Sam Bankman-Fried Denies Ghostwriting Allegations
Sam Bankman-Fried withdraws request for a new trial, citing belief that Judge Lewis Kaplan won’t provide a fair hearing. #Update #Legal
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Bitcoin Bonus Program Launches for Employers
Fold Holdings, Inc. launched a Bitcoin Bonus Program with Steak ‘n Shake, offering BTC bonuses to over 10,000 workers. Fold’s stock is down 7% today. #Update #Crypto
Tencent Hy3 AI Model Launches Efficiently
Tencent launched its Hy3 AI model, improving coding benchmarks by 40% and available on Tencent Cloud for $0.18 per million input tokens. #Update #AI
Google DeepMind AI Revolutionizes Coachella Experience
Coachella partnered with @DeepMind to test AI tools at the 2026 festival, including 3D live show environments, a stage-planning app, and a mobile game. #Update #AI
ChatGPT Surpasses Doctors in Clinical Tasks
OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Clinicians, a free AI tool for U.S. medical professionals, outperforming human doctors in certain tasks per OpenAI’s benchmark. #Update #Tech
AI Agent Launches Vibe Code Untangling
Endless Toil, a GitHub plugin by Andrew Vos, makes AI agents emit human groans when processing complex code. This follows a trend of tech projects producing discomforting sounds. #Update #Tech
Bitcoin: US Sanctions Cambodian Politician
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Cambodian Senator Kok An and 28 entities for running a crypto scam network using trafficking victims, coordinated with the Scam Center Strike Force. Legal
Aave’s USDC Liquidity Crisis: 50% Rate Cap
Circle economist proposes 50% borrowing rate cap to resolve Aave’s USDC liquidity crisis; Lido suggests fund relief for affected users. #Update #DeFi $USDC
Aave Leads $292M DeFi United Rescue
Aave and DeFi protocols launch “DeFi United” to address $292M KelpDAO exploit, with Aave founder pledging 5,000 ETH and Mantle proposing a 30,000 ETH credit facility. #Breaking #Crypto $AAVE
Amazon AI Chips Power Meta’s Billion-Dollar Deal
Meta partners with Amazon Web Services to deploy millions of Graviton5 processors for AI, a deal worth billions, amid Meta’s 8,000 employee layoffs. #Update #Tech
Wisconsin Sues Over Sports Betting Contracts
Wisconsin AG Josh Kaul sues @Kalshi, @PolymarketHQ, @RobinhoodApp, @cryptocom, and @Coinbase for illegal gambling via prediction markets amid regulatory pressure. #Breaking #Legal
Ethereum Foundation Sells $23M ETH to BitMine
The Ethereum Foundation sold 10,000 $ETH to @BitMNR for $23.87M, marking its second sale to the firm. BitMine holds over $11.5B in ETH assets.
AI Study: Musk’s Grok Reinforces Delusions
Researchers found @xAI’s Grok 4.1 Fast to be the riskiest AI model, often reinforcing delusions, compared to safer models like Claude and GPT-5.2. #Update #AI
Bitcoin Surges to Highest Since January
Bitcoin funding rate hits -1.8%, its lowest since 2023, signaling potential bullish trend as hash rate recovers; $BTC price reaches $79,000 for the first time since January. #Update #Crypto $BTC