OpenAI has sealed a $10B joint venture dubbed DeployCo with major private equity firms, giving it capital, governance access, and a captive pipeline to roll AI across thousands of portfolio companies. Summary OpenAI has finalized a $10 billion joint venture with a consortium of major private equity firms to accelerate deployment of its enterprise AI…
On Monday, Anthropic announced a joint venture focusing on deploying enterprise AI services. Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs will be founding partners in the new venture, which is backed by a group of VCs, hedge funds, and private equity firms, including Apollo Global Management, General Atlantic, GIC, Leonard Green, and Sequoia Capital. The…
Key Takeaways: Binance introduced Withdraw Protection to block on-chain withdrawals during user-selected lockdown windows. Coercion risks can bypass passwords, 2FA, and other standard digital safeguards. Users can choose one- to seven-day locks, with optional early unlock requiring a security key and authenticator app. Binance Withdraw Protection Targets Forced Crypto Transfers Crypto exchange Binance has expanded…
## Market Snapshot Jerome Powell out as Fed Chair by May 14, 2026, is currently priced at 1.6% YES, showing little change from previous days. The May 15 sub-market saw a significant decrease in YES pricing, currently at 23.5%, down from 78% 24 hours ago. ## Key Takeaways – Powell’s decision suggests continuity at the…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ripple executives Brad Garlinghouse and David Schwartz have addressed recent claims made by Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson on the CLARITY Act and XRP. The CEO reiterated his company’s commitment to the XRP community and suggested that the community could benefit when the…
Andy Serkis isn’t done with Middle-earth just yet. The upcoming prequel film The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum sees Serkis pulling double duty — more so than he already does in the dual part of Gollum/Sméagol. On top of reprising that iconic role, he’s also stepping into the director’s chair, making him…
In Bitcoin news today, BTC USD hit $80,529 on Monday, May 4, a four-month high, hours after President Donald Trump announced Project Freedom via Truth Social. The move pushed BTC up nearly +3% on the day and over +20% in the past month, blowing through a resistance level that had held the price back all…
The asset management giant pushes back on proposed restrictions it says could hamper stablecoin reserve innovation without improving safety BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has formally asked the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to abandon a proposed cap on tokenized reserve assets, arguing the restriction is unnecessary and could stifle…
When you think of Star Wars, you think of lightsabers. Right? What could be better, from a movie-making standpoint, than a futuristic sword that lets you create awesome fencing duels like in old-time Errol Flynn swashbucklers. (So much better than watching Stormtroopers fire their blasters into walls and ceilings and anything else except their targets.)…
Key Takeaways: CENTCOM denied reports of 2 IRGC missiles striking a U.S. ship during Trump’s Project Freedom. Fearing disruptions to 20% of global crude, WTI futures spiked to $107.28 before cooling. Following the April 7 truce, Iran’s Aliabadi warned that entering U.S. forces will be attacked. Oil Shoots Up As Reports Of Strikes In Strait…
