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In brief First Lady Melania Trump shared a post from her official meme coin page, boosting the price of her official Solana meme coin. The token is now trading above $0.18—still nearly 99% off its all-time high of $13.05. Controversy has surrounded the MELANIA token, which was launched by the same strategist who worked on…
In brief Sora 2 TOS says deleting Sora also wipes all ChatGPT + API data permanently. Users can’t reuse their email or phone after deletion. OpenAI said it is developing a separate Sora deletion feature. Deleting an account on OpenAI’s new Sora 2 app isn’t just a button tap—it’s a point of no return.OpenAI warns…
BTC ALMOST $120K, CRYPTO IS GREEN, PNKSTR JUMPS 50% TO $140MCrypto majors see more green; Bitcoin at $118,800. ZCash continues to lead, soaring 50% to $140. US government shutdown pauses ETF approvals. Lighter leaves private beta, opens Perps platform to public. Polymarket eyes US return as soon as today. PNKSTR jumps 50% to $140M as…
In brief Bitcoin miner manufacturer Canaan said Thursday that it has landed an order for over 50,000 rigs. The order, from an undisclosed U.S. customer, is the firm’s largest single order in the last three years. Canaan shares surged in early trading Thursday following the announcement. Canaan Inc., a Singapore-based cryptocurrency mining equipment manufacturer, announced…
In brief OpenAI launched Sora 2 with audio generation and a cameo feature letting users insert real people into clips. Within hours, users generated NSFW ads, anime romance parodies, and Sam Altman deepfakes. Legal experts warned of deepfake risks and copyright violations as Sora replicated game and anime content. OpenAI’s Sora 2 launched Tuesday with…
In brief The market cap of top Bitcoin miners is soaring. Last month, the top public Bitcoin miners tracked by JP Morgan passed the $50 billion mark. The surge comes as companies in the space pivot to high-powered computing. The market cap of Bitcoin miners soared in September as firms in the space benefited from…
In brief Agents that update themselves can drift into unsafe actions without external attacks. A new study documents guardrails weakening, reward-hacking, and insecure tool reuse in top models. Experts warn these dynamics echo small-scale versions of long-imagined catastrophic AI risks. An autonomous AI agent that learns on the job can also unlearn how to behave…
In brief VisionSys AI (VSA) is creating a Solana treasury strategy with plans for up to $2 billion in SOL. Shares in VSA dropped as much as 57% at one time on Wednesday, before rebounding slightly. The firm aims to purchase $500 million in SOL in the next six months. Shares in publicly traded brain-machine…
In brief Mitchell Amador, CEO of Immunefi, told Decrypt at Token2049 in Singapore that AI tools once limited to security firms are now accessible to groups like Lazarus, enabling massive attacks. Bug bounties have paid out over $100 million but have “hit the limits” as there aren’t “enough eyeballs” to provide necessary coverage, he said…
In brief Defiance ETFs has debuted a new fund tracking the BITA Trillion Dollar Club Index. The ETF gives investors exposure to companies and assets with a $1 trillion market cap or higher. It tracks Bitcoin via BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF. An exchange-traded fund tracking trillion dollar assets, including tech and crypto-related companies and…
