In brief OpenAI’s “Nerdy” personality rewarded goblin metaphors, spreading the quirk across all GPT models through reinforcement learning. Goblin mentions in GPT-5.4’s Nerdy mode surged 3,881% compared to GPT-5.2, prompting an internal investigation and emergency system prompt patch. The fix—writing “never talk about goblins” in a developer prompt—shows why system prompt patches are faster but…
Bitcoin miner MARA said it agreed to acquire Long Ridge Energy & Power for about $1.5 billion, adding a 505-megawatt gas-fired power plant and a co-located data center site in Ohio. The company’s Nasdaq-traded shares surged more than 12% following Thursday’s announcement, extending a broader rally that has seen the stock gain about 55% over…
Ether (ETH) has rebounded more than 25% from its February low below $1,800, and a mix of technical and onchain signals suggests the recovery may still have more room to run in May. Key takeaways: Ether’s technicals favor the bulls with a $3,000 ETH price target. ETH is holding a support zone that has previously…
Prediction market platform Polymarket is rolling out new monitoring and detection tools following backlash over alleged insider-informed betting activity, partnering with blockchain analytics company Chainalysis to strengthen oversight. Polymarket said Thursday it selected Chainalysis to provide an onchain market integrity solution aimed at monitoring trading activity and enforcing platform rules. The detection model is “designed…
April 30, 2026 – Sentora has announced that Sentora Smart Yield is now publicly available, opening access to its DeFi vault discovery and monitoring platform to all users. As DeFi vaults become a core way capital moves onchain, Sentora is opening public access to the same research-led yield infrastructure it has used to support institutional…
In brief Walrus has launched MemWal, an SDK for AI agents. MemWal brings verifiability, availability, portability and sharability to agentic memory. Improved agentic memory opens up an array of new applications, such as customer support agents that retain contextual cues about users. As AI agents become increasingly ubiquitous, agentic memory is becoming one of the…
In brief Crypto ranks as the most muted topic on X. Politics and the Iran conflict follow. Data points to fatigue with high-volume content. Are you being shadowbanned? Is your engagement down bad? Well, if you spend your day tweeting about crypto or politics on X, your followers may just be sick of it. Crypto…
In brief Polymarket has picked blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis to monitor trading activity and enforce market integrity rules. The partnership introduces Wall Street-level oversight to detect potential insider trading and market manipulation. A U.S. Army soldier was charged last week for alleged insider trading on Polymarket using confidential information of a major military raid. Prediction…
Centrifuge is bringing tokenized Treasurys, AAA-rated CLOs and private credit to the Monad blockchain, making for the first availability of institutional-grade assets on the network. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, the integration includes tokenized products from Janus Henderson and Apollo Global Management, including JTRSY, JAAA and ACRDX, with investors holding onchain fund shares…
April 30, 2026 – HederaCon 2026 will take place on May 4 at the Faena Forum in Miami Beach, bringing together leaders from global finance, policy, and enterprise to explore how tokenization, stablecoins, interoperability, and AI-powered financial systems are moving into real-world adoption. Taking place in between the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix and Consensus…