As attention on Chinese startup DeepSeek and its artificial-intelligence model led to a $1 trillion wipeout in the U.S. stock market on Monday, shares of bitcoin miners with exposure to artificial intelligence also tumbled.
The price of Bitcoin dipped below $98,000 after DeepSeek, a Chinese AI startup, threw a wrench into Big Tech's week of key earnings.
Much of the concern draws from a possible overvaluation in U.S. tech companies as DeepSeek’s latest AI model is significantly cheaper to produce and was built using open-source technology that is easy to access.
Bittensor (TAO) price peaked $484 at for Wednesday, defying crypto market volatility with a 37% increase over the last seven days. On-chain data suggests discussions around China’s Deepseek and OpenAI may have driven TAO’s strong performance.
Bitcoin added 4% in the past 24 hours to trade around $103,000 in European morning hours, alleviating some of Monday’s losses.
OpenAI may be close to releasing an AI tool that can take control of your PC and perform actions on your behalf, if leaks are to be believed.
Microsoft-backed OpenAI sought to block on Tuesday India's biggest media organisations, including those of billionaires Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani, from joining a copyright lawsuit that is set to shape the legal framework for AI in India.
Silicon Valley’s been rattled by a low-cost Chinese AI – with the start-up claiming its DeepSeek technology can emulate the performance of ChatGPT, at a fraction of the cost. Its launch shook share markets and spawned allegations from OpenAI that their Chinese rivals used its work and models to make their artificial intelligence.
OpenAI says Chinese startups, such as DeepSeek, are "constantly" cribbing the tech of leading AI companies in the US to develop their own models. OpenAI's IP theft concerns come as the company deals with a raft of lawsuits accusing it of violating copyright protections.
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DeepSeek's development cost was reportedly under $6 million, raising concerns about the competitive edge of US tech firms and future capex on AI LLMs. WGMI has significant exposure to Bitcoin mining companies that are either already growing or planning to grow revenue from AI/HPC services.