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DeepSeek AI's Surge Shakes Crypto Mining and Tech Stocks

Coin WorldWednesday, Jan 29, 2025 6:05 am ET
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DeepSeek AI's Rapid Rise Disrupts Crypto Mining Stocks and Markets

DeepSeek AI, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company, has made waves in the tech industry with its low-cost AI services, raising concerns about market overvaluation. The company's rapid ascent has led to a significant sell-off in tech stocks, with major players like NVIDIA, Alphabet, and Microsoft taking major hits. The launch of DeepSeek's R1 model triggered a massive sell-off in tech stocks, wiping over $1 trillion from the Nasdaq Composite Index.

The impact of DeepSeek AI has not been limited to tech stocks. Crypto mining stocks have also taken a hit, with companies like Riot Platforms (RIOT), Cleanspark (CLSK), Cipher Mining (CIFR), and MARA Holdings (MARA) seeing their stock prices fall by as much as 10%. Coinbase's shares also went down by 10%, and MicroStrategy, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, saw a decline of 8.5%.

The arrival of DeepSeek AI has created uncertainty in the market, with analysts unsure if AI investments can last. Bitcoin miners, who were already struggling after Bitcoin's fourth halving in April, have been forced to diversify their operations. Many have expanded their operations beyond mining, venturing into AI and high-performance computing (HPC). CORZ, for instance, signed a 12-year deal with AI firm CoreWeave.

AI crypto tokens have also suffered significant losses, with the total market capitalization for AI crypto tokens dropping 5.11% in the last 24 hours, bringing it to $42.33 billion. Venice Token (VVV), a new project claiming private access to DeepSeek's AI model, led the losses with a 20.29% plunge. Another platform, Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUALS), fell by 11.75%.

The ongoing market downturn highlights the increasing challenges faced by both AI and crypto sectors. As DeepSeek AI continues to disrupt the market, investors and companies alike are grappling with the implications of its low-cost AI services on the overall market valuation and the future of AI investments.

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