# Сопутствующие статьи по теме Infrastructure

Новостной центр HTX предлагает последние статьи и углубленный анализ по "Infrastructure", охватывающие рыночные тренды, новости проектов, развитие технологий и политику регулирования в криптоиндустрии.

$300 Billion in One Quarter, AI Absorbs 80% of Global Venture Capital Funding

In Q1 2026, global venture capital funding reached a record $300 billion, with AI capturing 80% ($242 billion) of the total. Four mega-deals dominated: OpenAI ($122B), Anthropic ($30B), xAI ($20B), and Waymo ($16B), accounting for two-thirds of the quarter’s funding. The market showed extreme concentration, with fewer deals and larger average rounds, indicating a fragile breadth beneath the headline numbers. Crypto funding saw a modest recovery, reaching approximately $8.6 billion, though two-thirds of this occurred in March. Capital flowed mainly into regulated infrastructure like stablecoin payments, custody, and compliance, rather than speculative projects. Broader trends included growth in robotics, defense tech, and cybersecurity—often adjacent to AI. Geographically, the U.S. dominated with 83% of total funding, followed by China and the U.K. The venture market is increasingly fragmented: U.S.-led AI platforms attract massive late-stage capital, China’s on state-driven funding, and Europe faces a growth capital gap. Looking ahead, VC totals may remain high but concentrated. Valuation discipline is returning in secondary markets, exit windows remain volatile, and crypto must compete with AI for investor attention. The market is defined by selectivity and divergence, not broad recovery.

marsbit04/03 04:40

$300 Billion in One Quarter, AI Absorbs 80% of Global Venture Capital Funding

marsbit04/03 04:40

Manhattan Private Credit Launches Network to Connect Investors With Private Credit Markets as Bank Lending Continues to Contract

Manhattan Private Credit has launched a private capital network to connect investors with the growing private credit market, which has expanded into a multi-trillion-dollar sector as traditional bank lending contracts. The platform serves as an infrastructure layer, facilitating deal origination and capital matching across private credit, litigation funding, structured lending, asset-backed finance, and special situations. It connects investors, borrowers, developers, and legal firms who previously relied on fragmented, relationship-driven networks. The company emphasizes that its model resembles a platform business, matching supply and demand without originating deals itself. The growth of private credit is driven by banks retreating from areas like property development lending and bridge finance due to post-GFC regulations. Manhattan targets time-sensitive, event-driven opportunities where traditional banks are slow or disinterested. Access is provided through a membership structure, offering platform and network access rather than an investment product. The launch bets on the sustained structural gap between private lending demand and traditional bank supply.

TheNewsCrypto04/03 04:05

Manhattan Private Credit Launches Network to Connect Investors With Private Credit Markets as Bank Lending Continues to Contract

TheNewsCrypto04/03 04:05

Coinbase wins conditional OCC approval as crypto moves deeper into U.S. banking system

Coinbase has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust company, advancing the integration of crypto custody and infrastructure into the U.S. federal regulatory system. Announced on April 2, this approval marks a shift from state-level oversight toward a unified federal framework. The trust charter does not grant banking privileges—such as deposit-taking or lending—but focuses on custody and market infrastructure services. This move enables Coinbase to expand its institutional offerings while operating under consistent federal supervision. The approval remains conditional, requiring Coinbase to meet ongoing regulatory standards before full operation. This development reflects a broader trend of aligning digital asset services with traditional financial oversight.

ambcrypto04/02 21:02

Coinbase wins conditional OCC approval as crypto moves deeper into U.S. banking system

ambcrypto04/02 21:02

What Kind of DeFi Does Wall Street Want?

