OpenAI Skips Outside Buyers for $7 Billion Tender as IPO Preparation Ramps Up

OpenAI used its own cash, not outside investors, to buy back roughly $7 billion in employee shares, according to Bloomberg. The deal holds the company’s valuation flat at $852 billion ahead of a possible stock market listing. OpenAI Breaks From Its Own Pattern A tender offer lets a company or investor buy back existing shares […]

Sam Altman ChatGPT AI Says XRP Real Test Is Still Ahead

The lawsuit that defined XRP for years is over, and that changes the math. ChatGPT AI predicts a run from $1.02 to $4 to $6 by the end of 2026, with the price prediction reaching $7 to $8 in a full risk-on breakout.Removing the SEC litigation removed the biggest legal overhang. ChatGPT argues this makes […]

South Korea puts crypto exchanges on a seven-day clock under new seizure rules

South Korea is nearing an Aug. 11 deadline for public comments on proposed crypto seizure rules that could give exchanges just seven days to disclose customer holdings once served with a court order. The Supreme Court’s proposed amendments to the Civil Execution Rules would create a standardized process for creditors to freeze, identify and liquidate […]

Bitdeer Cuts Gross Loss to $8.5M as Q2 Revenue Tops $228.8M

Bitdeer reports Q2 2026 financial results, highlighting strong revenue growth while cost of revenue outpaced total sales, despite a significant sequential slowdown in expense growth. Top-Line Growth Bitdeer Technologies Group released unaudited financial results for the second quarter (Q2) of 2026, Aug. 10, demonstrating strong top-line revenue growth accompanied by persistent cost pressures. While the […]