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US Military Pushes for Wider AI Access to Models The Pentagon pressed major AI companies in late February over model access, triggering a public standoff with Anthropic and rapid moves by OpenAI. Timeline of events On 24 February , the Pentagon summoned Dario Amodei (CEO, Anthropic) for a meeting wi…

OpenAI Raises $110 Billion in February Funding In February 2026, the artificial intelligence sector recorded a record financing month, led by a major capital infusion into OpenAI. Funding details OpenAI closed the largest round in February, securing $110 billion and reaching a valuation near $730 bi…

Bitwise directs $233,000 to Bitcoin open-source development Bitwise has donated $233,000 to the nonprofit OpenSats to support open-source projects and maintain critical infrastructure across the Bitcoin ecosystem. Donation specifics This payment forms part of Bitwise’s pledge to allocate 10% of prof…

Bitcoin hits one of its most oversold technical readings, K33 reports K33 analysts say bitcoin has entered a deeply oversold state after sustained selling pressure, reflected in weekly technical indicators. Recent price action and indicators Bitcoin recorded six consecutive weekly declines and rough…

1inch launches Trade Mode and speeds up swaps 1inch rolled out a major platform update that introduces Trade Mode and renames Pro Mode to Terminal with new features. The release focuses on execution controls, granular order management, and substantially faster swap settlement across both single-chai…

Core Scientific to Sell Bitcoin Reserves to Fund AI Infrastructure Core Scientific announced plans to liquidate most of its bitcoin holdings to finance a strategic shift toward artificial intelligence infrastructure and high-performance computing. Planned liquidation and timeline The company said it…

Strive executive forecasts Bitcoin at $11 million by 2036 The vice-president for bitcoin strategy at Strive projects Bitcoin to reach $11 million by the first quarter of 2036 under specific macroeconomic dynamics. Forecast and core premise The projection rests on a convergence of technological defla…

Bitcoin Approaches 20 Million Coin Milestone The Bitcoin network is approaching the moment when the 20 million coin will be mined, signaling a new supply milestone for the protocol. This level implies that over 95% of the total 21 million BTC supply is already in circulation. Issuance timeline The f…

Crypto weekly: Middle East conflict, cartel empire, Axiom inquiry This digest summarizes key developments in crypto over the past week, covering geopolitics, investigations and unusual mining gains. Military action and market reaction United States and Israel conducted a coordinated operation target…

Major Firms Keep Buying Crypto Amid Market Outflows and Geopolitics Large corporate holders have continued recent significant cryptocurrency purchases while the market is affected by geopolitical tensions and ETF outflows. Despite institutional withdrawals from spot ETFs, several public treasuries a…

Perplexity Computer: architecture of multi-agent AI assistants Perplexity has introduced Perplexity Computer , a system that coordinates several AI agents to handle complex tasks with limited human oversight. System design The platform assigns distinct roles to agents: data retrieval, analysis and r…

Crypto weekly: Middle East conflict and industry developments This weekly roundup covers major developments in cryptocurrency, geopolitics and corporate investigations affecting market sentiment and infrastructure worldwide over the past week. Topics include U.S.-Israel actions, a cartel crypto netw…

Polymarket records suspicious wagers yielding over $1 million Bubblemaps detected a cluster of accounts that profited more than $1 million from bets on strikes targeting Iran. Suspicious accounts and betting pattern Analysts from Bubblemaps identified six wallets created in February that placed bets…

Weekend note: not an ideal day for video uploads Today was not an ideal day for publishing new video content , but production efforts continued throughout the day despite setbacks. Production update Technical hurdles, scheduling conflicts and editing backlogs commonly affect release timelines and co…

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says response imminent after attack The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced that Iran will respond to an attack within the coming hours, the statement said. Statement from the IRGC The IRGC statement attributed the decision to unspecified events and warned of a pro…

U.S. Measures May Impact Bank Deposits, Media Reports Media outlets, citing an official U.S. representative, report that proposed measures could affect certain bank deposits in affected jurisdictions. The reports do not provide full details about scope, timing, or institutions targeted, and official…

Gold Remains a Defensive Asset While Bitcoin Shows Vulnerability Market commentators increasingly contrast gold ’s long-established role as a portfolio defensive asset with bitcoin ’s higher sensitivity to market swings and speculative flows. Context Gold is often cited for its liquidity and histori…

Israel reports strikes on numerous targets inside Iran Israel carried out airstrikes against multiple targets across Iran, hitting a range of military and infrastructure sites, according to initial reports. Reported strike details Local and international sources describe the operation as involving d…

Who Controls Aave: Funding, Governance, and Aave Labs Role Aave has become the first on-chain lending protocol to surpass a cumulative lending volume of $1 trillion , expanding its market presence significantly. Milestone and emerging governance questions The protocol’s scale prompted renewed scruti…

Pentagon seeks unrestricted access to Anthropic's AI model The Department of Defense has intensified requests to gain access to Anthropic’s Claude model for military applications, according to media reports. Officials reportedly delivered a final offer and asked for a response by the end of the week…