OpenAI has announced plans to open its first office in India, just days after launching a ChatGPT plan tailored for Indian users, as it looks to tap into the country’s rapidly growing AI market. On Friday, the company said it would set up a local team in India and open a corporate office in the capital, New Delhi, in the coming months. The move builds on OpenAI’s recent hiring efforts in the region. In April 2024, the company appointed former Truecaller and Meta executive Pragya Mishra as its public policy and partnerships lead in India. OpenAI also brought on former…
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Key Takeaways EU officials are considering launching the digital euro on public blockchains like Ethereum and Solana. Concerns about US stablecoin dominance are driving renewed urgency for the digital euro rollout. Share this article EU officials are weighing whether to issue a digital euro on a public blockchain such as Ethereum or Solana instead of a private system, the Financial Times reported Friday, citing people familiar with the consideration. Until recently, the European Central Bank had been expected to pursue a private, closed system for its central bank digital currency, partly due to privacy concerns.Advocates say a public chain could…
OKB price rose 50% to hit a new all-time high of $195. The altcoin is outpacing peers as investors react to tokenomics changes. OKB is seeing traction as altcoins bid to break higher. OKB, the native token of the OKX exchange, has soared to a new all-time high of $195, with intraday gains of over 50% catapulting the altcoin to the new ATH. OKB’s price surge has also come amid a significant spike in daily volume, with market data showing the OKX token witnessed a staggering 428% uptick in 24-hour trading volume. At the time of writing, the metric hovered…
Ethereum Price has launched a recovery wave beyond the $4,150 zone. ETH is currently back at over $4,250, but faces many hurdles close to $4,300. Ethereum has launched recovery waves above the $4,200 and $4,250 levels. The price is a simple moving average of less than $4,320 and a 100-hour trade. ETH/USD’s hourly chart (data feed via Kraken) has a bearish trendline with resistance formed at $4,300. The pair could continue to fall in the near future if they were below the $4,180 zone. Ethereum prices face hurdles Ethereum’s prices extended their losses after falling below the $4,200 level, like…
Key Takeaways Optimism and Flashbots have partnered to deliver advanced sequencing tools for the OP Stack, enabling chain differentiation and faster scaling. The Superchain, representing over 60% of Ethereum layer 2 activity, will benefit from features like 200ms confirmations and programmable block building. Share this article Optimism has teamed up with Flashbots to enhance sequencing capabilities across the OP Stack, providing builders with tools for chain differentiation, value capture, and faster scaling, the companies announced Thursday. Optimism is partnering with Flashbots to bring fast, verifiable sequencing to the Superchain 🔴 Faster confirmations = smoother user experience. pic.twitter.com/85NQQGSVBe — Optimism (@Optimism)…
Tony Kim Aug 22, 2025 02:09 BNB Chain marks its 5th anniversary with BNB Day, offering $480,000 in rewards over a series of Web3 events. The event features onchain quests, AMAs, and themed challenges. BNB Chain is celebrating its fifth anniversary with an eventful BNB Day, featuring a three-week series of activities designed for the community that has driven its growth. This celebration not only marks a significant milestone but also offers participants a chance to engage with emerging Web3 innovations and share in a substantial $480,000 prize pool, according to BNB Chain.…
OpenAI is asking Meta to produce evidence related to any coordination with Elon Musk and xAI to acquire or invest in the ChatGPT-maker. The request was made public in a brief filed Thursday in Elon Musk’s ongoing lawsuit against OpenAI. Lawyers representing OpenAI said they subpoenaed Meta in June for documents related to its potential involvement in Musk’s unsolicited, $97 billion bid to takeover the startup in February. It’s unclear from the filing whether such evidence exists. OpenAI’s lawyers say they discovered that Musk communicated with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg concerning xAI’s bid to purchase the ChatGPT-maker, including “about potential…
Key Takeaways State Street is the first third-party custodian on JPMorgan’s digital debt platform. The collaboration enables institutional clients to access custody for blockchain-based debt securities. Share this article State Street Corporation, one of the world’s largest custodians with $49 trillion in assets under custody, successfully executed its first blockchain-based commercial paper investment using JPMorgan’s Digital Debt Service (DDS), a platform for issuing and managing debt securities on-chain, the company announced Thursday.The move made State Street the first third-party custodian to launch on DDS, a platform for issuing and managing debt securities on-chain, and was marked by a $100 million…
Injective (INJ) price outlook as Republic expands RWA integration with Injective. The INJ token trades around $13.38 after dipping from highs of $16 amid crypto sell-off. ETF anticipation, tokenization growth and other catalysts may help INJ bulls. Injective price hovers around $13.38 on Thursday evening, about 3% down in the past 24 hours and over 12% down in the past week, but could Injective’s integration with Republic help INJ price bounce to $20? Over the past week, Injective has dipped from highs of $16, with sell-off pressure across the market adding to the declines. This is despite the finance-focused layer…
Key Takeaways The US Department of Justice affirmed that shipping code is not a crime for crypto and open source developers. The comments build on the April 2025 Blanche Memo, which declared the end of “regulation by prosecution.” Share this article The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has drawn a new line on how it will approach developers in the digital asset sector, declaring that “merely writing code without ill intent is not a crime.” The statement, delivered Thursday by Matthew J. Galeotti, acting assistant attorney general of the DOJ’s Criminal Division, signals one of the clearest shifts yet in…