Bitcoin mining is undergoing a structural transformation, with average mining costs for mining companies expected to reach $80,000 by the end of 2025, while the price of Bitcoin is only around $70,000. Mining companies are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence and high-performance computing, with total related contracts exceeding $70 billion. The funding for this transformation mainly comes from leveraged financing and the sale of Bitcoin reserves. Although there is a significant divergence in the valuations of mining companies, whether the price of Bitcoin can rebound to $100,000 will impact the future development of the mining industry.

Gate News reports that on March 28, the current mining of a single Bitcoin faces a loss pressure of about $19,000. Mining companies are accelerating their transformation towards artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC), and are funding related infrastructure investments by selling part of their BTC reserves. According to CoinShares data, publicly listed mining companies have announced a total value of over $70 billion in AI and HPC collaboration projects, indicating that the industry as a whole is transitioning towards computing power services.

Google plans to provide over $5 billion in funding for the data center project for Nexus Data Centers in Texas, which will be leased to Anthropic. It is expected to deliver approximately 500 megawatts of computing power by the end of 2026 and will rely on natural gas to reduce dependence on the public grid.

Research from the European Central Bank shows that governance power in DeFi protocols is highly concentrated, with the top 100 token holders controlling over 80% of the token supply, and the top 5 addresses of Aave and Uniswap holding nearly 50%. A large number of governance tokens are held by protocols and exchanges, and the anonymity of identities challenges claims of decentralization, impacting regulatory compliance.

At the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum, Yang Zhilin, founder of the Dark Side of the Moon, hosted a roundtable discussion on AI open-source. Guests shared their views on models, computing infrastructure, and Agent applications, focusing on issues such as the growth of token usage, the costs of long-context reasoning, and technological bottlenecks. Four experts predicted future trends using a single word, reflecting the importance of ecology, self-evolution, sustainable tokens, and computing power.

> Original video title: Vitalik Buterin vs Beff Jezos: AI Acceleration Debate (E/acc vs D/acc) > Original video source: a16z crypto > Original text compilation: Deep Tide TechFlow Key points summary ==== Should we push for the rapid development of AI as much as possible, or should we be more cautious about its progress? Currently, the debate surrounding AI development mainly focuses on two opposing views: · e/acc (effective accelerationism): Advocates for advancing technological progress as quickly as possible, as accelerated development is the only path forward for humanity. · d/acc (defensive accelerationism):

Xiaomi MiMo's large model leader Luo Fuli stated at the 2026 Zhongguancun Forum that the rapid progress of large models and the agent framework have driven a significant increase in inference demand, with token growth approaching 10 times, and potentially reaching 100 times this year. Industry competition has expanded to computing power, inference chips, and energy levels.

Gate News reports that on March 27, according to Gate's market data, as of the time of publication, ROBO (OpenMind) is currently priced at $0.02653, up 14.02% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $0.02661 and a low of $0.02314, and a 24-hour trading volume of $2,343,500. The current market capitalization is approximately $59,038,100. Fabric is a global open network for building, governing, owning, and continuously evolving general-purpose robots. The protocol coordinates data, computing power, and regulatory mechanisms through a public ledger, enabling anyone to participate in contributions and receive rewards. OpenMind is the core contributor to Fabric, dedicated to empowering global communities to collaboratively create intelligent robots with collaborative capabilities. Fabric Fo

Gate News reports that on March 26, a leading polysilicon company in Xinjiang (a core raw material for the semiconductor and photovoltaic industries) was fined and had its illegal gains confiscated by regulators for illegally supplying power to virtual currency mining activities. The total penalty exceeded 100 million yuan. It is understood that local authorities are intensifying supervision of virtual currency mining, requiring comprehensive inspections and strictly prohibiting companies from illegally re-selling power in any form. Currently, Xinjiang has explicitly classified virtual currency mining as an industry to be phased out, and related enforcement actions are ongoing.