Cathie Wood

AI agents are moving from simple responses toward autonomous action, including the ability to spend money on a user’s behalf. That shift is intensifying debate over whether machine-driven finance will run on open blockchains, stablecoins, traditional payment networks or closed technology platforms.

Bitcoin is trading just below $78K after a fresh pullback left bulls facing resistance at the 50-week moving average. The broader crypto narrative remains supported by long-term store-of-value demand, record gold correlation, and institutional interest in leading digital assets.

Ark Invest added more than $75 million in crypto-linked stocks in June as the sector sold off, reinforcing its buy-the-dip strategy. Coinbase, Circle and Bullish were the main beneficiaries even as Circle suffered a steep monthly decline.

Ark Invest accumulated nearly 3.3 million SpaceX shares worth more than $500 million on the company’s record-setting IPO day. The move came alongside more than $325 million in stock sales across at least 13 companies.