ChainCatcher news, Wedbush analysts stated in a research report that supported by the promising prospects of artificial intelligence, tech companies may provide strong messages in the upcoming earnings season.On Tuesday, Trump announced that OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank will establish a joint venture valued at $500 billion. Analysts say this could usher in a wave of large-scale AI investment in the United States. Over the next three years, there could be $2 trillion in AI-related capital expenditures to meet the demands of businesses and consumers. More software companies may join the AI camp, and the enterprise consumption phase may kick off in 2025. (Jinshi)

ChainCatcher news, according to Coindesk, the development department of Tokenize Xchange has acquired the blockchain intelligence platform Coinseeker for $30 million. The developer of Titan Chain, which Tokenize operates, Titan Lab, plans to integrate Coinseeker's AI analytics, ratings, and other insights into its operations.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, on January 20 local time, U.S. President Trump signed two executive orders at the White House, directing the Department of Justice and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to conduct a comprehensive investigation into the Biden administration's "censorship of free speech" and the "weaponization of law enforcement and intelligence agencies."Trump stated that the Biden administration has used public institutions as tools for political struggle, employing federal law enforcement agencies and intelligence departments to investigate, prosecute, and enforce actions against so-called political opponents, and he will retaliate against such actions.

ChainCatcher news, FOX Business reporter Eleanor Terrett posted on X that U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill has appointed Tom Emmer as the vice chairman of the Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee. He also nominated other Republican members of the committee.

ChainCatcher News: U.S. President Biden signs an executive order to accelerate the construction of next-generation artificial intelligence infrastructure. (Jin Ten)

ChainCatcher news, according to a report by Fortune, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang highly praised Musk's multifaceted progress in the field of artificial intelligence during CES 2025, including cognitive intelligence, autonomous driving, and robotics. Huang pointed out that Musk has a significant advantage in collecting real-world data through Tesla's AI-driven factories, autonomous driving algorithms, and large fleet.Jensen Huang specifically mentioned that Musk's efforts in xAI (cognitive intelligence), Tesla's autonomous driving, and the Optimus humanoid robot are focused on three key directions of AI development, and stated that this work will have a profound impact on the industry.In addition, Huang predicted that in the coming years, computing paradigms will shift from traditional general-purpose computing to artificial intelligence and accelerated computing, further driving industry transformation.

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi reports, the UK is exploring the use of nuclear energy for artificial intelligence data center construction plans, with the first area located in Culham, where the UK Atomic Energy Authority is based.The UK government will establish an energy committee composed of government and private officials, which will explore powering data centers with small modular reactors that rely on nuclear fission technology. Vantage Data Centers stated that as part of this plan, it will invest over £12 billion (approximately $14.6 billion) in data centers across the UK.Another data center company, Nscale, announced it will invest $2.5 billion over the next three years. The Labour Party, led by Starmer, has made artificial intelligence a core part of its economic agenda, but progress on related policies has been slow and it has faced criticism for the confusion caused by early released information.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptoslate, Microsoft filed a lawsuit on January 10 in the Eastern District of Virginia to combat cybercrime that abuses generative artificial intelligence technology. The lawsuit targets a foreign threat organization accused of bypassing AI service security measures to create illegal content.Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) stated that the defendants developed tools to illegally access generative AI services using stolen customer credentials and resold modified AI capabilities, complete with instructions for malicious use. Such actions violate U.S. law and Microsoft's Acceptable Use Policy.As part of the investigation, Microsoft seized the core website of the criminal operation to identify the perpetrators, dismantle infrastructure, and analyze their profit models. Additionally, Microsoft strengthened AI security protections, deployed extra measures on the platform, revoked access for malicious actors, and implemented countermeasures to prevent future threats.

