FBI Offers $10M for Ex-Olympian
U.S. authorities offer a $10M reward for Ryan Wedding’s capture, accused of laundering drug money with $USDT; he’s added to FBI’s Most Wanted list. #Breaking #Legal $USDT (+9) ↗
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Jito Tokenomics Overhaul Proposal Unveiled
Jito Foundation’s Andrew Thurman proposes a “buyback and barter” strategy for Jito Network’s treasury, aiming to enhance liquidity and ecosystem reinvestment. #Update #Crypto $SOL (+4) ↗
Bitcoin Reserve Established by Trump Order
President Trump signed an Executive Order for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, utilizing forfeited BTC, as $BTC price drops 5.1% to $85,868. #Breaking #Crypto $BTC (+9) ↗
Alibaba AI Surpasses OpenAI Matches DeepSeek
@AlibabaCloud’s QwQ-32B AI model matches DeepSeek R1’s performance with fewer parameters, highlighting efficiency gains in AI development. #Update #AI (+6) ↗
Solana Founder Rejects US Reserve Inclusion
Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko criticized President Trump’s proposal for a national crypto reserve including $BTC and altcoins, preferring “no reserve” to government control. #Update #Crypto $SOL (-3) ↘
Crypto Investment Surge: World Liberty Buys More
@WorldLibertyFin bought $10M in $ETH, $10M in $WBTC, and $1.5M in MOVE tokens before the White House crypto summit. #Breaking #Crypto (+9) ↗
Bitcoin Endorsement: US Can HODL Says Sacks
David Sacks claims the U.S. lost billions by selling seized Bitcoin, ahead of a White House crypto summit led by him. #Update #Crypto $BTC (+7) ↗
Transak Expands Payments Infrastructure to Australia
@Transak secures Digital Currency Exchange registration in Australia, enhancing its compliance and expanding crypto services amid regulatory scrutiny. #Update #Legal (+3) ↗
AI Leverages Synthetic Data Amid Shortage
AI developers are increasingly using synthetic data as original content becomes scarce, raising concerns about data quality and manipulation risks. #Update #AI (+3) ↗
Bitcoin Reserve Bill Triumphs in New Hampshire
New Hampshire’s House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee passed HB 302, allowing up to 5% of state funds in Bitcoin, moving to the House floor. #Update #Legal $BTC (+3) ↗
Bitcoin: Robinhood Attracts 400K in Trivia
@RobinhoodApp launched a trivia game with $1M in $BTC prizes, drawing nearly 400K players; 615 winners earned $1,626 each. #Update #Crypto $BTC (+4) ↗
Bitcoin Mining Hardware Released by US
U.S. authorities begin releasing seized Chinese-made crypto mining machines, impacting U.S.-based miners relying on equipment upgrades for competitiveness, reports @Reuters. #Update #Crypto (+3) ↗
AI Triumphs ChatGPT Wins Top Prize
Andrew Barto and Richard Sutton win the 2024 ACM A.M. Turing Award, warning against unsafe AI practices, likening them to untested infrastructure releases. #Update #AI (+6) ↗
Robinhood Offers $2M Bitcoin Dogecoin Prizes
@RobinhoodApp will host a trivia game with $2M in $BTC and Dogecoin prizes over two days, featuring Scott Rogowsky. #Update #Crypto $BTC (+3) ↗