The brokerage’s Arbitrum-based layer 2 goes live with tokenized stock trading, a 7% USDG lending product, and AI-powered crypto trading. The post Robinhood Launches Public…

The funding round is Venice AI’s first external capital raise since it launched in May 2024. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com →

Brokerage and crypto exchange Robinhood opened the public mainnet for its Arbitrum-powered Ethereum layer-2 network on Wednesday. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →

Erik Voorhees’ privacy-first AI platform Venice landed a $65 million Series A at a $1 billion equity valuation, its first outside capital, after hitting profitability…

Venice reached a $1 billion valuation as founder Erik Voorhees argued AI companies should protect users’ conversations. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →

The 1.6 trillion-parameter mixture-of-experts model spent two months disguised as “Owl Alpha” before Meituan claimed it—and it undercuts GPT-5.5 and Claude Sonnet 5 on price…

Bitcoin Magazine AI’s Bitcoin Moment: Why the Open-Source Fight Looks Like Crypto Back in 2014 A new installment of Chain of Thought, the Brownstone Research…

A 40-scientist panel found that AI capabilities are outrunning both scientific understanding and government oversight. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →

The Fed chair reiterated the central bank’s commitment to its 2% inflation target while signaling artificial intelligence could reshape the economy and monetary policy. Read…

Senators Tim Scott and Bill Hagerty, who managed to push the crypto GENIUS Act into law, introduced the bill to give the government powers to…