Demis Hassabis, the CEO of Google DeepMind, wants the tech industry to pump the brakes on its favorite new pastime: using artificial intelligence as a justification for cutting headcount. In a recent interview with WIRED, Hassabis argued that companies should channel AI-driven productivity gains into doing more, building more, and creating more, rather than simply
On February 3, 2026, MetaMask announced an integration with Ondo Finance that lets eligible users buy, hold, and trade tokenized US stocks, ETFs, and commodities, including Tesla, NVIDIA, Apple, and gold, directly in their self-custodial wallets. The real question isn’t whether this is interesting. The question is who has access, who is blocked, why, and
Ethereum price remained under pressure on Monday as ETF outflows and weakening technical indicators pushed traders to closely watch the key $2,000 support zone. Summary Ethereum ETFs recorded more than $340 million in cumulative outflows over six trading sessions as ETH struggled to reclaim $2,150. Bitmine Immersion purchased roughly 71,672 ETH worth $154 million last
Andrej Karpathy, a co-founder of OpenAI and one of the most recognized names in artificial intelligence research, announced Tuesday that he’s joining Anthropic to lead its pre-training team. For Anthropic, the maker of the Claude family of AI models, landing Karpathy is a significant hire that validates the company’s technical direction while landing a blow
55 million people are sitting on Pi Coin right now, unable to fully spend it, waiting for a mainnet that keeps getting closer but never quite arriving. Meta AI looked at that locked-up demand and predicts a 13 to 33x waiting to happen. $2 to $5 by December 2026. From $0.15. The math Meta AI
The integration into D’CENT Wallet does not require any new chain, wallet, or gas token. The decentralized finance (DeFi) applications network Flare has taken another step in making XRP Finance (XRPFi) accessible for XRP holders. This time, the blockchain is announcing an integration with the crypto wallet provider, D’CENT Wallet, providing direct access to
Crypto exchanges and executives are spending more on personal security as kidnappings, home invasions, and “wrench attacks” become a growing risk across the industry. Summary Coinbase spent about $8.7 million on Brian Armstrong’s security and protection costs in 2025. Gemini pays Winklevoss Capital Management $400,000 per month for executive protection services. crypto.news reported France logged
The SEC is finalizing this week an “innovation exemption” framework that would allow regulated crypto platforms to list tokenized versions of stocks like Apple and Tesla, trading 24 hours a day, seven days a week, without ever touching the New York Stock Exchange. On the surface, that sounds like the biggest bridge ever built between
An Ohio investment manager has received a nine-year prison sentence for running a $10 million Bitcoin trading Ponzi scheme that misled crypto investors. Summary Giri received nine years after prosecutors said his Bitcoin derivatives scheme raised over $10 million. He pleaded guilty in 2024, then admitted soliciting more crypto investors before sentencing hearing date. FBI
Donald Trump announced that the United States had prepared a military strike against Iran but stood down after direct appeals from leaders of Gulf nations, including the Emir of Qatar, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, and the President of the UAE. Trump framed the decision as a temporary diplomatic pause rather than a permanent