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Cardano's Charles Hoskinson defends the use of hyperscaler partnerships, such as Google Cloud and Azure, for decentralized compute, while Cysic's Leo Fan expresses concerns over the reliance on centralized infrastructure.

Google Cloud's Mandiant has identified a North Korea-linked crypto malware campaign, with AI-enhanced malicious attacks scaling up since November 2025, indicating a potential cybersecurity threat to the cryptocurrency market.

The Ethereum funding rate has turned negative, typically a buy signal for crypto traders, but US macro conditions and recent volatility may impact its effectiveness.

The recent Ethereum upgrade, Fusaka, has led to a spike in activity, but JPMorgan doubts its sustainability due to ongoing pressure from layer-2 networks and rival blockchains.

Bitcoin's price is lifted by increased liquidity, but concerns about the 'halving cycle' and adoption may limit its rally in 2026, according to Schwab's Jim Ferraioli.

Ethereum co-founder proposes decentralized applications (DApps) as a solution to mitigate the impact of centralized cloud outages, such as the 2025 Cloudflare outage, on cryptocurrency platforms.

The article discusses how blockchain and no-code tools are emerging as potential competitors to AWS by promoting decentralization in the cloud infrastructure space.

Tether has launched a health platform that prioritizes user privacy by processing biometric data on-device, rather than storing it in the cloud.

Axelar's introduction of AgentFlux allows financial firms to utilize AI agents for automation while mitigating cloud-related risks associated with sensitive data.

Swiss bank AMINA has partnered with Google Cloud to trial the use of Google's Universal Ledger for instant fiat payments, aiming to demonstrate the feasibility of real-time settlements without digital currencies.

Nvidia's earnings beat expectations, driven by strong sales of its Blackwell products and cloud GPUs, leading to a positive market sentiment and a boost in Bitcoin price.

Pi Network's initiative to utilize its 50 million nodes for decentralized AI computing could significantly disrupt traditional cloud computing models.