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In brief Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced an investigation into OpenAI and its ChatGPT chatbot. The probe cites national security concerns and alleged links between ChatGPT and criminal activity. Similar scrutiny and lawsuits have also targeted other AI chatbots, including Grok and Google’s Gemini. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said Thursday that his office has launched an investigation into OpenAI, the company behind the ChatGPT chatbot.In a statement posted on X, Uthmeier said the probe will examine whether the company’s artificial intelligence systems pose risks related to national security, criminal misuse, and child safety as governments increase scrutiny of…

In brief TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating for Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy, despite cutting its price target. The company initiated coverage on Ethereum treasury company Sharplink, also calling it a “buy.” Analysts said that Ethereum staking rewards should cover all of Sharplink’s operating costs, even if the price of ETH stays down. TD Cowen analysts initiated coverage of Sharplink with a “buy” rating on Thursday, while reducing the investment bank’s price target for Bitcoin-buying Strategy.The analysts, led by Lance Vitanza, penciled in a $16 price target for Sharplink shares, which changed hands around $6.42 in after-hours trading, according to…

In brief Canary Capital filed an application Wednesday for a Pepe ETF, yet the meme coin’s price reaction was muted. Dogecoin is ranked 17th out of all crypto ETFs that CoinShares tracks, generating $13 million worth of year-to-date inflows. “They’re just not popular with investors,” CoinShares’ James Butterfill told Decrypt, in reference to crypto ETFs outside of Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana. Canary Capital thrust Pepe into the limelight on Wednesday with an application for an exchange-traded fund that tracks the meme coin’s price, but the token’s muted reaction may serve as the latest sign of Wall Street’s tepid appetite…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Crypto market analyst Tony Severino took to X this week to explain the current Ethereum (ETH) cycle. The analyst highlighted how different this market cycle has been playing out, with ETH experiencing a prolonged corrective phase that is taking most investors and traders by surprise. Despite ongoing price volatility and bear market trends, Severino notes that Ethereum has yet to reach its final bottom, suggesting the possibility of further downside before a price floor is reached. Analyst Explains Market Using Ethereum Cycle Theory On April 7, Severino…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Jack Dorsey’s decentralized messaging app Bitchat is getting a fresh wave of attention — not because of a product launch, but because YouTube keeps banning crypto channels. A Decade Of Content, Gone Overnight Bitcoin.com confirmed that YouTube removed its channel without prior warning, citing “harmful and dangerous” content. The channel had built an audience of more than 100,000 subscribers over 10 years, posting wallet tutorials and cryptocurrency news. Appeals have been rejected. Broken video embeds have hurt the site’s traffic. According to Bitcoin.com, nothing in its library…

In brief Meta expanded its AI cloud agreement with CoreWeave, now valued at $21 billion. The deal runs through December 2032 and supports Meta’s AI inference workloads. The infrastructure rollout will include early deployments of Nvidia’s Vera Rubin platform. Meta and CoreWeave have expanded a long-term artificial intelligence infrastructure agreement worth about $21 billion, extending their partnership through December 2032. Both companies have seen their shares rise Thursday following the announcement.CoreWeave announced the expanded deal Thursday, describing it as an extension of the companies’ existing relationship and an increase in infrastructure supporting Meta’s AI operations.“This is another example that leading…

In brief OpenAI is joining Anthropic in locking down its most powerful cyber AI, according to a new report. Frontier models and products now appear to be too risky to release publicly. Top-tier AI is shifting to invite-only, controlled access. OpenAI is currently building a cybersecurity product it plans to release exclusively through its “Trusted Access for Cyber” program, according to Axios. The program was previously announced in February, and it’s meant to be a controlled rollout that keeps certain products away from the general public and in the hands of defensive security operators only.OpenAI launched the program after releasing…