Wall Street's vision for DeFi has shifted from simple asset tokenization to building a programmable, restructurable fixed-income infrastructure that enables yield financialization. The key driver is no longer retail speculation but institutional capital and Real-World Assets (RWA), with DeFi TVL surging from ~$115B to over $237B in 2025, while active wallets declined—indicating large, infrequent institutional inflows. RWA, now valued at $27.5B (up 2.4x YoY), is used as collateral in protocols like Aave Horizon, Maple Finance, and Centrifuge, creating an on-chain repo and rehypothecation flywheel. These structures function like institutional money-market funds, offering 4–6% yields from tokenized treasuries and stablecoin pools. Crucially, institutions are moving beyond holding assets to actively managing yield and risk. Protocols like Pendle Finance allow yield tokenization—splitting assets into Principal Tokens (PT) and Yield Tokens (YT)—enabling fixed-rate exposure, speculation, and on-chain interest rate hedging using mechanisms like yield AMMs. However, major barriers remain: public blockchain transparency exposes positions and liquidation levels, creating adversarial risks, and compliance (KYC, sanctions screening, audit trails) must be natively embedded into protocols—not added externally. Zero-knowledge proofs could offer a solution by enabling regulatory verification without leaking sensitive data. In summary, Wall Street wants a DeFi that integrates with global compliance infrastructure, replicates traditional fixed-income modularity for risk and return, and embeds programmable privacy and regulation—not to replace traditional finance, but to create a parallel system for more flexible capital and risk restructuring.

marsbit04/02 10:31

What Kind of DeFi Does Wall Street Want?

marsbit04/02 10:31

Bitfarms grows revenue 72%, but losses widen – Here’s why!

Bitcoin mining faces significant pressure as hashprice drops to $30–$35, well below production costs of $80,000–$88,000 per BTC, leading to losses of $17,000–$19,000 per coin. Despite this, miners like Bitfarms continue expanding hashrate. Bitfarms reported a 72% revenue increase to $229 million, but net losses widened to $209 million due to non-cash accounting charges, including depreciation and Bitcoin price volatility. In response, the company is pivoting to high-performance computing (HPC) and AI infrastructure, with 2.2 GW of power capacity in development, aiming for more predictable revenue streams. This strategic shift may reposition Bitfarms as an infrastructure-focused business, reducing reliance on Bitcoin's cyclical volatility.

ambcrypto04/02 04:02

Bitfarms grows revenue 72%, but losses widen – Here’s why!

ambcrypto04/02 04:02

Paradigm Builds Its Own Prediction Market Trading Terminal, Also Considering Market Making and Index Products

Paradigm, a major crypto investment firm, is developing a dedicated trading terminal for prediction markets, targeting professional traders and market makers, according to anonymous sources. Led by partner Arjun Balaji since late 2025, the initiative aligns with growing institutional interest in prediction markets, where users speculate on events like elections or asset prices. The company is reportedly considering launching an internal market-making desk and exploring the creation of a prediction market index—similar to traditional indices like the S&P 500—by aggregating multiple prediction markets into a single tradable product. Paradigm has already begun compiling prediction market data into a public dashboard. Notably, Paradigm is a key investor in Kalshi, a leading prediction market platform it helped value at $22 billion, and insists the terminal does not compete with Kalshi’s core business. This move is part of Paradigm’s broader expansion beyond crypto into AI and robotics, evidenced by its ongoing efforts to raise a new $1.5 billion fund. The firm has a history of launching in-house projects, including the crypto software company Ithaca and Tempo, a stablecoin-focused blockchain developed with Stripe.

marsbit04/02 03:11

Paradigm Builds Its Own Prediction Market Trading Terminal, Also Considering Market Making and Index Products

marsbit04/02 03:11

Bitfarms Dumps Bitcoin, Rebrands As Keel Infrastructure In Full AI Shift

Bitfarms, a former Bitcoin mining company, is fully exiting the cryptocurrency business and rebranding as Keel Infrastructure. The company is relocating from Canada to the US and shifting its focus entirely to building data centers for high-performance computing and artificial intelligence. This strategic pivot follows a fiscal year 2025 net loss of $284.5 million, driven by falling Bitcoin prices and increased mining difficulty. Despite the loss, investors reacted positively, with shares rising 6.6%. The company still holds approximately $161 million in debt-free Bitcoin, providing financial flexibility during its transition. This move aligns with a broader industry trend of crypto miners seeking higher margins in AI and computing.

bitcoinist04/01 19:32

Bitfarms Dumps Bitcoin, Rebrands As Keel Infrastructure In Full AI Shift

bitcoinist04/01 19:32

Rhythm X Zhihu Co-host Web4.0 Theme Event: When AI Agent Takes Over On-Chain Permissions

