing the early stages of a deeper drawdown. Mark breaks down why the latest volatility may reflect classic market psychology and how fair value models, such as Metcalfe’s Law, help frame where Bitcoin may be headed next. He also digs into the growing pressure across broader markets, from deteriorating balance sheets to speculative excess...
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Is Crypto Winter Here?
Digital Currents
Bitcoin has dipped below the $100,000 mark as long-term holders offload over $500 billion worth of BTC amid profit-taking and diversification into other assets. We ask "Are we in crypto winter?" In AI news, Apple is reportedly finalizing a $1 billion annual deal with Google to integrate Gemini into the next-gen Siri, marking a rare collaboration as Apple works to catch up in AI. Anthropic projects massive growth, forecasting $70 billion in revenue and $17 billion in cash flow by 2028. Meanwhile, SoftBank and OpenAI have launched a 50-50 joint venture in Japan called “Crystal...
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Happy HODLween!
Digital Currents
The Fed cuts rates again, sending ripples through markets as Bitcoin rallies and altcoin ETFs officially go live. We dive into how lower rates may fuel renewed crypto momentum and what the rate cut may mean for “digital gold” versus gold. Meanwhile, Mastercard is reportedly eyeing a $2 billion acquisition of crypto infrastructure firm Zerohash, and Ethereum giant Consensys gears up for a landmark IPO with Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan, potentially signaling a new era for blockchain finance. In computing, Core Scientific scraps its merger with CoreWeave to pursue independent expansion of its...
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CZ Pardoned and Clippy Returns
Digital Currents
In this week’s roundup, we discuss the pardon of convicted Binance founder, Changpeng Zhao, the surprising return of a Clippy-inspired “Mico” as Microsoft leans into more personable AI assistants, and OpenAI’s acquisition of Sky as the agentic desktop race accelerates. We also cover Anthropic’s planned TPU expansion with Google to support enterprise demand and frontier-model training, and we explore reports of the Trump administration eyeing equity stakes in U.S. quantum computing firms. The Chart of the Week highlights current crypto adoption trends. Remember to Stay...
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Congrats to Fairfax & Examining BTC's Recent Slide
Digital Currents
In this episode, we celebrate Fairfax County’s Police and County Employee Pension Funds for their win at the CIO Innovation Awards, recognizing their leadership in adopting digital assets within institutional portfolios. We then dive into the market, unpacking Bitcoin’s recent skid and the role perpetual futures markets may play in amplifying downside volatility. We also break down BlackRock’s launch of a stablecoin-focused liquidity fund. On the AI front, we spotlight Nscale’s multibillion-dollar deal with Microsoft to deploy 200,000 Nvidia GPUs across global data centers;...
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Morgan Creek Quantonation: Investing at the Frontiers of Quantum
Digital Currents
In this episode, we sit down with Will Zeng, PhD, Partner at Quantonation, a venture fund dedicated to quantum technologies and deep physics. Will shares his journey from being the third employee at Rigetti Computing to leading quantum research at Goldman Sachs and now investment strategy at Quantonation. From commercialization efforts in pharma, materials, and AI acceleration to lessons learned as both operator and investor, Will offers a thoughtful, insider perspective on where quantum may be headed next. Finally, we discuss our shared conviction in Diraq, a portfolio company, and its...
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Is Crypto Uptober Here? And What to Make of OpenAI’s $1 Trillion Dollar Move
Digital Currents
This week’s episode explores whether “Crypto Uptober” is upon us and the latest wave of AI headlines, from OpenAI’s Sora surpassing ChatGPT’s iOS debut with 627,000 installs to Sam Altman’s pursuit of one trillion dollars in infrastructure partnerships that include AMD offering ten percent of itself to OpenAI in a multibillion-dollar deal. The Chart of the Week spotlights nearly 193 billion dollars invested in AI startups this year, marking the first time more than half of all 2025 venture funding has flowed into AI and signaling a potentially defining moment for technology and...
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First, They Ignore You, Then They Laugh, Then They Fight…Then You Win
Digital Currents
This ABCD Roundup covers the SEC’s push to accelerate tokenized stocks and SWIFT’s collaboration with global banks on a shared blockchain ledger for instant payments, moves that could fundamentally reshape traditional finance. We also examine Bitcoin’s recent price and volume swings, as well as the broader implications of onshoring and the U.S. crypto cycle. Finally, we cover Cerebras’ $1.1 billion raise at an $8.1 billion valuation. To learn more, visit us on the web at https://www.morgancreekcap.com/morgan-creek-digital/. To speak to a team member or sign up for additional...
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Bitcoin’s September Shakeout to Nvidia’s $100B AI Power Play
Digital Currents
In this episode of ABCDs, we cover why options and leverage may explain Bitcoin’s rough September, the rise of crypto treasury stock buybacks, and Strive’s $1.3B deal to acquire Semler as smaller players consolidate to compete with giants. We also break down Nvidia’s $100B commitment to OpenAI, which likely drove Oracle’s stock surge. Finally, we examine the overlooked challenge of data center power consumption as AI growth becomes increasingly concentrated. Remember to Stay Current! To learn more, visit us on the web at https://www.morgancreekcap.com/morgan-creek-digital/....
info_outlineIn this roundup, we recap the big news from the Bitcoin Vegas conference. We dive into a wave of products, policies, and regulatory updates shaping the digital asset landscape. We cover Strike CEO, Jack Mallers, and his unveiling of low-interest Bitcoin-backed loans. We move on to the pro-crypto policy agenda of Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, that includes a proposed Bitcoin reserve at the Bank of England. We also discuss the SEC’s latest staff statement clarifying that certain staking activities do not violate securities laws, and the bipartisan CLARITY Act, which aims to define regulatory oversight of the U.S. crypto market. Thank you, listeners, for your support through our first 100 episodes. There is much more to come. Stay Current!
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