In brief The FBI arrested OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan on Oct. 9 for allegedly planting a hidden audio recorder in an executive conference room at the OpenAI’s San Francisco offices. Prosecutors say a chatbot …
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Amid scrutiny and accusations of conflicts of interest from many lawmakers, the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) gave conditional approval for World Liberty Financial’s application for a national trust bank. …
The Solana Company’s Q2 loss reached $30.3 million, as write-downs on the firm’s crypto holdings swamped a quarter that produced only $2.5 million in revenue. Investors punished the print. Shares of the Nasdaq-listed digital …
Former Tether chief investment officer Richard Heathcote is seeking to sell part of his 1.26% stake in the stablecoin issuer, according to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter. Heathcote stepped down …
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First Block, Onpharma Company, And Crito Capital Announce First Solana Sto For U.S. Medical Device Business
by adminby adminLondon, United Kingdom, June 17th, 2026, Chainwire Landmark transaction brings real operating company equity to Solana-based tokenised capital formation First Block deploys next-generation digital securities architecture for real- world operating business Onpharma’s medical device technology for …
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Gemini Stock Jumps After Winklevoss Twins Make $100M Bitcoin Bet On Company Future
by adminby adminCameron and Tyler Winklevoss made their boldest statement yet about Gemini Space Station’s future: a $100 million strategic investment into their own company, funded not with cash but with Bitcoin. The announcement, paired with …
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KuCoin’s Parent Company Agrees to $500K Civil Penalty to Resolve Charges
by adminby adminKuCoin’s parent company will pay $500,000 to resolve CFTC charges, marking a fraction of the $300 million it previously agreed to pay the DOJ over similar charges. The parent company of KuCoin will pay …
Bitcoin treasury company erases 7.7M shares after selling 177 BTC
Smarter Web sold 177.89 Bitcoin to repay an $11.7 million convertible instrument that could have produced 7.72 million new shares. The July 23 repayment disclosure said the UK-listed Bitcoin treasury company completed the sale …
Tether Acquires SoftBank Stake in Bitcoin-Focused Treasury Company XXI
Twenty One Capital holds 43,514 BTC, making it the second-largest public Bitcoin holder, far behind Strategy’s massive treasury lead. Tether International has announced acquiring Japanese multinational investment firm SoftBank’s minority stake in the Bitcoin-focused …
NYSE Parent Company Finalizes Polymarket Investment, Totaling $1.6 Billion
In brief ICE has invested another $600 million into Polymarket, fulfilling its commitment made in October. Rival Kalshi recently raised $1 billion at a $22 billion valuation, outpacing Polymarket’s current valuation. Prediction markets face …