Daily Crypto & AI News

🤖 AI

• The White House is asking OpenAI to slow roll the release of its new model over safety concerns
  TechCrunch AI
  penAI reportedly plans to share its newest model, GPT 5.6, with a select group of partners instead of to the broader public. The reason: the Trump administration told it to.
• OpenAI will delay GPT-5.6 after Trump administration request
  The Verge AI
  The Trump administration, apprehensive of potential security issues, has reportedly asked OpenAI to stagger the release of its next big-ticket model, GPT-5.6. The Information reported that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees Wednesday in a company Q&A that it would release GP...
• Patronus AI lands $50M to build ‘digital worlds’ that stress-test AI agents
  TechCrunch AI
  Agent-testing startup Patronus AI, founded by former Meta AI researchers, is experiencing nearly insatiable demand, its investor says.
• Notion killing Skiff-influenced email app since most users use AI agents instead
  Ars Technica AI
  Notion is "going all in on using agents to run your inbox."
• Anthropic’s Claude is winning over paid consumers, a market owned by ChatGPT
  TechCrunch AI
  Despite ChatGPT's commanding market lead, consumers who pay for AI have been increasingly choosing Anthropic's Claude, data shows.
• General Intuition’s $2.3B bet that video games can train AI agents for the real world
  TechCrunch AI
  General Intuition has raised $320 million to scale AI trained on millions of hours of gameplay, betting action data can help AI develop something closer to human intuition.
• Databricks’ former AI chief thinks he can cut AI’s power bill by 1,000x
  TechCrunch AI
  Un-0 is an image-generation system tool that shows for the first time how the company's technology can replicate conventional AI systems.
• Netris raises $15M Series A from a16z to help AI neoclouds go live faster
  TechCrunch AI
  Netris provides software that runs on network switches, and offers a platform that helps neocloud operators reduce the time it takes to go live.
• Repositioning retail for the AI era
  MIT Tech Review AI
  Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping retail, but not in the ways consumers might immediately notice. The biggest transformation may not be flashy virtual try-ons or chatbot shopping assistants, but in how decisions are made behind the scenes: how products surface in se...
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  TechCrunch AI
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💰 Crypto

• BitGo cuts 15% of staff to sharpen focus on AI, stablecoins
  Cointelegraph
  BitGo co-founder and CEO Mike Belshe says the layoffs are “a one-time action” and the company doesn’t see the need for further staff reductions.
• Does Botanix’s failure prove Bitcoiners don’t care about DeFi?
  Cointelegraph
  The failure of Botanix suggests that Bitcoiners still prefer Ethereum DeFi to Bitcoin L2s. How can Bitcoin L2s change to win hodlers over?
• Anthropic Urges Congress to Crack Down on AI Distillation By Chinese Rivals
  Decrypt
  Anthropic alleged that Alibaba-affiliated operators used nearly 25,000 fraudulent accounts to generate 28.8 million Claude exchanges.
• Bitcoin bounces off new 2026 price lows: Will US stock weakness push BTC lower?
  Cointelegraph
  Bitcoin’s trek into new 2026 lows continued as spot BTC ETF outflows, a bearish monthly options expiry and Strategy’s unrealized losses widened its gap with AI-connected stock returns.
• Polymarket to Refund Users After Scammers Swipe Millions in Website Exploit
  Decrypt
  Hackers infiltrated Polymarket’s website via a compromised third-party vendor, the company said, swiping millions in crypto from users.
• Asset management giant Invesco files for tokenized fund targeting stablecoin reserve market
  CoinDesk
• Bitcoin options traders hedge downside as uncertainty lingers, Anchorage says
  Cointelegraph
  Anchorage Digital’s latest analysis shows Bitcoin options traders remain defensive as near-term uncertainty persists, though markets are not pricing an extreme downside scenario for Strategy.
• Strategy Stock (MSTR) Nearly Craters Another 10% as Securities Lawsuit Lands
  Bitcoin Magazine
  Bitcoin Magazine Strategy Stock (MSTR) Nearly Craters Another 10% as Securities Lawsuit Lands Strategy shares plunged some more today as Bitcoin fell to $59,000. This post Strategy Stock (MSTR) Nearly Craters Another 10% as Securities Lawsuit Lands first appeared on Bitcoin Ma...
• Bitcoin may fall lower but BTC power-law frames crash to $58K as ‘normal’
  Cointelegraph
  Bitcoin’s drop to $58,000 lines up with the power-law model’s cycle lows, even though futures market data points to deeper lows for BTC price.
• SBI Holdings Says $289 Million Bitbank Deal Will Make It Japan's Largest Crypto Exchange
  Decrypt
  SBI Holdings has agreed to a nearly $289 million deal to acquire crypto exchange Bitbank, pending regulatory approval.