ChainCatcher news, according to Beijing Business Daily, on January 10, the Ministry of Public Security held a press conference where spokesperson Zhang Ming introduced the telecom network fraud issues related to Myanmar that have garnered attention from various sectors. Since the deployment of a special operation to combat telecom network fraud crimes related to Myanmar in July 2023, the Ministry of Public Security has relied on the China-Myanmar law enforcement security cooperation mechanism, directing police forces in Yunnan, Zhejiang, and other regions to conduct joint operations, fully engaging in case investigations. By the end of 2024, over 53,000 Chinese nationals involved in fraud have been arrested, completely dismantling the notorious "Four Families" criminal group in Kokang, Myanmar. The large-scale telecom fraud parks near our border in northern Myanmar have been eradicated, and the special operation has achieved significant interim results, leading to a substantial decrease in the number of telecom network fraud cases and losses nationwide. Currently, cases involving the "Four Families" criminal group have begun to enter the litigation phase.Despite the significant achievements in combating and managing these issues, the current crime situation remains severe and complex. This includes: an escalating offensive and defensive confrontation, with fraud groups continuously updating and upgrading their criminal tools using new technologies such as blockchain, virtual currency, and AI intelligence.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, American tech giant Microsoft plans to invest $3 billion over the next two years to expand its cloud computing and artificial intelligence capabilities in India. This investment includes a partnership with the Indian government on an AI-focused initiative called INDIAai, which aims to provide AI training for 500,000 people and establish new data centers.Additionally, Microsoft has signed strategic partnerships with RailTel, Apollo Hospitals, Bajaj Finserv, Mahindra Group, and upGrad. Microsoft will also provide benefits from the Founders Hub program to up to 1,000 AI startups in India, such as Azure credits, business resources, and mentorship.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptonews, the Layer 1 relational blockchain platform Chromia announced its priorities for the first quarter of 2025 on Wednesday, emphasizing the development of AI tools to support decentralized AI applications. According to Chromia's recent blog, the company's roadmap also includes the release of the Postchain Python client and Neural Interface v2.0, as well as the Mimir mainnet upgrade.The vector database extension will be released in the first quarter, enabling developers to store vector embeddings on Chromia's Layer 1 blockchain, facilitating applications such as large language models and AI agents. To enhance compatibility with AI-driven tools, Chromia plans to launch the Postchain Python client, allowing Python-based machine learning applications to integrate directly with Chromia's blockchain infrastructure.Neural Interface v2.0 is also part of the vision, providing Chromia with expanded capabilities to serve as a memory and logging system for AI agents, further supporting decentralized AI development. Chromia's Mimir mainnet upgrade is scheduled for the end of the first quarter, expected to expand support for blockchain AI applications and improve the infrastructure for decentralized solutions on the platform.

ChainCatcher news, the full-chain data network Chainbase has released its annual summary for 2024, sharing the latest progress made in the field of data-driven on-chain intelligence. As the world's largest high-quality data infrastructure, Chainbase is committed to providing high-quality, structured, and trustworthy data for various AI frameworks and agents, accelerating the implementation of on-chain intelligence.In the third quarter of 2024, the Chainbase testnet and Chainbase AVS officially launched, supporting cooperation with over 220 EVM-compatible and non-EVM blockchains, building a broad ecosystem that provides massive data sources for well-known AI applications such as Google Gemini. It is reported that the daily data access volume of the Chainbase data network has reached 600 million, and the Ethereum staking amount of Chainbase AVS has reached 581,075 ETH.In 2024, the Chainbase community achieved leapfrog development. The Odyssey event attracted a total of 30 million wallet addresses to connect, with the number of community members exceeding 800,000 and the number of developers surpassing 30,000, forming a vibrant community of developers and users. In addition, traditional internet giants and Web3 venture capital are optimistic about the development prospects of data-driven AI, and Chainbase successfully completed a $15 million Series A financing.Looking ahead to 2025, Chainbase will continue to deepen its efforts in the data field, focusing on advancing the launch of the mainnet. Through the mainnet, Chainbase will achieve data monetization, incentivizing more users to participate in data sharing. At the same time, Chainbase will continue to optimize its technical architecture to provide more efficient and reliable data services for AI systems.

ChainCatcher message, Kye, the developer behind AI Agent swarms, posted on platform X: "Every artificial intelligence should be open source. Every single one. I am not a die-hard fan of the AI safety community, but non-open-source AI is very dangerous. With open source, people can make changes to align AI with humanity. If it's closed source, that's impossible. We should encourage everyone to open source their AI, or we will face unimaginable consequences.At @swarms_corp, all our work is open source. Everything is on our GitHub, and we commit to always open sourcing all our work."

ChainCatcher news, according to the WSJ report, Amazon-backed OpenAI competitor and artificial intelligence startup Anthropic is in advanced negotiations for a $2 billion financing deal that would value it at $60 billion. According to insiders, this round of financing is led by venture capital firm Lightspeed Venture Partners. According to data provider CB Insights, this deal would make Anthropic the fifth most valuable U.S. startup, behind only SpaceX, OpenAI, Stripe, and Databricks. Last year, in a funding round led by Menlo Ventures, the company's valuation reached $18 billion.

ChainCatcher news, the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance announced on the X platform that it plans to destroy 5 million FET tokens on January 10, thereby creating deflationary pressure in its ecosystem. This milestone is also part of the ASI Train model in its roadmap.

ChainCatcher news, according to Cointelegraph, HashKey Capital CEO Deng Chao stated that crypto projects will attract more venture capital funding in 2025. Venture capital firms are focusing on stablecoin products, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, artificial intelligence, and infrastructure.Chao mentioned that the rise in digital asset valuations in 2024 and the favorable conditions of Trump’s re-election in the U.S. will attract more venture capital into crypto projects. Chao stated, "As we enter a supportive macro environment driven by U.S. stimulus policies and the formalization of crypto regulatory frameworks, these macro tailwinds will drive more venture capital into 2025."Despite the optimistic outlook, Deng Chao warned that macro risks, including geopolitical tensions and increased deficit spending, could exacerbate price volatility and uncertainty in the new year.