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Elon Musk testified Thursday in California federal court that his artificial intelligence company xAI partly used OpenAI models while training its Grok chatbot, according to TechCrunch. The admission represents a rare public acknowledgment by a major AI developer of a practice under growing

Bitcoin climbed 20% in April, surging from roughly $66,000 to a monthly peak of $79,000, but according to analysis from crypto data firm CryptoQuant released Thursday, the rally may have been built on speculative positioning rather than genuine buyer demand. The firm found that the entire price

Advanced Account Security Launch OpenAI on Thursday introduced Advanced Account Security, a new opt-in setting for ChatGPT designed for users who want stronger protection or face higher risks of digital attacks. The company said the new feature was created in response to how people are

The U.S. Air Force's interceptor drone deal with Trump‑backed Powerus tightens family links to the Pentagon as Washington pivots to cheap AI drones against Iran. Summary The U.S. Air Force has agreed to buy an undisclosed number of interceptor drones from Powerus, a defense startup backed by

Walrus has launched MemWal, an SDK designed to address limitations in agentic memory by bringing verifiability, availability, portability and sharability to how AI agents store and access information, according to Mysten Labs Group Product Manager Abinhav Garg. Verifiable and Portable Memory

Jerome Powell's term as Federal Reserve chair ends on May 15, 2026, when former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh assumes the role following Senate confirmation expected the week of May 11. Powell announced on April 29 that he will remain on the Board of Governors until January 2028 — the first former Fed ch

According to CryptoRank, only six Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) were completed in 2026 to date, with half trading below their offering prices. Crypto financing is undergoing a structural shift, with venture capital funding rounds also decelerating in April compared to earlier in the year. The six IC

Polymarket has enlisted blockchain data firm Chainalysis to help police insider trading and "all types of fraud and market manipulation" as the prediction market seeks to raise $400 million and gain approval to relaunch in the U.S., according to a statement from Thursday. The company stated that "in

South Korea's Seoul Administrative Court overturned a six-month partial business suspension imposed on Bithumb by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), according to local reports by Yonhap News. The court's ruling allows Bithumb to continue normal business operations while facing separate

XRP Las Vegas 2026 opened its doors on Thursday, April 30, drawing the XRP community together for a two-day event running April 30 to May 1. The gathering follows directly on the heels of the Bitcoin 2026 Conference that concluded at the Venetian earlier in the week, keeping Las Vegas at the center

Oman has moved to formalise its artificial intelligence strategy with a Royal Decree from Haitham bin Tarik creating a dedicated economic zone for AI in the capital governorate of Muscat. Summary Oman establishes a dedicated Special Artificial Intelligence Zone in Muscat through a Royal Decree

A global survey conducted by Coinbase and Glassnode found that over 70% of investors believe Bitcoin is currently trading at undervalued levels, according to the survey data. The survey included 91 total respondents comprising 29 institutional investors and 62 individual investors. Institutional inv

Real Finance has entered into a strategic partnership with Wiener Privatbank to develop regulated infrastructure for institutional participation in blockchain-based financial markets, according to the partnership announcement. The collaboration connects traditional banking systems with the REAL bloc

TrueMoney Philippines, a digital payments and remittance company, announced on April 30 that it will fully cease commercial operations in the Philippines as part of a planned market exit. The company said it is carrying out an orderly wind-down of operations after a decade of service in the

THORWallet has joined forces with Unblock to expand access to its non-custodial Mastercard offering. The partnership could make it easier for eligible users to spend crypto worldwide while keeping control of their digital assets. The move highlights a growing trend in crypto payments. More

Mastercard (NYSE: MA) posted first-quarter 2026 earnings on March 31, 2026, with net income of $870 million, or $0.73 per share, beating analyst expectations of $0.72 per share. The world's second-largest debit and credit card company reported net revenue of $2.18 billion, up 14% from the

Saudi Arabia's economic growth slowed significantly in the first quarter of 2026 following the US-Israeli war with Iran, with GDP expanding just 2.8 percent according to a flash estimate released by the General Authority of Statistics on Thursday, April 30, 2026. This marks a sharp decline from 5 pe

Following the FED decision and FED Chairman Jerome Powell's statements, Bitcoin (BTC) and altcoins experienced declines in the last 24 hours, though BTC remained above $76,000, with whale activity intensifying across multiple assets, according to blockchain analytics data. ## Bitcoin Whale Liquidat

Ripple Prime has achieved DTCC infrastructure access and cleared over $3 trillion in transaction volume during 2025, according to analyst Arthur. However, the analyst clarified that this does not mean XRP is directly settling the DTCC's $4.7 quadrillion annual transaction volume, as viral social