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CoreWeave’s $9 billion plan to acquire Core Scientific is facing growing resistance, and crypto markets are paying attention.
The unexpected shareholder pushback has coincided with a sharp rally in AI tokens, suggesting that investors see deeper implications beyond the boardroom.
CoreWeave Builds Out AI Infrastructure
CoreWeave is one of the largest AI infrastructure providers in the United States. In June, it proposed an all-stock acquisition of Core Scientific, a Bitcoin mining firm now repositioning itself as a data center player for AI workloads.
But that plan is seeing pushback. The deal seemed to be going smoothly, until Two Seas Capital, Core Scientific’s largest shareholder, objected.
Two Seas Capital has a 6.3% stake in Core Scientific. Today, the firm announced it would vote against the deal. The firm believes the offer dramatically undervalues Core Scientific and exposes shareholders to unnecessary risk.
“We invested in Core Scientific because we believe in [its] ability to create value in building…infrastructure at scale. We are therefore disappointed that the Board of Directors has chosen to sell the Company to CoreWeave. From our perspective as a shareholder of Core Scientific, the proposed sale materially undervalues the Company and unnecessarily exposes its shareholders to substantial economic risk,” Two Seas’ statement read.
On the surface, Core Scientific has plenty of good reasons to sign this AI development deal with CoreWeave. The firm’s revenues fell dramatically in early 2025, and CoreWeave is preparing to pay $9 billion for it.
However, this offering consists of CoreWeave stock, not fiat currency.
This deal is also uncollared. So, Core Scientific shareholders like Two Seas won’t receive a share adjustment if CoreWeave’s stock price drops. Simply put, the firm needs more assurances than that.
While CoreWeave is a major player in AI cloud services—reportedly one of OpenAI’s preferred GPU providers—it faces its own vulnerabilities.
The firm heavily depends on a handful of high-profile clients, and its valuation is tethered to volatile market sentiment around AI.
Any pullback in demand, shift in regulatory environment, or funding shortfall could impact Core Scientific’s stock price.
So, Two Seas’ position is clear. It’s not rejecting the merger outright, but it wants a deal with more guarantees or a higher asking price.
CoreWeave’s first contract with Core Scientific dates back to 2018, when both were crypto mining companies.
CoreWeave (“Atlantic Crypto”) contracted Core Scientific for GPU hosting to mine Ethereum while Core Scientific mined Bitcoin.
AI Tokens React as Investors Sniff Out Scarcity Narrative
Shortly after Two Seas’ letter went public, the crypto market’s AI sector surged. The total market cap of AI coins jumped over 6% in a matter of hours, according to CoinGecko data.
The market’s reaction reflects a deeper narrative. CoreWeave’s aggressive $9 billion offer and Two Seas’ firm resistance both point to the rising strategic value of data centers and power capacity in the AI era.
With centralized AI infrastructure constrained and contested, investors may be rotating into decentralized AI platforms that promise scalability without single points of failure.
In crypto, narratives drive flows. The public friction between CoreWeave and Two Seas became a narrative trigger—reinvigorating interest in the AI token space.
While this shareholder dispute may resolve through a revised deal or protracted negotiation, the message is already out that AI infrastructure is valuable, limited, and contested.
Overall, the traders should expect more capital rotation into AI-native tokens as narratives shift toward long-term infrastructure plays.
Hedera remains under heavy pressure, marking yet another day of decline as traders continue to bet against the altcoin. It trades at $0.18 at press time, noting a 2% price drop over the past 24 hours.
With its long/short ratio signaling a surge in short interest, market sentiment has turned increasingly pessimistic.
Short Sellers Tighten Grip on HBAR
HBAR’s long/short ratio has dropped to 0.86, its lowest level in a month. This reflects a sharp increase in short positions among derivatives traders.
The long/short ratio measures the proportion of long positions (bets on price increases) to short positions (bets on price declines) in the market. A ratio below one means there are more short positions than long ones. This indicates that traders are predominantly bearish on HBAR and hints at a higher likelihood of continued downside movement.
Further, HBAR’s negative Chaikin Money Flow (CMF) on the daily chart supports this bearish outlook. This indicator, which measures how money flows into and out of the asset, is below zero at -0.10 when writing.
HBAR’s negative CMF reading suggests high selling activity, with its sellers dominating the market and looking to push prices lower.
HBAR Traders Brace for Volatility as Price Flirts with Key Support Levels
The growing demand for short positions highlights investors’ expectations of further downside, raising concerns about HBAR’s ability to hold above the critical support level formed at $0.17.
If it fails to hold, the token’s price could plummet to a multi-month low of $0.11, which it last traded at in November.
However, a resurgence in demand for the altcoin could invalidate this bearish projection. If buyers regain market dominance and increase demand, HBAR could rebound toward $0.22.
MANTRA – one of the most trusted real-world asset tokens – dropped by 95% in just a few hours. The sudden crash has left the crypto world stunned, with billions in value wiped out almost instantly. What went wrong? And could it happen again – with other major projects?
Now, popular crypto analyst Dr. Altcoin is sounding the alarm, urging the Pi Network team to take a hard look at what happened with Mantra and avoid walking the same path. Here’s what unfolded—and why the entire crypto space should be paying close attention.
OM Token Falls Hard
OM is the native token of the Mantra blockchain, which aims to bring real-world assets like houses and land onto the blockchain in digital form. It was considered a reliable project and had even reached the top 25 cryptocurrencies by market cap.
But things changed quickly. In just one hour, OM’s price dropped from $6.10 to $0.38. This crash erased over $6 billion in value, and many investors lost their life savings.
A Warning for Pi Network
Dr. Altcoin called this a serious warning for the entire crypto space. He specifically urged the Pi Core Team (PCT) to pay attention to what happened with Mantra OM and take steps to avoid a similar disaster.
He pointed out that Pi Network is now moving from its Open Network phase to the Open Mainnet—an important milestone that also brings more responsibility.
Dr. Altcoin stressed that before this big transition, the Pi team should speed up the development of safety measures. He also said that the team needs to be more transparent, have clear rules, and communicate openly with their community.
Mixed Reactions From the Pi Community
After Dr. Altcoin shared his views on X, many users responded. Some agreed with his warning, while others defended the Pi Core Team.
One user said Pi Network is not like other projects that pump and dump their coins. They believe the team is focused on building real value and growing the network step by step.
Another user pointed out that the Pi team has been quiet recently, but said this could be part of their plan. They believe the team is working hard behind the scenes and will speak when the time is right.
Do you think pi core team would want anything that will damage their reputation?
Pi coin is not pump and dump. They are still building utility and the network.
If Pi network play a rug game of massive dumping like that it will be removed from here first of: pic.twitter.com/eKjh8OsGF6
In crypto, trust can vanish fast – Mantra’s fall is proof that even the strongest hype can have weak foundations.
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The crypto industry was left stunned. MANTRA – one of the most trusted real-world asset tokens – dropped by 95% in just a few hours. The sudden crash has left the crypto world stunned, with billions in value wiped out almost instantly. What went wrong? And could it happen again – with other major projects? …