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Sandisk and Western Digital fell sharply in pre-market trading even after strong quarterly results, as guidance failed to clear high investor expectations. The move is prompting crypto traders to ask whether cooling AI momentum, rising gold and bitcoin’s hold above $64,000 point to a broader shift in capital flows.

HIVE has secured a $220 million sovereign AI infrastructure deal in Canada with Bell Canada and Cohere. The agreement is expected to lift annual recurring revenue by about $70 million.

Bitcoin miners pivoting into AI infrastructure are confronting a steep funding challenge, with VanEck estimating a near-term gap of about $50 billion. The firm says investors now care less about contract headlines and more about whether miners can fund, build, and operate data centers.