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In brief OpenAI announced $110 million in new investment at a $730 billion pre-money valuation. Amazon, Nvidia, and SoftBank invested in the firm, with Amazon and Nvidia also agreeing to strategic partnerships. Microsoft and OpenAI said the addition of new investors and partnerships doesn’t change their deal at all. OpenAI has announced $110 billion in new investment at a $730 billion pre-money valuation, securing $30 billion each from Nvidia and SoftBank, with Amazon adding $50 billion to the pot. The ChatGPT maker has also revealed broader strategic alliances with Amazon and Nvidia.ChatGPT now has over 900 million weekly active users…

Freezes and seizures of cryptocurrency by the Scam Center Strike Force from Southeast Asian crime networks have topped $580 million, according to the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia.In an announcement Thursday, Jeanine Pirro stated that the force had made “significant progress” in freezing, seizing and forfeiting crypto from scam networks operating in countries including Burma, Cambodia, and Laos. In only three months, our Scam Center Strike Force has made significant progress, freezing, seizing, and forfeiting cryptocurrency from these criminals. To our American victims: we are here for you, we care for you, and we will continue fighting like hell…

Bitcoin’s rally is riding record $1.279 trillion margin debt, and the unwind could arrive without warningBitcoin’s next phase is being shaped by a record build in U.S. market leverage, recession-leaning survey data and an expanding Treasury buyback program that is aimed at bond-market plumbing rather than monetary easing.Those inputs show up across FINRA’s margin statistics, an Associated Press report on consumer confidence and the Treasury’s Feb. 4 quarterly refunding statement.A post from The Kobeissi Letter put the January jump in brokerage margin borrowing at about $53 billion.It framed the move as another step in a stretch of monthly increases and…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors fall as Iran concerns escalate; BTC at $66k Jack’s Block announces 40% layoffs, XYZ stock jumps 20% on news Ethereum leans further into post-quantum as Vitalik pushes roadmap ZachXBT exposes an Axiom employee for trading on inside information Magic Eden to sunset its BTC and EVM marketplace along with its wallet ? Jack Dorsey Just Halved Block’s Workforce Because of AIThe Citrini article was right.…

In brief Ethereum Foundation researchers have published a draft “strawmap” outlining seven Ethereum forks through 2029, projecting roughly one upgrade every six months. The roadmap targets shorter slot times and finality measured in seconds through a shift from Gasper to a one-round BFT “Minimmit” design, alongside shielded ETH transfers. It also outlines a shift toward post-quantum hash-based signatures and STARK-friendly cryptography. Ethereum’s core researchers have sketched out the next four years of the network’s evolution, including seven hard forks, faster blocks, near-instant finality, quantum-resistant cryptography, and native privacy, in a newly published “strawmap” that extends through 2029.Researcher Justin Drake tweeted…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure A new report from Glassnode says Bitcoin could potentially be closer to a bottoming range than the early phase of the bear market. Bitcoin Supply In Loss Trend Doesn’t Look Similar To An Early Bear Market In its latest weekly report, on-chain analytics firm Glassnode has discussed how the current bear market structure is looking from the perspective of the Total Supply in Loss. This indicator measures the amount of Bitcoin that’s currently being held at some net unrealized loss on the blockchain. Here is the chart…

Block shares jumped more than 20% in premarket trading after CEO Jack Dorsey told employees the company will cut more than 4,000 roles and reorganize around an “AI-era” operating model.The reduction takes Block from more than 10,000 employees to just under 6,000 (“nearly half,” in Dorsey’s wording), while the company’s 8-K describes a “Workforce Plan” that will reduce headcount by more than 40%.Block stock price jump (Source: Yahoo Finance)Dorsey pitches “AI-era” reset as investors weigh cost cuts and growth targetsBlock reported 10,205 full-time employees worldwide as of Dec. 31, 2025, in its annual filing. The company expects $450 million to…

In brief The MetaMask Card is now accessible to all users across the United States, following a piloted rollout across select geographies. The card allows users to spend wherever Mastercard is accepted using their self-custodied crypto funds. In addition to its free card, the brand is unveiling a premium subscription card with additional benefits and increased cash back rewards. The MetaMask debit card is now available for users across the United States. Created in collaboration between Ethereum software firm Consensys—one of 22 investors in an editorially independent Decrypt—and Mastercard, the card was initially rolled out in 2024 for a limited pilot…

Nvidia printed a monster quarter, with $68.1 billion in revenue and its Data Center business alone delivering $62.3 billion. The company is expected to have roughly $78 billion in revenue next quarter.The crypto angle is mechanical, not mystical: Bitcoin has been behaving like a leveraged expression of tech risk appetite, so when AI “risk-on” sentiment returns, BTC often catches the same bid. When it cracks, BTC can drop with it.Nvidia reported Q4 revenue of $68.1 billion with Data Center at $62.3 billion, representing 91.5% of total revenue, and guided approximately $78 billion next quarter.The question isn’t whether Bitcoin cares about…

In brief Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) has jumped double digits on the day, up nearly 30% over the past two weeks. Open interest jumped from $100M to $160M as futures CVD signaled short-squeeze dynamics. Bitget’s Lee says the legal narrative, not fundamentals, is driving renewed market attention. Terra Luna Classic (LUNC) has jumped double-digits over the past day, in a late reaction to this week’s lawsuit filed by Terraform Labs’ bankruptcy administrator against trading firm Jane Street.LUNC surged 15.5% over the past 24 hours and is up nearly 30% over the past two weeks, according to CoinGecko data. The sudden…

In brief Christopher Alexander Delgado, former CEO of crypto investment firm Goliath Ventures, has been arrested on charges of wire fraud and money laundering. Delgado is accused of operating Goliath as a $328 million “Ponzi scheme.” The DOJ accused Goliath of duping victims into investing into crypto liquidity pools, when the money was instead diverted to funding Delgado’s lifestyle. The former CEO of crypto investment firm Goliath Ventures has been arrested on federal charges of wire fraud and money laundering.Christopher Alexander Delgado, of Apopka, Florida, is accused of operating Goliath as a “Ponzi scheme” that raked in some $328 million…

In brief ZachXBT alleged that Axiom employees engaged in insider trading. The pseudonymous blockchain sleuth said a leak ahead of his findings was “probably inevitable.” Polymarket users picked Axiom as the likely firm ahead of the release, fueling further speculation over insider trading. Multiple employees at Axiom, a non-custodial trading platform, engaged in insider trading, prominent blockchain sleuth ZachXBT alleged on Thursday.The pseudonymous investigator claimed that Broox Bauer, who serves as a senior business development employee, was among those involved. He painted a picture on X of how Bauer allegedly abused access to internal tools to “look up sensitive user…

In brief Odds of Bitcoin and Ethereum price bumps are rising on prediction markets, even if sentiment remains bearish. Despite the price jumps this week, the Crypto Fear & Greed Index still says the market is in “Extreme Fear.” While near-term traders may be leaning bullish, they still don’t expect new all-time highs this year for BTC or ETH. Crypto traders have become more optimistic about the near-term price movements in Bitcoin and Ethereum, prediction market data shows—but overall market sentiment is still in the gutter. Odds on Myriad’s prediction market—which is operated by Decrypt’s parent company, Dastan—have swung more than 20%…