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AI + STABLECOINS ARE COMING FOR GLOBAL PAYMENTS
Markets are reacting for a reason (Source: Bull Theory). Visa (-4.6%), Mastercard (-5.7%), AmEx (-7.2%), and Capital One (-8.8%) fell as AI-driven payments and stablecoins threaten traditional card economics. While cards charge 2–3.5% fees and higher cross-border costs, stablecoins offer near-zero fees and instant settlement. With $33T in 2025 volume (+70% YoY) and projections up to $4T supply by 2030, capital is shifting. Even incumbents are integrating stablecoin rails. Source: Bull Theory
The February hashrate drop was a "perfect storm" that triggered an 11.4% downward difficulty adjustment, the largest since 2021.
Why it happened: - Texas Weather: Severe winter storms forced industrial miners to shut down to save the power grid (or sell their energy back for higher profits). - Price Correction: Bitcoin’s drop toward $60,000 made older rigs unprofitable. Some firms pivoted their hardware toward AI training for better margins. - Regulation: Renewed crackdowns on "gray" mining in Russia and China removed significant hardware from the network. The Result: The network has already begun a "V-shaped" recovery. The lower difficulty has made mining profitable again for the remaining operators, and hashrate is already bouncing back. This is actually one of the sharpest V shape recovery in hashrate we've ever seen. Source: ₿ Isaiah ⚡️ @BitcoinIsaiah
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