In brief Google is rolling out an AI avatar feature for YouTube Shorts creators. Users can generate videos of themselves speaking or performing scripted prompts. The launch comes as AI video tools spread across the tech industry. Google is rolling out a new AI feature for YouTube Shorts that lets content creators generate short videos using a digital avatar of themselves.Called “Make a video with my avatar,” the tool is rolling out through the YouTube app and YouTube Create. The feature began rolling out on Wednesday and will be available to most users in the coming days. It is powered…

Formerly known as Lightning Pay, Stacked may be the only Bitcoin exchange left standing after a series of mergers and bankruptcies in the New Zealand crypto industry. Doubling down on their vision to make Bitcoin “useful as money,” they just launched a self-custodied Lightning wallet. Found at StackedBitcoin.com, the company has taken a different path than larger exchanges in the country, which, according to Simon, co-founder and CRO of Stacked, are going all-in on selling custodial and paper bitcoin. Exchanges like Sharesies are built following the Robinhood model, with no path to withdraw crypto to self-custodied wallets. While EasyCrypto, a…

Make CryptoSlate preferred on The U.S. economy entered 2026 with far less momentum than markets had priced in a few months earlier. According to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, fourth quarter 2025 GDP growth was revised down to 0.5%, a sharp step down from the 4.4% pace recorded in the third quarter.On its own, that revision would usually support the view that the Federal Reserve is moving closer to rate cuts. The problem is that inflation has not cooled enough to give policymakers much room.New PCE data released today shows headline inflation at 2.8% year-over-year in February, with core PCE…

In brief Enterprise AI agents drive 40% of OpenAI revenue, according to its chief revenue officer. Multi-agent systems replace simple AI productivity tools, the OpenAI exec said. OpenAI is betting on agents as default business interface for its business model. Enterprise revenue now makes up more than 40% of AI behemoth OpenAI’s total revenue, according to the company. And it’s on pace to reach parity with consumer revenue by the end of 2026.OpenAI hit $25 billion in annualized revenue in February, up from $20 billion at the end of 2025.”I have never seen this level of conviction spread so quickly…

In brief Another solo Bitcoin miner found a block, netting a 3.12 BTC reward valued around $225,000. The miner is the second in the last week to find a solo block using the CKPool mining service. The service allows solo miners to participate in the mining “lottery” without enduring the overhead required for a full Bitcoin node. A solo Bitcoin miner scored a major victory on Thursday, earning a BTC reward valued at more than $225,000 after solving a Bitcoin block. The block win came just a week after the last reported solo score, showing that individual miners can still…

In brief Researchers from the Google Cloud AI team have unveiled PaperOrchestra, an AI system that converts scattered research materials into submission-ready academic papers. The framework uses five specialized agents to handle literature reviews, figure generation, and manuscript formatting without human intervention. In human evaluations, researchers said that PaperOrchestra outperformed baselines by 50%-68% in literature review quality and 14%-38% in overall manuscript quality. Researchers from the Google Cloud AI team have introduced PaperOrchestra, an AI framework that autonomously transforms messy lab notes and scattered research data into submission-ready academic manuscripts.Unlike existing AI writing tools that focus on text generation, the…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Cardano’s (ADA) prolonged downside price action has failed to influence or slow down the engagement and demand for the leading blockchain network. During fading price strength, the network has been building up its pace with user activity witnessing one of its biggest growth in history. Network Usage On Cardano Makes History With a growing, volatile cryptocurrency landscape, the price of Cardano has steadily faced bearish pressure and persistent pullback. However, this has not been the case for the Cardano network, as momentum has been observed growing across…

In brief Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized some crypto leaders as “nihilists” for resisting the stalled Clarity Act. The bill remains stuck over disputes about stablecoin yield and President Donald Trump’s personal crypto ventures. With midterms approaching, lawmakers warn that time is running out to pass the legislation. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent lashed out Thursday against crypto leaders still resisting the passage of the industry’s long-coveted Clarity Act, dubbing them “nihilists” who must be overcome to ensure the stalled bill’s passage.“A growing share of crypto development relocated to places with clear rules, such as Abu Dhabi and Singapore,” Bessent…