For over a year now, the White House has made strong efforts to court the crypto industry, rolling out permissive regulations that have turbocharged the sector’s integration with the U.S. economy.  

OpenAI has shelved plans to launch its previously announced erotic chatbot, according to a report, apparently backing away from a controversial expansion of ChatGPT that would have allowed adult users

Bitcoin slipped on Thursday alongside U.S. equities as investors weighed conflicting accounts regarding Iran leadership’s willingness to negotiate an end to the conflict in the Middle East. The digit

Wikipedia editors have moved to restrict how artificial intelligence can be used on the platform, in a recent policy update banning the use of large language models to write or rewrite articles. The

Bo Shen, the founder of crypto venture firm Fenbushi, is offering a bounty of 10-20% to any individuals able to help him recover a portion of the $42 million in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins stol

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang went on Lex Fridman\\\'s podcast last week and said, plainly, \\\"I think we\\\'ve achieved AGI.\\\" Two days later, the most rigorous test in AI research dropped its newest artificial gen

Ripple has unveiled a comprehensive AI-powered security overhaul for the XRP Ledger, deploying automated testing tools and establishing a dedicated red team that it said has already uncovered more tha

Strategy CEO Phong Le signaled on Thursday that retail investors are becoming increasingly interested in the Bitcoin-buying firm’s flagship preferred share relative to its common stock, highlighting w

The UK government has sanctioned Xinbi, described as “one of the largest illicit marketplaces in Southeast Asia,” targeting its role in providing cryptocurrency-based services to scam centers that def

A new law passed in Brazil designed to bolster the fight against organized crime will allow authorities to seize digital assets from criminals and potentially use them in the public’s interest.  The

MARA Holdings, one of the largest Bitcoin mining firms in the U.S., said on Thursday that it had sold roughly 15,000 BTC for $1.1 billion to repurchase a portion of its convertible debt, describing th

The Kingdom of Bhutan transferred another 519.707 BTC worth $36.75 million to external addresses on Wednesday, accelerating a sovereign Bitcoin liquidation that has seen its BTC holdings plummet 66% f

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Fannie Mae will accept cryptocurrency-backed mortgages for the first time, allowing prospective home buyers to pledge Bitcoin or the USDC stablecoin as collateral for down payments through a partnersh

Bitcoin slipped back under $70,000 Thursday morning amid reports that the Pentagon is preparing for a \\\"final blow\\\" in Iran. The cryptocurrency\\\'s recent string of higher lows faces its first major tes