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CoreWeave has signed a multi-year deal with Anthropic to support Claude AI models, marking a significant expansion in its AI infrastructure services. The announcement led to a 10% increase in the company's stock, reflecting investor optimism. Both the AI and crypto mining sectors are competing for resources, with many miners now turning to AI for better profitability.

AI cybersecurity is now a formal competitive front between OpenAI and Anthropic, with OpenAI finalizing an advanced security product for a limited partner release and Anthropic running a tightly controlled effort called Project Glasswing aimed at finding critical software vulnerabilities before

AI therapy chatbots are the target of accelerating state-level legislative bans, with Maine sending a prohibition bill to the governor on April 10 and Missouri moving a similar measure through an omnibus

The acting CDC director blocked the publication of CDC vaccine research showing COVID-19 vaccine benefits on April 10, citing methodology concerns that experts say reflect a research design used in vaccine effectiveness studies for decades.
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The acting CDC director blocked a research

Simplechain raises $15m to build an RWA‑first layer 1 and dataipo protocol, extending ex‑jd.com and ant group execs’ push into compliant asset tokenization.
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SimpleChain closed a $15 million seed round to build an RWA‑focused Layer 1 blockchain.
The core team includes former executives

Solana‑based Drift Protocol’s $270m exploit has become a live test of how Circle, DeFi builders and lawmakers share responsibility when stablecoins sit at the center of a hack.
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Drift Protocol lost roughly $270 million in a governance exploit, one of 2026’s largest DeFi hacks.
Circle’s

The US Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, has reportedly met with major American bank leaders this week as officials assessed potential cyber threats that Anthropic’s latest artificial intelligence system poses.
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Scott Bessent convened major U.S. bank CEOs to assess cybersecurity risks

Alibaba Group’s latest AI video model has moved to the top of a global benchmark. The result highlights the growing competitiveness of Chinese firms in tools used for advertising, content creation, and entertainment.
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Alibaba Group’s HappyHorse-1.0 topped global AI video benchmarks

The CIA plans to integrate specialized AI tools into its analytic framework within two years to enhance intelligence analysis and reporting while maintaining human oversight, amidst challenges with private tech companies and global competition, particularly with China.

Coinbase's new “Upto” pricing mechanism for the x402 protocol shifts payments to a usage-based model, allowing AI agents to pay based on actual resource use rather than fixed rates, enhancing efficiency and supporting variable-cost services.

World Liberty Financial has dismissed concerns about its borrowing on Dolomite as "FUD," despite high scrutiny over its WLFI token concentration. They claim ample resources to avoid liquidation risks, while WLFI's price has declined. A governance vote is planned for token unlock.

Elon Musk's xAI is suing Colorado over Senate Bill 24-205, which aims to regulate AI to prevent discrimination in employment and housing, claiming it infringes on their messaging and mission. The lawsuit reflects broader discussions about inconsistent state-level AI regulations.

The latest Finestel report on February 2026 shows Bitcoin’s plunge toward $60,000 was one of crypto’s deepest capitulation events yet, but disciplined asset managers cushioned most of the damage by rotating into stablecoins, cutting leverage, and selectively buying the rebound.
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AlphaTON secures about $43 million from Vertical Data to build sovereign AI and privacy computing infrastructure for TON, Telegram and Animoca‑linked applications.
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AlphaTON Capital secures about $43 million in strategic financing from Vertical Data.
Funds will support AI hardware, privac

Gate US launches a KYC-based crypto gift card feature, letting verified users send flexible, compliant digital asset gifts across 46 U.S. jurisdictions.
Gate US adds in‑app crypto gift cards for KYC‑verified users.
Senders can pay in one coin and gift another with instant crediting.
The feature

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Visa has launched Intelligent Commerce Connect, a new layer that lets AI agents browse catalogs and complete purchases for consumers across merchants and card networks.
The system is already in pilot, supports tokenization, authentication and spend controls, and is expected to be