Cryptocurrency
Citi backs stablecoin firm BVNK as Wall Street warms to crypto
BVNK co-founders (L to R) Donald Jackson, Jesse Hemson-Struthers and Chris Harmes, at the company’s San Francisco Office. BVNK Citi has invested in stablecoin infrastructure company BVNK, the startup told CNBC on Thursday, as big U.S. banks ramp up their presence in the cryptocurrency and digital asset space. Stablecoins are a type of digital asset […]
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AMD stock skyrockets 25% as OpenAI looks to take stake in AI chipmaker
OpenAI and Advanced Micro Devices have reached a deal that could see Sam Altman’s company take a 10% stake in the chipmaker. AMD stock skyrocketed more than 25% Monday during premarket trading following the news. OpenAI will deploy 6 gigawatts of AMD’s Instinct graphics processing units over multiple years and across multiple generations of hardware, […]
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OpenAI’s Sora 2 is putting safety and censorship to the test with stunningly real videos
Fresh off a $6.6 billion share sale that made it the world’s most valuable private company, OpenAI’s TikTok-style video app, powered by its new artificial intelligence model, Sora 2, is going viral. Despite the gated release that requires an invite code, the video creation tool has already shot to the number three spot on Apple‘s […]
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Trump Jr. dismisses crypto conflicts of interest, says dad’s not checking blockchain ledgers
Donald Trump Jr. and Zach Wilkoff of World Liberty Financial at Token2049, a prominent crypto conference in Singapore, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. Wachsman Donald Trump Jr. on Wednesday dismissed criticism that a crypto venture tied to his family had any potential conflicts of interest, as his firm, World Liberty Financial, seeks global investors. Concerns […]
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OpenAI wraps $6.6 billion share sale at $500 billion valuation
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images OpenAI has finalized a secondary share sale totaling $6.6 billion, allowing current and former employees to sell stock at a record […]
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The Trump crypto firm is planning expansion, from tokenized commodities to debit cards
Donald Trump Jr., co-founder of World Liberty Financial, during at the Token2049 conference in Singapore, on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images SINGAPORE — World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture linked to U.S. President Donald Trump, is planning to launch new products, including a debit card and tokenized commodity assets, as […]
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Not just for the ultra-wealthy: Two firms team up to create more access to private credit boom
ETF Edge Not just for the ultra-wealthy: Two firms team up to create more access to private credit boom Published Sat, Sep 27 202511:00 AM EDT Blair Bao WATCH LIVE Source
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How gold and bitcoin are moving beyond market hedge to become income-generating investments
ETF Edge How gold and bitcoin are moving beyond market hedge to become income-generating investments Published Fri, Sep 26 20259:22 AM EDTUpdated 5 Min Ago Krysta Escobar WATCH LIVE Source
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Sam Altman on OpenAI’s $850 billion in planned buildouts: ‘People are worried. I totally get that’
Sam Altman, chief executive officer of OpenAI Inc., during a media tour of the Stargate AI data center in Abilene, Texas, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images ABILENE, Texas — Sam Altman stood on a patch of hot Texas dirt, the kind that turns to dust storms on […]
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Tether reportedly seeks lofty $500 billion valuation in capital raise
Venezuelan Bolivar and U.S. Dollar banknotes and representations of cryptocurrency Tether are seen in this illustration taken Sept. 8, 2025. Dado Ruvic | Array Tether, the issuer of the largest stablecoin, is planning to raise as much as $20 billion in a deal that could put the crypto company’s value on par with OpenAI, according […]
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