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Coinbase: Has reduced AI spending by nearly 50% and is trying to default to adopting open weight models

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong published an article introducing the company's latest progress in AI cost optimization.Armstrong stated that as the usage of AI and Token consumption continues to grow, the key to controlling costs is not to restrict employee usage or frequently send budget reminders, but to optimize default model selection, task routing mechanisms, and caching strategies.He revealed that Coinbase is trying to use open-weight models such as GLM 5.2 and Kimi 2.7 as default options through an internal LLM gateway, while still allowing engineers to choose other models based on specific task requirements. Data shows that 91% of the company's employees have never reached the AI usage quota limit, so Coinbase has not chosen to tighten quotas but instead improved overall efficiency through lower-cost model solutions.In terms of model routing, Coinbase preprocesses prompts and, combined with cache hit rates and the pricing of different models, automatically assigns tasks to the most suitable model. Armstrong believes that complex tasks such as planning and reasoning may require support from cutting-edge models, but execution tasks do not necessarily need to invoke higher-cost models. In the future, the model selection process should be more automated by AI rather than relying on manual decisions.Additionally, he pointed out that cache hit rate is one of the important factors affecting AI costs. Coinbase has incorporated a cache-aware mechanism into the request process to improve the reuse rate of historical results. For example, in the case of LibreChat, after optimizing the caching solution, its cache hit rate has increased from 5% to 60%.Armstrong also stated that the company requires engineers to keep context as concise as possible, including starting new sessions when switching tasks, narrowing the context scope of files, and closing unused tools, to reduce unnecessary Token consumption.According to him, through these measures, Coinbase has successfully reduced AI spending by nearly 50%, while Token usage continues to grow.

Coinbase assists the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office in combating fraud cases, involving approximately 16 million dollars

Coinbase officially stated that it is cooperating with the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office in New York, assisting in the investigation of a long-term impersonation fraud case targeting platform users and supporting victims in recovering funds.According to the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office, a Brooklyn man has been charged with long-term impersonation of Coinbase customer service, using social engineering techniques to mislead users into believing their accounts were compromised and requesting them to transfer funds to a "secure wallet," subsequently transferring and stealing the funds. The case involves approximately 100 victims, with the amount in question nearing $16 million, and over $600,000 has been recovered so far.Coinbase stated that such scams do not stem from platform security vulnerabilities but are social engineering attacks that exploit user trust and urgency, with common tactics including identity forgery, impersonating customer service, and creating account risk panic. The company claims to have cooperated with law enforcement to complete various investigative tasks, including identifying suspects, assisting victims in notifications, providing legal request data support, and on-chain fund tracking, emphasizing that blockchain traceability helps law enforcement track the flow of funds.Coinbase also reminds users that the platform will never ask users to transfer funds to a "secure wallet," nor will it request 2FA verification codes, recovery phrases, or password reset links, and advises users to contact customer service only through official in-app channels. The company will continue to strengthen anti-fraud mechanisms, user education, and cooperation with law enforcement to address the increasingly complex cryptocurrency asset fraud.

BlackRock deposited approximately $257 million in BTC and ETH into Coinbase Prime, and Hyperscale Data assets have fully covered its market capitalization

According to BBX data, yesterday institutional funds showed a divergence in their perception of the bottom for Bitcoin, with the core dynamics as follows:BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: $BLK) yesterday, related entities under the company deposited 2,700 BTC (approximately $169 million) and 52,956 ETH (approximately $88.17 million) into Coinbase Prime institutional custody accounts, totaling about $257 million; reports also indicated "possible additional deposits." This deposit occurred against the backdrop of BTC approaching the key technical support level of $59,000, leading to divergent market interpretations: the optimistic interpretation believes that BlackRock is actively accumulating at the extremely low fear index of 18, signaling institutional-level bottom investment; the cautious interpretation suggests this could be passive rebalancing due to IBIT redemptions or internal asset rebalancing, and does not necessarily represent new buying. Regardless of the intent, the scale of $257 million accounts for about 0.5% of IBIT's current approximately $48 billion to $50 billion AUM, which is relatively small, but as a signal of institutional behavior in an extremely fearful market environment, it holds significant emotional reference value.Hyperscale Data Inc (NYSE: $GPUS) recently disclosed its balance sheet showing that the company holds a total of approximately $94.8 million in cash, restricted cash, Bitcoin, and silver, equivalent to 100.42% of the company's total market value of common stock—meaning the physical assets held by the company fully cover the current total market value. The company holds a 10-year, $1.2 billion AI computing power master service agreement (MSA), providing 20 megawatts of AI computing capacity for its Michigan facility, allowing for the continuous accumulation of Bitcoin and precious metals through cash flow from this contract without incurring debt. This business model—locking in cash flow with AI computing contracts and continuously accumulating hard assets with zero leverage—has been referred to by analysts as "the de-leveraged digital asset reserve model against the Strategy," providing a stark contrast in the current market context where Strategy leverage models are under pressure.

Data: The Coinbase Bitcoin premium index has been negative for 44 consecutive days, setting a new record for the longest continuous negative streak, with the latest report at -0.1089%

According to Coinglass data, the Coinbase Bitcoin premium index has been in the negative premium range for 44 consecutive days, with the latest value at -0.1089%. This index measures the deviation of the BTC price on Coinbase (a mainstream compliant platform in the U.S.) relative to the global average price. A sustained negative value indicates heavy selling pressure in the U.S. market, a decline in risk appetite, capital outflows, or rising risk aversion.Historical data shows that long-term negative premiums are often accompanied by the exit of institutional funds from the U.S., necessitating caution regarding short-term pullback pressure. Darkfost, an author on the CryptoQuant platform, stated that there is a lag in institutional demand for BTC. The Coinbase premium index is primarily used to assess the demand for Bitcoin among professionals and institutions. By comparing BTC prices on Coinbase Advanced and Binance, you can directly understand the purchasing behavior of these users.Negative data indicates that the amount sold by institutional investors exceeds that of retail investors, while retail investors are mostly active on the Binance platform, and their behavior has led to the decline in the price of the Coinbase premium index. Previously, this index was in negative premium for 40 consecutive days from January 16 to February 24 this year, setting the record for the longest "consecutive negative" since the index was launched, surpassing the approximately 30 days of consecutive negative premium during the "1011 crash."
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