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OpenAI faces some user criticism over its new deal with the Department of Defense.

The U.S.-listed spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have seen record outflows over the past four months, confirming that a full-blown crypto market is underway.Investors have pulled $6.39 billion from bitcoin ETFs over four straight months of outflows, the longest monthly losing streak since the funds launched in January 2024, according to data source SoSoValue data.Ether ETFs have also fallen out of favor, bleeding $2.76 billion over the past 4 months.These huge outflows indicate that institutional appetite for digital assets has collapsed, which explains the price losses in the two tokens. Bitcoin, the leading cryptocurrency by market value, peaked…

Miracle Pay today announced the start of its global rollout, enabling merchants to accept cryptocurrency payments at the point of sale through existing payment workflows and infrastructure. “We’re proud to announce that Miracle Pay’s global rollout has begun,” announced Miracle Pay on their official website. “Our focus is simple: make crypto payments usable in everyday commerce, with a product that is practical for merchants, clear for customers, and designed to scale globally.” Miracle Pay is built as a merchant-grade hybrid payments capability, designed to integrate into real-world business operations without requiring merchants to become crypto experts. The rollout is focused on…

President Trump said Saturday that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed by U.S.-Israel strikes

WASHINGTON — The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has warned Congress that a massive “insurance gap” is leaving the American trucking industry more vulnerable than ever. In its 2026 quadrennial report to lawmakers, the agency laid out a precarious new reality for the industry: while estimates on the number of active, for-hire interstate property carriers has consolidated to 456,227 since the last report in 2022, the 12 billion tons of freight they move are now subject to a median “nuclear” verdict that has skyrocketed to $51 million (see table). At the same time, with current federal minimum financial responsibility levels…

Bitcoin’s future in an artificial intelligence-driven world may depend less on code and more on central banks.In a new note, Greg Cipolaro, global head of research at financial services and infrastructure firm NYDIG, argued that artificial intelligence will affect bitcoin mainly through macroeconomic channels and its impact on the labor market.The key variables are growth, employment, real interest rates and liquidity. Bitcoin, he writes, sits downstream of those forces.If automation cuts jobs and wages, consumer demand could weaken and, in a severe case, falling incomes would strain debt payments and pressure asset prices.Those fears appear to be well-grounded. Just this…

  Tokenization is no longer a future concept. It is the infrastructure upgrade that is reshaping global finance today. Trillions in real-world assets — real estate, private credit, funds, equities and more — are moving on-chain. Leading this shift is Securitize, the institutional-grade tokenization platform powering BlackRock’s BUIDL fund, partnering with major banks and asset managers, and executing landmark deals such as tokenized luxury resorts. In the first nine months of 2025 alone, Securitize reported $55.6 million in revenue, an 841% increase year-over-year. Full-year 2024 revenue reached $18.8 million (129% growth), with $4B+ in assets under management as of November…

His lawyer said, “He’s gone off the deep end.”

Car insurance for rideshare drivers is tricky because your personal auto policy may not cover you the whole time you’re driving for Uber, Lyft, or a delivery app. Coverage can change depending on whether you’re waiting for a request, on the way to pick someone up, or actively driving a passenger. To find the best insurance for rideshare drivers, Yahoo Finance analyzed 20 major insurers across rideshare availability, full coverage rates, discounts, coverage options, and protective add-ons like accident forgiveness and gap insurance. The companies below stood out for offering the right mix of affordable rideshare coverage and policy features…

Democrats in the U.S. Senate continue to pile onto Binance, asking the Treasury and Justice departments to investigate its sanctions compliance and protections against illicit finance following reports of potential terrorism funding.Nine senators, including a few that have been instrumental in negotiations over the crypto industry legislation known as the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, sent a letter Friday to the chiefs of the federal agencies, requesting they probe the exchange after news reports on possible breaches, which also claimed the company had fired some of the compliance personnel involved in discovering the transactions.The latest move from Democrats follows an…