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OpenAI Researcher Behind GPT-4.5 Forced to Leave US After Green Card Denial

An OpenAI researcher was forced to leave the U.S. due to President Trump's immigration policies—a move one colleague called "nuts."Source link

Public Keys: Twenty One’s Bitcoin Play, XRP Futures Competition, and Investors Love Solana Treasury Companies

Twenty One Capital has huge Bitcoin treasury plans, there's a new XRP futures issuer entering the chat, and SOL revived this little-known company.Source link

Semler Scientific Boosts Bitcoin Stash to $314M as Chairman Says Doubters Can Sell Stock

Medical device company Semler Scientific—which trades on the Nasdaq—now holds 3,303 Bitcoin after its latest buy.Source link

LAX Cargo Theft Unveiled: LAPD Catches Suspects Behind $2.7M in Stolen Bitcoin Miners

A local news outlet reports that two individuals tied to a South American theft ring were apprehended in Los Angeles after allegedly stealing $4 million in goods, including $2.7 million worth of application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) bitcoin miners. From Tequila to Bitcoin Mining Rigs: LAPD Unravels Multi-Million Dollar Heist The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)Source link

CoinDesk Announces Consensus 2026 in Miami

Consensus, one of the leading events in the crypto conference calendar, will take place in Miami, Florida, CoinDesk announced today.Consensus 2026 will take place May 5-7 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The first Consensus was in 2015, starting in New York City. The event went virtual during the pandemic lockdown before moving to Austin, Texas in 2022, 2023 and 2024. This February, CoinDesk held its first Consensus in Hong Kong, attracting more than 10,000 attendees.Consensus 2025, the North American flagship event, will take place in Toronto May 14-16, featuring headline speakers such as Eric Trump, Charles Hoskinson and Sergey Nazarov. Up to 15,000 people are expected, according to the organizers."We are excited to announce that the Consensus conference will...