AI Industry Rivals Are Teaming Up on a Startup Accelerator
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and a host of other major tech companies have found common ground in F/ai, a new startup accelerator based out of Paris.
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The Madcap Rise of Memecoin Factory Pump.Fun
Pump.Fun raked in hundreds of millions of dollars in its first year in operation. Despite some growing pains, its creators say this is just the beginning.
A VIP Seat at Donald Trump’s Crypto Dinner Cost at Least $2 Million
The largest holders of Donald Trump’s memecoin have secured spots at a private event with the US president himself. WIRED tracked how they did it.
Trump’s Quest for Crypto Riches Is a Constitutional Scandal Waiting to Happen
The largest investors in Donald Trump’s crypto coin have been promised a private audience with the president. The arrangement could put Trump at odds with the Constitution and add fuel to calls for his impeachment, experts say.
They Bet Against Trump’s Tariffs. Now They Stand to Make Millions
After the US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trump’s tariff regime, investment firms are in line for a whopping return on a niche trade.
Celsius Founder Alex Mashinsky Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
After pleading guilty to two counts of fraud, the founder of failed cryptocurrency platform Celsius will serve 12 years in federal prison.
Sarcophagus Is a Dead Man’s Switch for Your Crypto Wallet
By combining a century-old idea with cryptocurrency tech, Sarcophagus aims to create a foolproof way to send messages from beyond the grave.
The UK Launches Its $675 Million Sovereign AI Fund
In a bid to minimize dependence on technology from other countries, the UK government is plowing resources into homegrown AI startups.
A False Start on the Road to an All-American Bitcoin
Donald Trump pledged to cement the US as the bitcoin mining capital of the planet. The president’s sweeping tariffs stand to simultaneously undermine and advance that ambition in one swoop.
Elizabeth Warren Calls for Crackdown on Crypto’s Role in Child Sexual Abuse
US senators have called for fresh scrutiny of crypto’s role in paying for child sexual abuse imagery online, a problem that they say has worsened.