Barry Diller trusts Sam Altman. But ‘trust is irrelevant’ as AGI nears, he says.
Barry Diller defended OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, while warning that AGI remains an unpredictable force needing guardrails. Source: AI News & Artificial Intelligence
Spot Bitcoin ETFs solved access, but custody, advisors and plumbing still lag, panelists say
Senior figures from CoinShares, Calamos, ProShares and Flow Traders flagged Coinbase-heavy custody concentration, modest advisor uptake and creation-flow inefficiency as being among the next set of problems to solve. Source: CoinDesk
U.S. Bitcoin Reserve update coming in 'next few weeks," White House adviser says
White House digital-assets adviser Patrick Witt cited a recent exploit involving assets held by the U.S. Marshals as proof federal crypto holdings need safeguarding. Source: CoinDesk
Snap says its $400M deal with Perplexity ‘amicably ended’
The deal, announced last November, would have seen Perplexity’s AI search engine integrated directly into Snapchat. Source: AI News & Artificial Intelligence
Is xAI a neocloud now?
xAI’s real business may be more about building data centers than training AI models. Source: AI News & Artificial Intelligence
This AI Reads Your Chemistry Instructions and Finds the Best Way to Build You a Molecule
Researchers at EPFL built a framework that lets chemists describe what they want in plain language—and have AI sift through thousands of synthesis routes to find the right one. Source: Decrypt
White House targets July 4 for Clarity Act passage, says crypto adviser Patrick Witt
The executive director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets said the Senate Banking Committee hearing will happen this month on market structure. bill. Source: CoinDesk
Dominance of Tether and Circle is a net bad for stablecoins, says Bridge executive
Circle and Tether are going to make it harder for stablecoins to feel like money, said Ben O’Neill, head of money movement at Bridge. Source: CoinDesk
US senator says crypto market structure vote may happen by August
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said the Senate must address lawmakers potentially getting “rich off of these industries because of their insider status“ before any vote on the CLARITY Act. Source: Cointelegraph
Bitcoin, Ethereum 'Q-Day' Quantum Threat Could Arrive as Soon as 2030: Report
By the time Bitcoin and other networks are ready to defend themselves, it may already be too late, according to a new analysis. Source: Decrypt