Most discussions about Web 4.0 miss the point. The real question is not whether it is a marketing trend, but rather: who is gaining control over the underlying permissions of the internet? Historically, each iteration of the web has involved a transfer of authority downward: Web 1.0 was read-only; Web 2.0 allowed users to write but platforms owned the data; Web 3.0 enabled true ownership through on-chain assets and private keys. Web 4.0 continues this trend, but the transfer is not to users—it is to AI Agents. The current infrastructure is human-centric, designed around human limitations like attention span and memory. But AI Agents don’t need intuitive UIs, password resets, or sleep. This creates a core tension: an internet built for humans is now being used by entities without human constraints. Two key shifts are underway: the decline of traditional front-end interfaces (replaced by API-driven machine communication) and the replacement of human-centric identity systems (like passwords) with granular, on-chain permissions. A critical enabler is crypto infrastructure. AI can make rapid decisions but lacks independent payment channels and asset sovereignty. Crypto fills this gap. Platforms like Hyperliquid offer 24/7 markets, ideal for non-stop Agent operation. When Agents control wallets and private keys, they can both decide and execute—forming complete economic entities. The real narrative of Crypto × AI isn’t just buzzword synergy—it’s the convergence of complementary infrastructures. The deeper shift is not which products will succeed, but how the rules of economic systems will change when AI becomes a primary on-chain participant, operating at scale and speed beyond human capability.

marsbit04/01 09:10

Rhythm X Zhihu Co-host Web4.0 Theme Event: When AI Agent Takes Over On-Chain Permissions

marsbit04/01 09:10

Stripe Rises, PayPal Falls: The New King of Payments Ascends the Throne

Stripe, the global payments infrastructure giant, surged to a $159 billion valuation in February 2026, marking a 74% increase from the previous year. It processed $1.9 trillion in annual transaction volume, accounting for 1.6% of global GDP. In contrast, PayPal, the legacy payments leader, faced stagnation with just 4.3% revenue growth in 2025, a sharp decline in core checkout growth, and flat active user numbers. Reports emerged that Stripe is considering acquiring PayPal. Stripe’s success is driven by strategic bets on next-generation technologies: it acquired stablecoin infrastructure firm Bridge and crypto wallet provider Privy, and co-developed the Tempo blockchain, capable of over 100,000 TPS. It also partnered with OpenAI to create the Agent Commerce Protocol, enabling AI agents to conduct micro-payments via stablecoins. These moves position Stripe at the center of AI and crypto-powered transaction growth. Meanwhile, PayPal struggled with innovation. Its stablecoin PYUSD held less than 0.5% market share, and its management acknowledged execution failures. While PayPal remains a cash-generating business with 439 million active accounts, it has been slow to adapt to shifting industry paradigms. The divergence highlights a fundamental strategic difference: Stripe is building the infrastructure for the future of payments—on-chain settlement, AI economies, and programmable money—while PayPal has been optimizing within an outdated framework. The industry is now racing toward stablecoin and blockchain-based payments, a transition Stripe began leading nearly two years ahead of competitors like Visa and Mastercard.

marsbit04/01 06:39

Stripe Rises, PayPal Falls: The New King of Payments Ascends the Throne

marsbit04/01 06:39

Stripe Rises, PayPal Falls: The New King of Payments Ascends the Throne

Stripe, the global payments infrastructure giant, has surged to a $159 billion valuation, marking a 74% increase, while announcing $1.9 trillion in annual transaction volume. Concurrently, legacy leader PayPal is exploring a potential sale after reporting stagnating growth, with Stripe considered a possible acquirer. Stripe’s success stems from strategic expansion beyond payment APIs into crypto and AI-driven finance. It acquired stablecoin infrastructure firm Bridge and wallet provider Privy, and co-developed the Tempo blockchain, capable of 100k TPS. Its partnership with OpenAI introduced machine payments for AI agents, positioning Stripe at the forefront of AI economy transactions. In contrast, PayPal faces declining growth in core checkout services and minimal traction with its PYUSD stablecoin. Its traditional fee-based model conflicts with emerging stablecoin economies, and slow innovation has left it vulnerable to competitors. The divergence highlights a fundamental shift: Stripe is building the next-generation financial infrastructure—on-chain payments, stablecoin settlement, and AI commerce—while PayPal struggles to adapt within its existing framework. The payment industry’s future lies in embracing crypto and AI, and Stripe’s early bets have given it a decisive advantage.

Odaily星球日报04/01 06:32

Stripe Rises, PayPal Falls: The New King of Payments Ascends the Throne

Odaily星球日报04/01 06:32

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