Sam Altman Confirms $110B OpenAI Funding Round, Largest in Private Tech History

OpenAI has closed a record-shattering $110 billion funding round led by Amazon, Nvidia and Softbank, catapulting the artificial intelligence (AI) company to an $840 billion post-money valuation and deepening its alliances with some of the world’s largest tech players. OpenAI’s $110 Billion Power Move OpenAI announced on Friday that it has raised $110 billion in … Read more

OKX and Chainalysis to Deploy AI for Proactive Fraud Prevention

OKX has adopted Chainalysis Alterya, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered security solution designed to identify and block fraudulent transfers before funds leave the platform. OKX announced the expansion of its partnership with Chainalysis on February 26, 2026, shifting its security focus from reactive tracing to proactive prevention. By integrating the Alterya fraud prevention layer, OKX can … Read more

AI Frenzy: 15 Breakthroughs That Shook Wall Street This Week

A torrent of artificial intelligence (AI) breakthroughs, billion-dollar deals and regulatory maneuvers flooded the final week of February, sharpening Wall Street’s debate over whether AI will usher in abundance or inflate a bubble that ends in tears. From Gemini to Grok: Inside the Wildest Week in AI Yet Wall Street has rarely looked so enthralled … Read more

Wall Street Pulls Back After Rally as AI Trade Faces Reality Check

U.S. stocks pulled back Thursday as investors digested blockbuster artificial intelligence (AI) earnings, rising oil prices and fresh tariff pressures, leaving Wall Street in a cautious mood after a two-day rally. Markets Retreat Despite Strong Earnings, Oil Climbs on Iran Talks As of about 12:40 p.m. EST on Feb. 26, U.S. equities were firmly in … Read more

Citadel Securities Challenges Citrini’s ‘Global Intelligence Crisis’ Thesis

Citadel Securities has issued a pointed rebuttal to Citrini Research’s viral “2028 Global Intelligence Crisis” artificial intelligence (AI) scenario, arguing that current labor data and adoption trends offer little evidence of imminent white-collar collapse. Is AI Getting Too Good? Citadel Offers a Different Take Authored by global macro analyst Frank Flight, the market-making firm’s response … Read more

Stripe’s Annual Letter Says Agentic Commerce Inches Closer to Autonomous Buying

Stripe says 2025 marked a turning point for startups, stablecoins and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven commerce, as $1.9 trillion in payment volume flowed through its network and a new generation of global-first companies took shape. Stripe’s Founders Predict a Very Different Decade Ahead In the letter, Stripe said businesses using its infrastructure processed $1.9 trillion in … Read more

Circle, JPMorgan and Huawei Sign on to Agentic AI Governance Effort

The Agentic AI Foundation has added 97 new members — including fintech firm Circle — as the push to standardize autonomous AI agents accelerates from theory to production infrastructure. Agentic AI Foundation Expands With 97 New Members at Linux Foundation Summit The announcement came Feb. 24 at the Linux Foundation Member Summit in Napa, California, … Read more

Moonpay Introduces ‘Moonpay Agents’ to Power Autonomous AI Financial Transactions

Moonpay has launched a non-custodial software layer that allows AI agents to manage wallets and execute onchain transactions autonomously. On February 24, 2026, Moonpay unveiled Moonpay Agents, a developer-focused tool built on the Moonpay CLI (Command Line Interface). The platform addresses a critical gap in the “agent economy” by providing artificial intelligence (AI) systems with … Read more

Report: Anthropic’s Claude AI Faces Uncertain Future in Classified Pentagon Systems

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei at the Pentagon on Tuesday as the Department of Defense pressed Anthropic to remove restrictions on its Claude artificial intelligence (AI) system or face possible penalties. Military AI Governance Tested in High-Stakes Pentagon Meeting The Feb. 24 meeting followed weeks of tension over Anthropic’s usage … Read more

Abundant Intelligence, Scarce Jobs: A Look at the Theoretical AI Memo That Went Viral

Citrini Research this week published a provocative essay imagining a hypothetical “2028 Global Intelligence Crisis,” prompting widespread online debate over whether artificial intelligence (AI) could erode the very income base that sustains the modern economy. Citrini Research’s Macro Essay Examines the Economic Consequences of AI Getting Too Good Citrini Research, founded by James Van Geelen, … Read more

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