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OpenAI Foundation Pledges $250 Million to Help Cushion AI's Economic Disruption

The philanthropic arm of ChatGPT maker OpenAI will fund research, worker support, and new models for sharing the gains from…
May 27, 2026
DeFi

Prediction markets enter the derivatives era: XBIT DEX opens whitelist for prediction leverage, launching a 35,000 USDC campaign

XBIT DEX takes the lead in introducing leverage to on-chain prediction markets, prioritizing the 2026 FIFA World Cup for its…
May 27, 2026
DeFi

Crypto Long & Short: How the GENIUS Act repriced bitcoin's monetary premium

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short, Ravi Tanuku on why the GENIUS Act didn’t just regulate stablecoins, it repriced…
May 27, 2026
DeFi

Kraken Launches Bitcoin Vault, Offering Yield on BTC Holdings

Bitcoin Magazine Kraken Launches Bitcoin Vault, Offering Yield on BTC Holdings Kraken has launched Bitcoin Vault within its Earn suite,…
May 27, 2026
DeFi

Aave is bank-sized, but $2.9T in corporate loans reveals the risk DeFi still can’t price

US commercial and industrial lending reached $2.89 trillion at commercial banks for the week ending May 13, up roughly $183…
May 27, 2026
DeFi

Bitcoin’s recent drop coincides with $1.3B ‘dark pool’ ETF sale: Analyst

Galaxy Digital’s Alex Thorn says a $1.3 billion sale of BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF was the largest he has seen on…
May 27, 2026
AI

Base launches new tool to connect crypto wallets to AI agents

AI models will be able to transfer funds, swap tokens, check balances and review transaction history with a new tool…
May 27, 2026
DeFi

Trump praises prediction markets, defends CFTC as court cases compound

U.S. President Donald Trump said it was “critically important” that the CFTC keep “exclusive authority” over prediction markets, echoing CFTC…
May 26, 2026
AI

Base Launches MCP Agent Gateway for Onchain Portfolio Management

Base introduces Model Context Protocol integration enabling AI agents to execute swaps, trades, and portfolio management across leading DeFi protocols.…
May 26, 2026
DeFi

XRP is sitting on a volatility trap as liquidity dries up and leverage builds

CryptoQuant data shows XRP’s 30-day liquidity index on Binance has fallen to about 0.043, its lowest level since January 2020,…
May 26, 2026