Decrypt

As competition heats up, Sam Altman has announced plans to merge OpenAI’s scattered AI models into a single system that “just works.”

Robinhood has clocked an eye-watering jump in crypto revenue driven partly by renewed investor interest in digital assets last year.

Energy management firm KULR Technology Group has added more Bitcoin to its balance sheet, and now holds about $60 million worth.

Solana meme coins bearing Elon Musk’s X account name plummeted on Wednesday after the tech CEO ditched his new moniker, “Harry Bōlz.”

Legal experts are split on whether the move truly signals the end of the regulator’s years-long crypto crackdown.

A well-meaning attempt to fight antisemitism with non-consensual deepfakes backfired, with actress Scarlett Johansson among those pushing back.

In total, Zservers’ interactions with the ransomware-linked actors accounted for $5.2 million in on-chain activity, according to Chainalysis.

Neiry Lab, the research firm behind the Pythia AI rat experiment, is set to roll out a feature that will pay users to sell their EEG data.

Crypto streaming music platform Audius is marking 250 million total plays with an airdrop for artists—and rewards ahead for users, too.

Brazil’s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) had ordered a clampdown—fearing payouts from Worldcoin may influence consumer behavior.

Wall Street giant Franklin Templeton said on Wednesday that its OnChain U.S. Government Money Fund, aka FOBXX, is now available on Solana.

Cardano is a third-gen blockchain using proof-of-stake to enhance scalability, security, and governance.

The new infrastructure will allow USDT deployments on Arbitrum, Ethereum, Tron, Ton, Ink, and Berachain to link without wrapping tokens.

Ronin, the Ethereum gaming network powering Axie Infinity and Pixels, has gone permissionless to attract a wider array of builders.

A research lab gained popularity in the crypto sphere after its experiment on a rat called Pythia went viral, with a meme coin community rallying behind it. Pythia has a chip that is hardwired to his brain which is connected to an AI model that translates human languages into brain impulses. As a result, Pythia … Read more

The U.S. will release Russian Alexander Vinnik—who ran the BTC-e crypto exchange—in a prisoner swap after Moscow released an American.

Blockchain security firm Cyvers confirmed the stolen funds were initially bridged to Ethereum and funneled through the privacy protocol Railgun.

Bitcoin dropped as it became clear that inflation was worse than expected in January.

“The Macro Strategy will serve as a robust financial backbone for WLFI,” the project said in its announcement.

Goldman Sachs has boosted its crypto ETF holdings to $2.05 billion, reflecting rising institutional demand amid shifting macro conditions.

Quintenz’s appointment could speed up the CFTC’s growing crypto role, mainly if Congress expands the regulator’s authority.

A judge ruled Ross Intelligence copied Westlaw data without permission, in a blow to AI developer’s fair use claims.

Fund issuers are rushing to capitalize on a newfound openness to crypto, though some have voiced reservations around meme coin ETFs.

The first few days for President Donald Trump’s official meme coin could have been a lot different if not for a trio of crypto institutions.

Gumi says it plans to stake its Bitcoin holdings in the Babylon protocol, earning secondary rewards while strengthening its Web3 operations.

Hester Peirce, the SEC’s new crypto task force boss, has said that most meme coins probably do not fall under the regulator’s purview.

Publicly traded crypto firms including Bitcoin miners saw substantial market cap gains in January, outpacing the crypto market itself.

China’s BYD equips its entry-level models with autonomous features such as self-parking and highway driving.

Nonetheless, Bitwise points to historical data that suggests Ether could be “poised for a potential rebound in February.”

Powell confirmed in a Senate Hearing on Tuesday that the U.S. won’t issue a central bank digital currency or CBDC while he’s in charge.