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Jinse Finance reported that Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella announced on Thursday that the company will invest $4 billion to establish a second data center in southeastern Wisconsin, expanding its data center coverage. The facility, named Fairwater, is scheduled to have its first phase data center operational in early 2026 and will house hundreds of thousands of Nvidia (NVDA.O) GB200 chips.

Jinse Finance reported that JPMorgan analysts stated that as Tether, Hyperliquid, and several fintech companies prepare to launch new stablecoins, USDC stablecoin issuer Circle is facing "intense" competition. However, they warned that unless the cryptocurrency market expands significantly, the stablecoin market for U.S. issuers may ultimately evolve into a "zero-sum game." In a report released on Wednesday, analysts including JPMorgan Managing Director Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou wrote: "In summary, as we get closer to the implementation of new U.S. stablecoin legislation, new entrants are emerging in the U.S. stablecoin market, ready to seize market share, gain liquidity advantages, and challenge Circle's dominance." Notably, the analysts believe that the supply of stablecoins is closely related to the overall market capitalization of cryptocurrencies, which means that if there is no significant expansion in the crypto sector, issuers are likely to trade market share at the expense of each other rather than expanding the overall market. A "zero-sum game" refers to a situation where one party's gain is offset by another party's loss, resulting in no net gain or loss for the entire group.