OpenAI seeks $30 in funding at whopping $1.4 trillion valuation after delaying IPO
The ChatGPT maker is pursuing fresh funding after delaying its public listing, while expanding its AI tools despite mounting safety concerns. Source：CoinDesk
OpenAI valuation could hit $1.4T in new funding round: Report
OpenAI is reportedly seeking another $30 billion from investors as the ChatGPT developer pushes its longawaited public market debut into 2027.…
OpenAI launches a rival to Meta’s Muse, as the battle for AI agents kicks into high gear
Personal AI assistants are shaping up to be the new frontier for tech companies. Source：MarketWatch
Good news for OpenAI is great news for Oracle’s stock — here’s why
Wall Street is cheering AI stocks as OpenAI gets closer to a revenue milestone. Source：MarketWatch
Tether says it helped freeze $550M in Iran-linked USDT this year
The disclosure came as Senate Democratic investigators alleged USDT had become a key part of Iran’s shadow banking network. Source：Cointelegraph
Crypto PAC spends $11M to oppose Sherrod Brown in Ohio
Fairshake pledged an initial $30 million on media opposing the Democratic candidate in Ohio’s Senate race in what some see as a repeat of spending by the…
Tether is a ‘lifeline’ for Iranian regime, Senate Dems say in new report
Democrats on the Senate's Permanent Subcommittee on Intelligence published a report alleging that USDT had become a key tool for the Iranian government.…
Australia summons OpenAI, Anthropic chiefs to Senate inquiry on health-data hack: Report
A rogue OpenAI research agent bypassed blocks on the Australian government healthdata portal, accessing nonpublic files in June. Source：Cointelegraph
Saylor outlines ‘bill of digital rights’ to help build prosperity in future economy
Our ambition should be to “enable 10 million new companies to raise capital,” Strategy’s executive chairman Michael Saylor wrote in an essay.…
Australian PM warns of AI’s ‘furious pace’ after agent breached government site
Anthony Albanese said governments must help shape AI’s development, after revealing earlier that an OpenAI agent accessed nonpublic files on an Australian…
Block brings Bitcoin Lightning payments to x402 for AI agents
Block joins Google, Microsoft, AWS and Coinbase in backing x402, an open payment standard enabling agentic AI commerce. Source：Cointelegraph
Asia dominates Crypto Adoption Index, Bitget’s $351M hack: Asia Express
The APAC region accounts for half of the Global Crypto Adoption Index. Bitget suffers massive $351M loss and OpenAI forgets to mention its agents hacked the…