VanEck Research Director Matthew Sigel pointed out that Bitcoin mining stocks are attractive to investors, as mining companies are shifting toward the AI market to enhance value. Core Scientific plans to sell Bitcoin assets to expand its AI business, and Riot Platforms expects to achieve a strategic transformation by 2025. Over the past 12 months, both Core and Riot stocks have increased by 90%, while MARA has fallen 35% due to rising costs. NODE ETF has risen over 30% since its launch.

Elon Musk revealed that xAI, in collaboration with Tesla, is developing the Macrohard or Digital Optimus project, which combines Grok and AI technologies to process computer operations in real time. This system simulates the entire company's operations and is jokingly called "Giant Hard." Its goal is to create a unique and low-cost real-time intelligent AI system.

Gate News Announcement: On March 11, Japanese AI comprehensive entertainment platform NEXST announced the completion of a strategic funding round exceeding $3 million, with participation from institutions such as Castrum Capital, TBV, M2M Capital, Becker Ventures, and others. It is reported that NEXST

Investor Michael Burry accuses Nvidia of engaging in anti-competitive behavior in the Oracle and OpenAI projects, claiming that OpenAI withdrew from the partnership due to chip issues, while Nvidia spent significant funds to prevent AMD from taking over. Burry believes this could constitute an antitrust case. The U.S. Department of Justice has launched an investigation into Nvidia.

On March 11, CryptoQuant detected increased selling pressure from Bitcoin miners. MARA allowed the sale of Bitcoin reserves and transferred 298 BTC; Core Scientific sold 2,174 BTC. Several mining companies are selling to strengthen their balance sheets and support AI infrastructure expansion.

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announced on the X platform that the smart development platform QVAC Workbench 0.4.1 has been released. The new version enhances the serverless experience, optimizes delegated inference and RAG capabilities, supports more document formats, and has been optimized for mobile devices. It is currently in Alpha testing, with the full mode coming soon.

AI infrastructure company Nexthop AI completed a $500 million oversubscribed Series B funding round on March 11, valuing the company at $4.2 billion. Investors include several well-known venture capital firms, and the funds will be used to accelerate AI network infrastructure development and launch three new platforms. The team size has exceeded 300 people.

Huawei Terminal BG CEO He Gang showcased the Xiaoyi Claw Beta version based on HarmonyOS, featuring multi-functionality such as document editing and PPT creation, supporting multi-device collaboration. Currently, this feature is in limited testing, and in the future, it will face AI competition from domestic smartphone manufacturers.

Tencent launched the AI Skills Community SkillHub on March 11, optimized for Chinese users. Based on the open-source OpenClaw ecosystem, it offers features such as downloads, curated rankings, and Chinese search, supporting official ecosystem applications within China.