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Polymarket Bets on OpenAI, Google Raise Insider Trading Suspicions

By Rocket Drew · Dec 12, 2025 6:00am PST · 2 comments
Over the past week, a handful of accounts on Polymarket, the predictions site, bet OpenAI would release a new large language model by December 13. On Thursday December 11, OpenAI released GPT-5.2, and four of these accounts together made over $13,000, according to the trades displayed on their accounts. The payout is adding fuel to suspicions... Over the past week, a handful of accounts on Polymarket, the predictions site, bet OpenAI would...
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New Crypto Bank to be Unveiled by Billionaire Trump Backer Andy Beal

By Michael Roddan · Dec 5, 2025 2:32pm PST · 2 comments
Texas billionaire banker Andy Beal, a big donor to President Donald Trump, is shifting the focus of one of two banks he owns to crypto. The move would ease a bottleneck that has made it difficult for the crypto industry to access the financial system. Beal is renaming Beal Bank, one of the two federally chartered banks he owns, Monet Bank,... Texas billionaire banker Andy Beal, a big donor to President Donald Trump, is shifting the focus...
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How to Better Protect Your Crypto

By Abram Brown · Nov 29, 2025 8:55am PST
Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Secretive startup Klay enters the fray over AI music• Lists: Our 2025 gift guide—38 items we absolutely recommend • Robotics: Meet Matic, the most wonderful little robot in the world• Plus, our Recommendations: “Adrift,” “Venetian Vespers” and “One Battle After Another” Since the... Welcome, Weekenders! In this newsletter:• The Big Read: Secretive startup Klay enters the fray...