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The Big Read

How Greg and Anna Brockman Became MAGA Megadonors

By Jemima McEvoy, Stephanie Palazzolo and Sylvia Varnham O'Regan · Jan 23, 2026 11:07am PST
In November, Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and co-founder, and his wife, Anna, enjoyed a glitzy night out in Washington: a White House state dinner for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. The Brockmans were among a broad contingent of tech elite in attendance at the fete, hosted by President Donald Trump. Soon after the event, the... In November, Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s president and co-founder, and his wife, Anna, enjoyed a...
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Crypto Exchanges Want to Trade U.S. Stocks Everywhere

By Yueqi Yang · Jan 23, 2026 10:00am PST
Some of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges are racing to let their customers trade crypto tokens that seek to track U.S. stocks, creating a parallel market that’s beyond the reach of U.S. regulators. Binance is exploring reintroducing stock tokens on its exchange after having removed them in 2021, according to a person familiar with the plan.... Some of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges are racing to let their customers trade crypto...
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The Briefing

Brexit in Fintech

By Martin Peers · Jan 22, 2026 5:00pm PST
That’s what you call going out with a whimper. Capital One’s agreement on Thursday to buy Brex, a corporate credit card startup, for $5.15 billion is an uninspiring end to Brex’s life as an independent company. Those with long memories will remember that the nine-year-old Brex’s ambitions were once so grand it claimed to be disrupting American... That’s what you call going out with a whimper. Capital One’s agreement on Thursday to buy Brex, a...
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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...
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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...