Morgan Stanley applies for OCC bank charter to custody crypto
The Wall Street banking giant has been accelerating its foray into crypto, filing to launch Bitcoin, Ether and Solana ETFs in January.
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Crypto VC Paradigm expands into AI, robotics with $1.5B fund: WSJ
Paradigm’s Matt Huang previously said developments in AI were “too interesting to ignore” and that both AI and crypto will have plenty of overlap.
NASA is pushing back its plans for a Moon landing
NASA announced at a press conference on Friday that it’s delaying its plans for a Moon landing until Artemis IV in 2028. The Artemis III mission, scheduled for 2027, was originally going to attempt to land on the Moon but will now be a test flight instead. NASA also says it’s “increasing its cadence of … Read more
Defense secretary Pete Hegseth designates Anthropic a supply chain risk
US President Donald Trump (R) looks on as US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks to the press following US military actions in Venezuela | AFP via Getty Images Nearly two hours after President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he was banning Anthropic products from the federal government, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth … Read more
OpenAI fires employee for using confidential info on prediction markets
The company said such trades violates its internal company policies about using confidential information for personal gain.
Bitcoin price slump versus gold’s gains highlights evolving crypto market
Investors’ risk appetite for Bitcoin and crypto fragmented as AI, tech stocks and gold took center stage. Will increasing global money supply put wind in BTC’s sails?
Trump Orders Federal Agencies to Dump ‘Woke’ Anthropic AI After Pentagon Dispute
President Trump gave government agencies six months to phase out Anthropic’s products after a clash over military safeguards.
U.S. Senate Democrats asked Treasury, DOJ to probe Binance’s illicit finance controls
Nine lawmakers asked the federal agencies to investigate the global crypto exchange after reports of potential funding channeled to terrorist groups.
Banking Giant Barclays Mulls Crypto Payments Push: Bloomberg
Publicly traded banking giant Barclays is considering making a push into crypto payments and deposits, according to a report from Bloomberg.
President Trump orders federal agencies to stop using Anthropic after Pentagon dispute
“We don’t need it, we don’t want it, and will not do business with them again,” the president wrote in the post.
Warner Bros. Discovery agrees to $110 billion Paramount merger
Warner Bros. Discovery and Paramount Skydance’s merger agreement is now official. On Friday, the two companies announced plans to merge into a massive media company that will fold WBD’s studio, linear channels, streaming service, and gaming segment into Paramount. Though WBD initially signed onto an $83 billion agreement to merge part of Warner Bros. with … Read more
Coinbase’s head of litigation says states are “gaslighting” on prediction markets
Ryan VanGrack says states are misrepresenting federal law as they move to block prediction markets.
Trump orders federal agencies to drop Anthropic’s AI
On Friday afternoon, Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, accusing Anthropic, the AI company behind Claude, of attempting to “STRONG-ARM” the Pentagon and directing federal agencies to “IMMEDIATELY CEASE” use of its products. At issue is Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s refusal of an updated agreement with the US military agreeing to “any lawful use” of … Read more
Three Solana data points highlight resilience, but is SOL undervalued?
SOL is down 72% from its all-time high, but several data points paint a compelling investment scenario. Is SOL trading at a deep discount?
Traders may rotate into Bitcoin if UBS’ bearish US stocks view comes true
A UBS report dinged US stocks for being “overvalued” suggesting that better investment opportunities exist outside of US markets. Is this the next rally catalyst for Bitcoin?
Crypto Biz: A Bitcoin treasury shareholder revolt
Bitcoin treasury companies face investor backlash as stablecoin issuers post strong earnings and legacy payment giants navigate mounting pressure.
Alchemy introduces autonomous payment rails for AI agents on Base
The system enables AI agents to automatically pay for blockchain data and compute credits in USDC, as autonomous crypto applications gain traction.
Anthropic ‘Retires’ Claude Opus 3—Then Gives It a Blog to Reflect on Its Existence
The AI’s Substack lands amid growing questions about identity, sentience, and how models are retired.
US DOJ seized and froze $580M in crypto from ‘Chinese transnational criminals‘
The seizures and freezing over three months were conducted by the District of Columbia’s Scam Center Strike Force, established by US Attorney Jeanine Pirro in November.
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Musk bashes OpenAI in deposition, saying ‘nobody committed suicide because of Grok’
In his lawsuit against OpenAI, Musk touted xAI safety compared with ChatGPT. A few months later, xAI’s Grok flooded X with nonconsensual nude images.