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OpenAI Says Benchmark Used to Measure AI Coding Skill Is ‘Contaminated’—Here’s Why

In brief OpenAI argues that SWE-bench Verified no longer reflects real coding ability because the benchmark is allegedly contaminated. It is now pushing SWE-bench Pro as...

Numo Launches Bitcoin Tap-to-Pay App For Merchants

Bitcoin payments are getting a contactless upgrade. Numo has launched a new tap-to-pay point-of-sale app that enables merchants to accept bitcoin with an experience similar...

Millions in crypto funded tools to exploit U.S. software, Treasury says in new sanctions

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned a Russian company, Operation Zero, and the individuals behind it after accusing them of buying stolen cyber tools...

Bitcoin Miner Canaan Buys Cipher’s Texas Stake, Boosts AI Plans

Canaan (CAN) has acquired Cipher Mining Technologies Inc.’s (NASDAQ: CIFR) 49% stake in three fully operational West Texas mining projects, marking a significant step...

Trump’s White House Has One View of Crypto Legislation. His Family’s Crypto Company Has Another

In brief Top Trump admin officials have appeared to criticize Coinbase for pulling support from the crypto market structure bill. Meanwhile, World Liberty Financial—co-founded by...

Michigan Wants To Pay State Employees In Bitcoin

Michigan State Rep. Matt Maddock has introduced legislation that would allow classified state civil service employees to receive their wages in Bitcoin...

Nansen to Set up Bhutan Entity in Gelephu Mindfulness City

Blockchain analytics company Nansen will establish a local entity and build a Bhutan-based team in Gelephu Mindfulness City (GMC), expanding into the kingdom as...

Smarter Web Secures $30M Bitcoin Credit from Coinbase

United Kingdom-listed Bitcoin treasury firm The Smarter Web Company has secured a $30 million Bitcoin-backed credit facility from Coinbase Credit. The facility is secured...

Vitalik Buterin Cuts ETH Holdings by 17K after $45M Privacy Pledge

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has reduced his Ether balance by about 17,000 ETH in one month after announcing plans to earmark $45 million worth...

BTC price teeters near $63,000 as pippin’s rally shows speculative froth remains: Crypto Daybook Americas

By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)While bitcoin BTC$63,223.63 and other major tokens remain under pressure, an AI-generated memecoin on the Solana...

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