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Elliptic Raises $120M From Nasdaq and Deutsche Bank to Build AI Compliance Tools

London-based blockchain analytics firm Elliptic has closed a $120 million Series D round at a $670 million valuation, with Nasdaq Ventures, Deutsche Bank and One Peak leading the bet on AI-powered crypto compliance tools.

By Miracle Kyauta • May 13, 2026 • 3 min

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AI Prediction Markets

MoonPay Buys Dawn Labs to Bring AI Trading to Polymarket

MoonPay acquired AI trading startup Dawn Labs and launched Dawn CLI, a product that lets users build and execute prediction market trading strategies from natural language prompts. It launches first on Polymarket.

By Soonhan Rani • May 11, 2026 • 3 min

Coinbase AI Exchanges

Coinbase Layoffs: CEO Cuts 14% of Staff as AI Reshapes Workforce

Coinbase is cutting about 700 jobs as weaker trading volumes pressure the exchange and CEO, Brian Armstrong, pushes smaller AI-native teams.

By Soonhan Rani • May 07, 2026 • 2 min

AI

Crypto Becomes X’s Most-Muted Topic as 'AI Slop' Hits Crypto Twitter

Crypto has become the most-muted topic on X since the platform launched snooze, with AI slop, InfoFi incentives and weak sentiment turning Crypto Twitter into a feed many users now avoid.

By Sonia Paganuzzi • May 02, 2026 • 4 min

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AI Security

Succinct Launches Zcam iPhone App to Prove Photo Authenticity

Paradigm-backed cryptography firm Succinct has launched Zcam, an iPhone camera app that signs photos and videos at capture using Apple's Secure Enclave hardware, letting anyone verify media is authentic and unaltered.

By Shoaib Ali • Apr 26, 2026 • 3 min

AI Markets

Robinhood Fund RVI Invests $75M in OpenAI: New Retail AI Exposure

Robinhood Ventures Fund I has purchased $75 million of OpenAI common stock, making it one of the fund's largest positions since its NYSE debut in March. The move gives ordinary investors listed exposure to the world's most valuable AI startup without accreditation requirements.

By Shoaib Ali • Apr 23, 2026 • 3 min