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View More NewsRipple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said he remains bullish on bitcoin but that Michael Saylor’s approach to funding bitcoin purchases has damaged the broader crypto market, in a CNBC interview on Friday, as the preferred stock at the center of Strategy’s model fell to a record low.”Financial engineering does not drive long-term value,” Garlinghouse said, arguing that the lasting value of any digital asset comes from its usefulness. “Team Michael Saylor wasn’t focused on the right stuff and that has hurt the overall market.” He separated that from his view on the asset itself, saying he is still bullish on bitcoin.Garlinghouse’s…
In brief OpenAI launched a limited preview of GPT-5.6 Sol, Terra, and Luna ahead of a broader planned release. The company said the restricted rollout follows a request from the U.S. government while officials develop a framework for evaluating advanced AI models. GPT-5.6 adds new reasoning modes, stronger cybersecurity capabilities, and expanded safeguards against misuse. OpenAI on Friday unveiled the GPT-5.6 family of AI models, launching a limited preview of its new models codenamed Sol, Terra, and Luna before a broader planned release expected in the coming weeks.The announcement comes one day after reports that President Donald Trump’s administration asked…
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It’s fitting that the embattled Keir Starmer resigned as prime minister of the United Kingdom almost exactly a decade after the Brexit referendum. More than anything else, it was that vote, on June 23rd 2016, which created Britain’s current political reality—a reality of which Starmer is just the latest victim.Perhaps the most ironic impact of Brexit is the fact that the United Kingdom has finally become a European country. By this I don’t mean that we’ve suddenly learned how to cook good food, or we’ve all become bilingual, or have embraced the siesta. We’re no more culturally European than we…
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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have opened a joint public consultation on whether to better align…
In brief Spain’s securities regulator said there will be no extension to the EU’s July 1 MiCA licensing deadline for crypto firms. Binance, still…
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In brief CME Group, the world’s largest futures exchange operator, plans to sue the CFTC over its approval of crypto perpetual futures, outgoing CEO…
The U.S. Supreme Court just added a new case to its upcoming 2026–27 docket that should interest fans of early American history. At issue…
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Bitcoin could be absent from the world’s top five assets by market cap until 2036, despite an estimate seeing the BTC bear market being…
In brief Bitcoin traded near $64,100 Thursday morning, down about 1% on the day but up roughly 2% over the past week, after the…
This is part of 1776 All-Stars, a series about Reason’s favorite American Founders. Read more here. Joanna Andreasson I do not know my favorite Founder’s…
Bitcoin BTC$64,252.15 has recently been flirting with a level that has historically proved a near-perfect entry point for bulls, generating handsome returns, crypto exchange…