OpenAI announced a 4.5 gigawatt expansion in partnership with Oracle to power future AI development.The deal, part of OpenAI’s long-term vision to deploy 10 gigawatts of compute capacity across the US, will add to its existing Stargate I facility in

PNC Bank is set to offer crypto services to clients through a new partnership with Coinbase, following the signing of federal crypto legislation.PNC Bank announced its crypto move on Tuesday. With Coinbase support, the US bank will offer its clients

The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.Happy Tuesday! Here's what you need to know in crypto today. Traditional finance is moving deeper into digital assets. JPMorgan is reported

The FBI ended its investigation into Jesse Powell over alleged hacking of a nonprofit. Powell faces no criminal charges, and the devices seized have reportedly been returned.According to Fortune report, the FBI has officially closed its criminal inve

Real-world asset (RWA) tokenization is rapidly emerging as one of Wall Street’s most promising innovations, and with the recent passage of pro-industry legislation, particularly the US GENIUS Act, growth in the sector is poised to accelerate, accordi

21Shares has filed for an exchange-traded product tracking ONDO, the native token for the Ondo real-world asset platform. The firm submitted its S-1 filing on Tuesday, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission report.Ondo Finance is a de

President Donald Trump has reignited crypto conversations online after sharing a viral video explaining Bitcoin during a U.S. Senate hearing. The clip, which features Director of Research at Coin Center, Peter Van Valkenburgh, offers a powerful defen

A new report released Tuesday reveals that lack of information remains a major barrier to digital asset adoption among US consumers. The study, commissioned by the National Cryptocurrency Association (NCA), found that nearly 70% of 2,000 non-crypto h

The past 24 hours saw the broader cryptocurrency market go through a slight correction, with the total capitalization dropping below $4 trillion. This comes on the back of a decline in Bitcoin’s price, which is down 1.3% during the period.As it’s alm

In the last seven days, XRP has experienced a surge of 23.6%. At one point yesterday, it hit a peak of $3.65. Pro-XRP lawyer John Deaton and crypto veterans like Michael Arrington have praised the newly gained strength of the token crediting the bull

The US Congress has concluded its Crypto Week with the passage of the GENIUS Act and is sending other bills to the Senate after successful votes and no small amount of deliberation.The US crypto industry was jubilant as the House of Representatives p

Today in crypto, Cayman Islands-based Bullish has filed for IPO registration with the SEC, aiming to list on NYSE as “BLSH,” Bitcoin may briefly consolidate but new all-time highs are still possible for July. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has

Ripple Labs-backed XRP gained 5 percent in the past 24 hours to trade above $3.04 on Wednesday, July 16, during the mid-North American trading session. The large-cap altcoin, with a fully diluted valuation of about $304 billion, reached the highest l

Early Bitcoin investor and advocate Roger Ver, also known as “Bitcoin Jesus,” filed a lawsuit against Spain seeking to block his extradition to the United States, where he faces a tax evasion case.The lawsuit, filed at the European Court of Human Rig

The United States government ostensibly holds 28,988 Bitcoin units from the previously presumed reserves of around 200k coins. According to a report from the U.S. Marshals Service, the government has silently offloaded its Bitcoin stash without leav

While countries like the United States explore crypto as a new campaign fundraising tool, ministers in United Kingdom are sounding the alarm, with one calling for a ban on crypto donations over concerns about traceability and foreign interference.On

Today in crypto, Cantor Fitzgerald is reportedly nearing a deal to buy $3.5 billion in Bitcoin from Blockstream, Republicans suffered their first setback in Congress on crypto legislation and Bitcoin-powered darknet marketplace Abacus Market has gone

The US House is set to try to move forward three crypto bills again on Wednesday after canning a re-vote on Tuesday as multiple Republican lawmakers pulled support, wanting to add a ban on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).Republican House Spea

U.S. President Donald Trump said the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins ("GENIUS") Act will pass early Wednesday morning."I am in the Oval Office with 11 of the 12 Congressmen/women necessary to pass the GENIUS Act and,

Fairshake, a US-based political action committee (PAC) backed by contributions from cryptocurrency companies including Coinbase and Ripple Labs, reported holding $141 million in assets to be used to influence upcoming elections.In a statement release