Bitcoin mining infrastructure company Luxor announced the expansion of its hardware business from ASICs to GPUs and AI servers, further extending its procurement, logistics, and financing capabilities to the high-growth artificial intelligence and high-performance computing (HPC) market. Luxor stated that the core bottleneck currently facing the industry is the actual shortage of deployable computing power, while mining companies possess unique advantages in transforming into AI data centers, including infrastructure such as power contracts, site availability, and advanced cooling systems. Since its inception, Luxor has procured over $750 million worth of ASICs for Bitcoin miners. This time, it is extending this experience to GPU and server procurement, providing end-to-end solutions including new, refurbished, and used equipment. Its channels cover major manufacturers such as Dell, HPE, Lenovo, and PNY, and it has supporting capabilities in US warehousing, international logistics, equipment installation, and hosting. Luxor pointed out that the current global Bitcoin mining network deployed data center capacity is close to 20GW, with an additional 10GW of potential expansion space, of which 35%-40% is located in the United States. As mining companies gradually shift some of their capacity to AI and HPC hosting, Luxor will also adjust its service structure accordingly. As the only mining pool with comprehensive financing and hedging capabilities, Luxor can assist miners in obtaining GPU procurement funds through computing power and can provide structured financing such as sale-leaseback through partners. Meanwhile, its Tenki cloud marketplace can help operators immediately monetize computing power resources after hardware goes live. Luxor stated that it has built a full-process infrastructure network covering tax-advantaged warehousing in Montana and Delaware, OEM installation, warranty management, export control compliance, and old equipment disposal, aiming to meet customers' multi-billion dollar capital investment needs in the AI ​​and HPC era (The Block).

Octra Labs, the association behind the privacy blockchain project Octra, announced that it will launch a public token sale on Sonar (an ICO platform founded by Echo and recently acquired by Coinbase) on December 18th. The sale aims to raise $20 million, corresponding to a fully diluted token value (FDV) of $200 million, locking 10% of the token supply. The tokens will be sold at a fixed price, with all participants receiving tokens proportionally to their investment amount; any unsold tokens will be burned. Octra Labs stated that if demand is strong, the allocation ratio may be increased. All tokens will be unlocked and distributed shortly after the sale ends, following a model similar to Ethereum's 2014 ICO. Previously, Octra raised $4 million through Echo and completed a $4 million pre-seed funding round with participation from Big Brain Holdings, Finality Capital, Karatage, and Presto Labs. Regarding token allocation, early investors hold 18%, Octra Labs holds 15%, and the remaining 67% is allocated to the community, including early users, validators, ecosystem contributors, Echo participants, and those from this public sale. No single investor holds more than 3% of the tokens. This ICO launch coincides with a resurgence of industry focus on privacy technologies, including the rise of Zcash, the progress of Ethereum's privacy roadmap, Aztec's $60 million community sale fundraising, and Zama's over $1 billion valuation funding round. Octra, founded in 2021, claims to have developed its own fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) system from scratch, enabling computation in an encrypted state, suitable for scenarios such as private DeFi, dark pools, and AI training and inference. Its network can function as a standalone L1 layer or as a privacy coprocessor for ecosystems like Ethereum and Solana. To date, the Octra network has processed over 100 million transactions, covering 1.5 million accounts, with a peak TPS of 17,000, and has not experienced any downtime. The testnet will be migrated to the mainnet soon, and programmable privacy development tools and integration capabilities with Ethereum and Solana will be launched in Q1 2026. Octra Labs is located in Zug, Switzerland, with teams in Dubai and London. The core team consists of 17 people, many of whom are developers from VK (Vkontakte) and Telegram. Funds raised through the ICO will go into the association's treasury and be used for ecosystem development after the mainnet launch.

On Dec 09, 2025, 23:51 PM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, BNB has dropped below 900 USDT and is now trading at 899.409973 USDT, with a narrowed narrowed 0.17% increase in 24 hours.

Jinse Finance launches its daily cryptocurrency and blockchain news bulletin, "Jinse at 8 AM," issue 2904, providing you with the latest and fastest news on the digital currency and blockchain industry.

According to PANews, U.S. President Donald Trump is set to commence the final round of interviews for candidates vying for the position of Federal Reserve Chair this week, as reported by the Financial Times.

According to PANews, AI DeFi platform Debot has reported signs of a security attack at its data center in Japan. The platform is currently investigating the cause, and user assets remain unaffected. As a precautionary measure, funds from the Japan data center have been transferred to Debot's secure wallet in Singapore, which operates in a fully isolated environment for enhanced security and stability. All functionalities are operational, and commission relationships remain intact. Until the official investigation results are released, users are advised against using the old wallet. It is recommended to sell or transfer tokens purchased in the old wallet to the newly created Debot wallet. The new secure wallet can be accessed from the user's wallet list, allowing for normal transactions.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins reportedly stated many ICOs are non-securities, but official confirmation is lacking. source: https://coincu.com/news/sec-icos-non-securities-claim/

Microsoft will invest $17. 5 billion in India over the next four years from 2026 to 2029. The Satya Nadella-announced investments will be put toward developing AI infrastructure and data centers. Microsoft’s CEO Satya Nadella announced on Tuesday that the company will invest $17. 5 billion in India over the next four years. Microsoft made a commitment […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/microsoft-to-capture-india-ai-market/

"You ain't seen nothing yet," said SEC Chair Paul Atkins as the agency faces a list of cryptocurrency-related priorities in the new year. source: https://www.theblock.co/post/381987/sec-chair-atkins-signals-crypto-priorities-in-new-year?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss

Michael Saylor is in the headlines yet again after pitching Bitcoin (BTC) as a transformative financial asset to Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds and institutions during his tour of the region. Saylor generated a buzz with his comments during his keynote at the Bitcoin MENA conference in Abu Dhabi on December 8, 2025. Saylor’s tour […] source: https://www.cryptopolitan.com/saylor-pitches-btc-to-middle-east/

Anthropic and OpenAI donate key protocols to Linux Foundation as China overtakes US in open-source AI downloads. source: https://decrypt.co/351694/us-tech-giants-unite-battle-chinas-open-source-ai-dominance

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