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AI & Enterprise
DeepSeek taps first CFO ahead of IPO to step up low-cost AI push
DeepSeek is moving to appoint its first chief financial officer ahead of an initial public offering, as it accelerates fundraising and listing preparations. It is considering Yen Wen-tao of GL Ventures, part of Hillhouse Investment, for the role. DeepSeek has widened market share with low-cost, high-performance models but needs significant funding for chips, computing infrastructure and talent. It has selected underwriters including CITIC Securities and is said to be targeting Shanghai’s STAR Market, alongside pre-IPO fundraising.
AI & Enterprise
China AI shifts fight to inference costs, testing U.S. dominance
Chinese AI models are shaking U.S. dominance in the global AI market by offering lower inference costs, an analysis said. Juniper Research said rapid performance gains and low costs are changing developers’ model choices, with competition shifting to how cheaply inference can be delivered in real services. On OpenRouter, the combined share of U.S. models has fallen, while usage of Chinese models has surged and surpassed U.S. models by early June.
Crypto
Juniper Research sees cross-border B2B stablecoin payments reaching $5 trillion by 2035
Cross-border business-to-business stablecoin payments could reach $5 trillion by 2035, according to a Juniper Research report cited by CoinDesk. Juniper expects the market to expand 373-fold from an estimated 13.4 this year, and said 85 percent of total stablecoin transaction value in 2035 could come from B2B activity. It said stablecoins are being integrated into cross-border trade, treasury operations and supply-chain settlement.