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Anthropic valuation soars to $380 billion: Will the AI capital frenzy intensify Bitcoin market volatility?

On February 13, news broke that Anthropic, OpenAI's strongest competitor, announced the completion of a $30 billion Series G funding round, with a post-money valuation of approximately $380 billion, reigniting global capital enthusiasm for the artificial intelligence sector. This round was led by GIC and Coatue, with participation from Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital, BlackRock, Temasek, Microsoft, NVIDIA, and other institutions. Meanwhile, the company's annual revenue has risen to about $14 billion, maintaining a tenfold growth over three years, and is expected to approach $18 billion this year. This phenomenon not only reshapes the landscape of tech investment but also subtly influences the capital structure of digital assets. As AI tools can replace various SaaS services, enterprise software valuations come under pressure. Bloomberg reported that in early February, software stocks lost approximately $285 billion in market value over a single week. Market analyst Jim Bianco pointed out that the trends of Bitcoin and software stocks are highly synchronized, driven by the same underlying force: the flow of private credit funds.

Trading Time: AI Panic Escalates Ahead of CPI, Bitcoin Fluctuates and Bottoms Out, Difficult to Reproduce "Spring Festival Market"

Daily Market Highlights and Trend Analysis, produced by PANews. 1. Market Observation The current macro market is experiencing a profound confidence crisis triggered by AI, with the narrative shifting from "AI frenzy" to "AI panic." Investors are no longer focused on who will benefit but are instead worried about which industries will be disrupted and replaced. On Thursday, financial markets experienced a broad sell-off, with US stock market capitalization evaporating by $1 trillion. Cisco plummeted 12% after releasing weak profit margin guidance. The Nasdaq dropped over 2%, the S&P 500 declined 1.57%, breaking below the 50-day moving average, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell below 50,000 points. The seven tech giants all declined, with Apple dropping over 5%, losing approximately $202 billion in market value in a single day. Amazon's stock price, after eight consecutive days of decline, officially entered a technical bear market on Thursday, down 21.4% from its high. Industry insiders expect NVIDIA's February 25 earnings report to become an important event in the AI field.

Analysis: January CPI is expected to continue the cooling trend, and the Federal Reserve may remain on hold in the short term.

It is expected that in January, the overall US CPI will increase by 2.5% year-on-year, with core CPI also falling back to 2.5%. Analysts point out that the slowdown in housing cost increases may suppress service prices, but tariffs and price hikes could still support inflation. Despite the cooling data, the market believes there is a higher probability that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged in the short term.

NY Fed Has Tied Inflation to Tariffs When Crypto Prices Are Already on Report Speculation

The NY Fed has linked tariffs imposed on imports to inflation. Crypto prices are down, possibly in speculation of the upcoming inflation report. The US is working on deals to balance the tariffs effect. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or NY Fed, has published a report establishing a

Massive $50.5 billion payout before Chinese Lunar New Year! The largest dividend wave in history impacts liquidity

Chinese listed companies distribute historic dividends before the Lunar New Year, totaling 348.8 billion RMB (approximately 50.5 billion USD), setting a new company record. Compared to previous years, this dividend distribution has increased by over 20%. The timing is just before China's peak consumption season, traditionally a period when excess liquidity leads investors to chase yields, and funds may shift to other investments. Historical data shows that similar liquidity events are accompanied by increased Bitcoin trading volume and rising risk appetite.

Bitcoin open interest crashes to 34 billion! TradFi funds withdraw,大量 leverage被forced liquidation

Due to a lack of investor demand, traders are focusing on concerning US macroeconomic data, and Bitcoin open interest has fallen to $34 billion. Some of the decline is also attributed to forced liquidations, which totaled $5.2 billion over the past two weeks. In the past month, Bitcoin has dropped 28%, gold has regained the $5,000 psychological level, and the S&P 500 is only 1% away from its all-time high.