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In brief Senator Warren sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding answers over Grok’s Pentagon access Security agencies have warned about Grok’s risks, but the Pentagon appears to be pushing ahead anyway. Grok’s history includes lurid deepfake images of minors, antisemitic outputs, and leaked conversations. Senator Elizabeth Warren wants to know how a chatbot that allegedly generated millions of deepfake images—including compromising images depicting minors—ended up with keys to the Pentagon’s most classified systems.On Sunday, Warren sent a four-page letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth demanding answers about the Department of Defense’s decision to give Elon Musk’s xAI…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitmine Immersion Technologies has been buying Ether steadily and has pushed its holdings to roughly 4.5 million tokens, a position that makes the firm one of the largest corporate holders on record. According to reports, the latest disclosed move included an over-the-counter purchase of 5,000 ETH from the Ethereum Foundation, a sale arranged off-exchange to avoid pressuring public markets. The deal is small compared with the company’s total hoard, but it underscores an ongoing accumulation plan. Bitmine Staked Most Of Its Holdings Reports indicate that Bitmine added nearly…

Disclosure: This is a paid article. Readers should conduct further research prior to taking any actions. Learn more ›Bitcoin is back in focus after another sharp turn higher, with the asset trading at $73,772 on March 17 after hitting an intraday high of $75,937, according to market data. The move matters less as proof of a clean breakout than as evidence that buyers have rebuilt momentum after a punishing February washout.On Feb. 6, Bitcoin rebounded from a 16-month low of about $60,018 after a broad selloff across risk assets, posting its biggest one-day gain since March 2023. That rebound did…

In brief OpenAI launched GPT-5.4 Mini and Nano, two faster and cheaper models designed for high-volume AI workloads. The models trade a bit of accuracy for speed and cost, targeting tasks repetitive and easy tasks like customer support, and automated workflows. Developers can now run hybrid AI systems where a flagship model plans tasks while smaller models handle the bulk of the work. OpenAI isn’t slowing down. Less than two weeks after launching GPT-5.4—itself released just two days after GPT-5.3—the company dropped two more models on Tuesday: GPT-5.4 Mini and GPT-5.4 Nano.These aren’t stripped-down versions of the flagship model—they’re purpose-built…

In brief Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) and Rep. Greg Casar (D-TX) introduced the BETS OFF Act on Tuesday, a bill that seeks to outlaw prediction markets focused on war and other specific topics. Under the legislation, wagers associated with pre-determined outcomes like the Super Bowl halftime show and Academy Awards would also be outlawed. The lawmakers claimed that people close to the White House are profiting off of insider knowledge tied to military actions. Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation on Tuesday prohibiting prediction markets that hinge on government action or certain predetermined outcomes, arguing such wagers are turning America into a…

XRP gained nearly 10% over the past week, presenting a sharp divergence from the institutional sector as investment products tied to the token posted their steepest monthly outflows of the year.Data from CryptoSlate showed the digital asset reaching a monthly high of $1.60 over the last 24 hours before pulling back to stabilize at around $1.51 at press time.This notable market rally coincided perfectly with a massive surge in new wallet creation, an increase in daily active addresses, and a higher volume of completed payments executed directly on the XRP Ledger.Blockchain analytics provider Santiment reported that the underlying network recently…

In brief PayPal is expanding its stablecoin PYUSD to 70 global markets for faster, cheaper cross-border payments. Users can buy, hold, send, and convert PYUSD; businesses get near-instant fund access. PYUSD ranks 7th among stablecoins at a more than $4 billion market cap. PayPal has announced the expansion of its dollar-backed stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD), to 70 markets worldwide. This payments giant said the move aims to provide users with faster, lower-cost alternatives to traditional cross-border payment methods.Users in newly supported markets can buy, hold, send, and receive PYUSD directly through their PayPal accounts. Additional features include the ability to…

In brief Blockchain data platform Allium is partnering with Walrus to bring over 65TB of indexed historical data from major blockchains to its on-chain data platform. The collaboration will launch with data from Bitcoin, Sui, Ethereum, Arbitrum, Tron and XRP. With the partnership, Walrus and Allium aim to provide institutions and developers with verifiable, always-available, and programmable access to institutional-grade blockchain data. Blockchain data platform Allium is bringing more than 65TB of indexed historical records from leading blockchains to on-chain data layer Walrus.The trove of data is being provided through a partnership with Allium, which counts Visa, Stripe and Coinbase…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Polymarket, the largest crypto prediction market in the world, is under fire after bettors allegedly sent death threats to Times of Israel military reporter Emanuel Fabian. A Bombing Report Turned Into A Bombing Of Threats A routine war report from Emanuel Fabian for The Times of Israel on Monday triggered a bombarding of harrasment for the journalist. After reporting that an Iranian ballistic missile “struck an open area” near Beit Shemesh on March 10, he was bombarded with messages, including explicit death threats, urging him to rewrite…

For weeks, Bitcoin (BTC) couldn’t convincingly break out of the $70,000 zone, which it kept circling as a real problem area.BTC repeatedly failed to close above that level from early February through early March, making the zone a meaningful area of resistance in a market shedding confidence.Glassnode’s Mar. 11 report described those failures as a sign of weak buy-side demand and overhead supply. However, the ceiling broke, and Bitcoin managed a weekly close above $70,000 on Mar. 14. Related ReadingBitcoin price jumped over $71k – but most of the rally isn’t coming from real buyersBitcoin is hovering near $71,000, but…

In brief XRP has jumped above BNB, becoming the fourth-largest crypto asset by market cap. The Ripple-linked token hit $1.60 late Monday, its highest price in a month. The payments firm is expanding its services in Brazil, announcing it will apply for a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license in the country, as well. Ripple-linked coin XRP jumped Binance’s BNB to become the fourth-largest cryptocurrency by market cap amid news the financial services firm is expanding its payments offerings in Brazil and plans to seek a local license.XRP is even in the last 24 hours and up 8.5% in the…

Mastercard is set to acquire stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK for up to $1.8 billion, the payments giant said in a press release on Tuesday.The acquisition will allow the company that processes around $9.5 trillion in annual payments volume to offer end-to-end support for digital assets, Mastercard said. The firm noted that the deal with BVNK involves $300 million in contingent payments.Representing one of the largest acquisitions involving a crypto-native firm this year, BVNK operates a financial platform allowing people to transact in stablecoins. The company also specializes in converting between digital assets and various forms of cash.BNVK enables businesses to…

For most of its life, Solana’s brand was straightforward: fast infrastructure for whatever crypto wanted to do at volume.By year four, that mostly meant memecoins, and it stayed that way until year five.Solana became known for being the infrastructure for high-profile, and sometimes controversial, memecoin launches. A few cases include President Donald Trump-linked TRUMP memecoin and the LIBRA token endorsed by the Argentinian president, Javier Milei.Blockworks data showed that memecoins accounted for nearly 30% of Solana’s average monthly DEX activity in 2025. The reputation of an on-chain casino was accurate.Although the brand hasn’t flipped, something else happened: institutions started building…

In brief World has introduced AgentKit, a developer toolkit that lets AI agents prove they represent a unique human. The system integrates World ID with the x402 protocol developed by Coinbase and Cloudflare. Platforms could use the technology to limit bots, scalpers, and automated abuse online. World is launching a developer toolkit designed to help websites verify that AI agents are acting on behalf of real people.Launching today in beta, AgentKit integrates World’s World ID identity system with x402, an open protocol started by Coinbase and Cloudflare.The system allows AI agents to carry cryptographic proof that they represent a unique…