SBI Holdings has acquired a controlling stake in Holdbuild, the parent of Singapore cryptocurrency platform Coinhako, after receiving approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). Cointelegraph reported SBI bought shares from existing shareholders through a capital injection, bringing Coinhako into its group as a consolidated subsidiary. Coinhako holds an MAS major payment institution licence through its unit Hakko Technology Pte. Ltd. The deal value was not disclosed.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies founder and chairman Tom Lee has singled out Ethereum as an asset that will benefit from the spread of artificial intelligence. He said broader AI adoption will increase demand for safeguards to control systems, and consumers are unlikely to trust governments, big tech companies or banks to play that role. He reiterated his view in a chairman’s message, while market data showed heavy selling in global semiconductor stocks and declines in major cryptocurrencies.