Key Events at the Start of the Week
💰 Bitcoin hits a new all-time high at $123,153
– Up 30% since the start of the year, market cap ≈ $3.8 trillion
– Coinbase +1.7%, MSTR +3.3%, Asian ETFs at record levels
– Key drivers: US Congress voting on crypto bills, strong institutional demand, central banks consider BTC as a reserve asset
📇 Meta to invest $64–72 billion in AI in 2025
– Large-scale data centers and leading AI clusters
– Fierce competition for talent, goal: building advanced AI
🚀 SpaceX allocates $2 billion to Musk’s xAI startup
– Part of a $5 billion round, Grok to be integrated across Musk’s ecosystem
– Tesla shareholders to vote on the deal
🎵 AI band Velvet Sundown reaches 1.2 million Spotify streams
– Fully AI-generated music and visuals
– Growing calls for mandatory AI-content labeling
🇲🇾 Malaysia introduces export permits for US AI chips
– 30-day notification, transit controls
– Part of global “chip war” measures
🔬 MIT unveils a universal antiviral solution
– 400,000 compounds tested, broad-spectrum activity
– Potential applications for future pandemic response
Summary:
The week opens with growing institutional interest in crypto, a global race for AI innovation, and rising technological barriers.
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