Fed blames AI for 3% rise in core inflation as of May 2026

AI demand's inflationary impact may prompt tighter Fed policies, affecting economic stability and market expectations for future rates. The post Fed minutes highlight AI demand as new inflation risk appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Bitcoin Drops Gains As Bulls Cut Risk Ahead of Fed Minutes Release appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Bitcoin (BTC) trades slightly above $62,000 and is down nearly 2% over the past 24 hours amid a risk-off mood across global markets. The pressure is not coming from crypto exclusively and is more so attributed to a sharp selloff in semiconductor and AI stocks.  Renewed profit-taking from Samsung sent Asian markets reeling overnight, and military escalation between the US and Iran sent oil up around 5%. As a result, US stocks opened lower, and on Wednesday the Federal Reserve released the minutes from its June meeting, a report traders typically watch closely for clues on the timing of any rate cut.  Currently, markets price roughly a 73% chance the Fed holds rates steady at its next meeting on July 29, but the major takeaway for investors will be how the tone of the minutes frames the Fed’s view on inflation and interest rates.   Bitcoin buyers quickly became sellers  Bitcoi

The post BNB Chain makes 1,000,000 TPS moonshot bet on AI as BNB price slips to 2024 lows appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Binance-backed BNB Chain is restructuring its underlying architecture and setting a long-term goal of processing 1 million transactions per second while integrating protocol-level privacy. The strategic pivot aims to capture two distinct yet demanding emerging markets: traditional financial institutions and the nascent sector of autonomous artificial intelligence agents. This aggressive technical roadmap arrives at a critical juncture for the network, which has faced notable headwinds in the past year. Data from CryptoSlate shows that the network’s native token, BNB, has tumbled more than 35% this year to $563, its lowest valuation since October 2024. Furthermore, its network activity has also trailed some rivals, with BNB Chain transactions declining 12.5% in the first quarter of the year while Solana and Ethereum posted gains of 46.4% and 38%, respectively. T

Experiments in using AI to build AI show that the future doesn’t just belong to the frontier labs.

The GPT-5.6 launch could redefine AI's role in research, prompting regulatory shifts and impacting AI market dynamics and enterprise adoption. The post OpenAI researchers debate GPT-5.6’s capabilities as AI intern appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The shift to debt-financed AI infrastructure investments may strain credit markets, influencing interest rates and broader economic conditions. The post NextEra’s $67B Dominion buy highlights AI-driven energy demand shift appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Japanese Yen falls as Fed Minutes revive tightening bets appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Japanese Yen (JPY) depreciates by over 0.26% against the US Dollar (USD) on Wednesday within familiar levels, as the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) last meeting minutes showed that the majority of participants indicated that “some policy firming would likely be warranted.” The USD/JPY pair trades at 162.54 after bottoming near 162.03. USD/JPY weakens as hawkish Fed minutes lift Dollar and yields Market mood is mixed, following US President Donald Trump’s change of tone, turning more hawkish against Iran’s behavior, threatening to escalate the conflict. This boosted the Greenback as the US Dollar Index (DXY) reclaimed the 101.00 figure. Digging into the US central bank’s minutes, all officials supported leaving rates unchanged and saw a stable labor market. Most participants “preferred” not to use the previous language, pointing to scenarios in which prices would remain elevated due to AI

The move is seen as supporting accessibility and deployment for physical AI and also boosting Nvidia’s already strong presence in the field.