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Today’s Menu

• Google Just Announced AI Data Centers in Space

• $2B Crypto Liquidation Wipes Out Overleveraged Traders

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TODAY IN AI

Google Just Announced AI Data Centers in Space

Google unveiled Project Suncatcher, a moonshot research project exploring the use of solar satellites equipped with its AI chips for running AI workloads in orbit, targeting sunlight to sidestep the energy demands of Earth-based data centers.

The plan involves orbiting satellites where solar panels can generate power at 8x the efficiency around the clock, eliminating electricity and grid constraints. Google's AI chips survived radiation tests equivalent to 5 years in space, addressing the hurdle of standard electronics typically failing within months.

Google is planning a 2027 trial run with two satellites through its partner company Planet to test whether the hardware can actually work in orbit.

The buildout for the AI boom has already been massive across the globe, and now it's reaching for the stars. A successful space deployment could unlock AI scaling with unlimited solar power that comes without power grid limits, community opposition to data centers, and the energy costs of current infrastructure.

When Google starts testing AI data centers in orbit, that's not incremental improvement - that's complete reimagination of computing infrastructure.

TODAY IN CRYPTO

$2B Crypto Liquidation Wipes Out Overleveraged Traders

The crypto market just got hit with another reality check as over $2 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated in 24 hours - one of the largest flush-outs since September.

Bitcoin briefly dipped below $100K before rebounding, while Ethereum crashed to $3,097, its lowest level since July. Roughly $1.6 billion of liquidations came from long traders caught off guard by the drop.

Ethereum took the biggest hit with $681 million in liquidations, followed by Bitcoin's $644 million. Altcoins like Solana, BNB, and XRP dropped 6-10%.

FG Nexus CEO Maja Vujinovic explained: "Too many traders were using borrowed money to bet on prices going up. The next few days matter. If Bitcoin can stay above $100K-$105K, it might simply be a healthy reset."

Analysts agree the selloff isn't a collapse, but classic deleveraging. Bitcoin's pullback follows months of overheated speculation and record leverage - conditions making shakeouts inevitable.

Hashdex's Gerry O'Shea said the correction was amplified by "renewed macro jitters" citing tariffs, credit conditions, and potential Fed pause on rate cuts.

Sentiment isn't fully broken though. Total crypto market cap remains around $3.5 trillion, and long-term holders are largely unmoved. This isn't 2022 - it's leverage getting wiped, not conviction.

And please, let this be another lesson: don't use leverage.

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