Drift Taps Tether for $148 Million Recovery Plan, Ditches Circle's USDC Following DeFi Exploit
In brief Drift Protocol is working with Tether on establishing a recovery pool for victims that lost $295 million to an exploit this month. Drift...
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OpenAI's New AI Model Rosalind Could Shave Years Off Drug Discovery. You Probably Can't Use It
In brief OpenAI unveiled GPT-Rosalind to accelerate drug discovery workflows. Benchmarks show strong gains, but real-world impact remains constrained . Access is tightly restricted amid...
Meta Hikes Quest VR Prices Following PS5 Bump as RAM Shortage Rocks Tech World
In brief Meta is raising Quest VR headset prices by $50-$100 starting April 19, citing component shortages. Global memory chip constraints are affecting consumer electronics...
CFTC Chair Mike Selig Faces Bipartisan Pushback on Prediction Markets, Hyperliquid Perps
In brief Mike Selig faced bipartisan criticism in Congress over prediction markets and crypto platforms like Hyperliquid. Lawmakers raised concerns about insider trading, war-related betting...
Charles Schwab Weighs Prediction Markets Move as Bitcoin, Ethereum Trading Nears
In brief Charles Schwab President and CEO Rick Wurster indicated that America’s largest discount brokerage will likely support prediction markets. However, he said that the...
Claude Opus 4.7 Is Here: Anthropic’s Latest Model Delivers, But It’s a Token Eating Machine
In brief Anthropic just released its most capable Opus model yet, Claude Opus 4.7. The model delivers strong benchmark gains across coding and reasoning, but...
Stack BTC CEO Steps Down as Farage-Linked Bitcoin Venture Reshuffles Leadership
In brief Stack BTC CEO Jai Patel has exited the Bitcoin treasury firm’s board, with David Galan taking over as chief executive. Reform UK leader...
Circle Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over $285M Drift Protocol Hack
In brief Stablecoin issuer Circle is facing a class action lawsuit from Drift Protocol investors who lost money in a recent $280 million exploit of...
Morning Minute: $11T+ Schwab Goes All In on Crypto
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....
Kraken Parent Payward Agrees to Acquire Derivatives Exchange Bitnomial for $550 Million
In brief Kraken parent company Payward entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bitnomial for up to $550 million in cash and stock. The transaction...