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OpenAI is facing a lawsuit alleging the company failed to warn police after ChatGPT was linked to a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, according to reporting by _Decrypt_. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in federal court in Northern California by an unnamed 12-year-old minor

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint against crypto executive Donald Basile and his companies GIBF GP Inc. and Monsoon Blockchain Corporation for allegedly conducting a $16 million fraudulent securities offering. According to the SEC, Basile offered investors Simple

Bitcoin has been pressing toward $80,000 and struggling to break through, with a cluster of call options accumulated at the $80,000 level on Deribit, the largest crypto options exchange, working as a hidden force against further price appreciation. Call options are contracts that pay out if Bitcoin

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D3, the core contributor to Doma Protocol, introduced Domain Asset Vehicles (DAVs) on April 29, 2026, a mechanism designed to convert institutional domain portfolios into single tokenized assets. The structure enables shared onchain ownership of premium domain portfolios, allowing investors

Coinbase Research has formally maintained a neutral outlook on the global cryptocurrency markets for the second quarter of 2026, according to a comprehensive monthly report released in early April. The firm cited rapid, unpredictable shifts in the current trading regime and overwhelming

The United Arab Emirates announced its departure from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and OPEC+ on April 29, 2026, effective May 1, 2026, citing shifting national energy priorities but prompting analysts to also point to regional frustration over responses to Iranian att

Personal finance app Plum announced it reached operational profitability in January 2026, marking its first positive EBITDA milestone as the platform expands its user base and revenue streams. The company attributed the result to growth across subscriptions, asset-based income, and transaction reven

US District Judge Lewis Kaplan has denied Sam Bankman-Fried's request for a new trial, filing an order Tuesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York that rejects claims of new evidence showing the now-bankrupt FTX exchange was solvent. The judge dismissed Bankman-Fried's

Tether, the issuer of the world's largest stablecoin USDT, led a $14 million Series A funding round for Argentine crypto platform Belo, according to a statement. The investment marks Tether's deeper push into Latin America, with co-investors including Titan Fund, The Venture City, Mindset

MoonPay has acquired Sodot, a crypto key-management infrastructure firm, and launched MoonPay Institutional, a new business unit aimed at serving banks, asset managers, trading firms, and exchanges entering digital assets, according to a Wednesday announcement. ## New Institutional Leadership Moon

Bybit has selected software from FRS InvestPro to support its obligations under the PRIIPs (Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products) regulation as crypto platforms expand their presence in regulated European markets. The agreement will see Bybit deploy the Invest|Pro platform to

KuCoin EU, a MiCAR-licensed digital asset platform based in Vienna, announced on April 29, 2026, the expansion of its anti-money laundering (AML) and compliance structure through new senior appointments, including the designation of a dedicated Anti-Money Laundering Officer (AMLO) and additional

Prediction market volume climbed to $25.7 billion in March, a 10.6% jump from February, with most users trading under $10,000, according to a report from Bitget Wallet produced in collaboration with Polymarket. The report tracked 1.29 million wallets in the first quarter and found that retail activi

King Charles III addressed the US Congress on 29 April 2026, urging strong support for Ukraine in the name of peace. However, Vladimir Putin's propaganda machine distorted his remarks to falsely claim the monarch was calling for NATO to prepare for war with Russia, according to the article. King C

Wizz Air CEO József Váradi warned on 29 April 2026 that airlines across Europe could face shutdown by September if jet fuel prices remain high, according to statements reported by The Telegraph. Váradi cautioned that a slowdown in summer bookings combined with the ongoing jet fuel crisis could

Bernstein analysts maintained their outperform rating and $130 price target on Robinhood on Wednesday, arguing the stock had already bottomed in the first quarter even as shares fell over 6% in after-hours trading following the company's quarterly results that fell short of Wall Street estimates.

Benzinga has announced a data relationship with Apex Fintech, extending the distribution of real-time market intelligence APIs across a broad network of financial platforms. The integration allows Apex clients, including brokerages, fintech platforms, and developers, to access structured financial d

Eric Trump has pushed back against Forbes coverage of American Bitcoin, defending the company's operational scale, staffing structure, and financial performance through an X post, according to his statement. Trump rejected the reporting as