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Masayoshi Son, CEO of Softbank. Photo by Akio Kon/ Getty Images
The Briefing

How SoftBank’s OpenAI Bet Could Benefit CEO Son

By Cory Weinberg · Feb 12, 2026 5:00pm PST
The “rough vibes” at OpenAI have gotten less choppy, allowing SoftBank boss Masayoshi Son to shed some personal financial risk in the company’s big OpenAI investment.A little-noticed disclosure in SoftBank’s earnings report released Thursday said that Son no longer was on the hook for the roughly $1 billion personal guarantee he had pledged so a... The “rough vibes” at OpenAI have gotten less choppy, allowing SoftBank boss Masayoshi Son to shed...
Thomas Lee, chairman of BitMine and CIO of Fundstrat, speaks on stage during the Consensus Hong Kong at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on February 11, 2026 in Hong Kong, China. Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty
Reporter's Notebook

Downbeat Crypto Sector Looks to AI for Rescue

By Yueqi Yang · Feb 12, 2026 8:17am PST · 1 comment
Crypto’s market crash has prompted much soul-searching within the industry, I learned at this week’s annual crypto Consensus conference in Hong Kong. The answer: To stay relevant, the industry must tie its fate with the AI boom. I find the crypto industry’s hopes for an AI rescue somewhat ironic, given that AI has siphoned capital and talent... Crypto’s market crash has prompted much soul-searching within the industry, I learned at this...
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Crypto Is Getting Bashed in Markets and Washington

By Yueqi Yang · Feb 10, 2026 6:00am PST · 1 comment
The crypto industry is facing twin crises—in the markets and in Washington—that are threatening to derail its dream of mainstream acceptance. With the worst crypto sell-off since the collapse of FTX in the background, the industry has run into strong opposition to a wide-ranging bill it is trying to push through Congress. To break... The crypto industry is facing twin crises—in the markets and in Washington—that are...
CoinDesk CEO Kevin Worth. Photo by Bloomberg via Getty.
Crypto Global

CoinDesk Revenue Slowed Before Sale to Bullish

By Aidan Ryan · Nov 29, 2023 10:34am PST
Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group announced last week that it sold its crypto news subsidiary CoinDesk to the crypto exchange Bullish. Silbert said in a tweet that the sale made CoinDesk, which DCG bought for $500,000 in 2016, “one of our best investments of all time,” but the sale price was not disclosed and could not be learned.What is... Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group announced last week that it sold its crypto news...
Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao leaves the U.S. District Court on Nov. 21 in Seattle. Photo by David Ryder/Getty.
Crypto Global

One Binance Saga Comes to a Close

By Aidan Ryan · Nov 22, 2023 9:15am PST · 2 comments
Just when it felt like crypto could coast into Thanksgiving with OpenAI drama dominating headlines, U.S. officials barged in with a settlement in long-running investigations into Binance.The deal is on one hand a seismic shift for the world’s biggest crypto exchange. (You can view our updated Binance org chart here.) Its founder Changpeng Zhao... Just when it felt like crypto could coast into Thanksgiving with OpenAI drama dominating...
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Crypto Global

Another Fintech Drops Crypto

By Aidan Ryan · Nov 15, 2023 9:06am PST
Crypto prices have been creeping up over the past month, fueling hope that the crypto winter could be thawing. But some trading and investing apps have already thrown in the towel. I reported earlier this week that Stash, an app that offers stock, ETF and crypto trading, is pulling the plug on its crypto trading service in December. The... Crypto prices have been creeping up over the past month, fueling hope that the crypto winter...