Openai
Most Influential: Sam Altman
OpenAI founder Sam Altman brought artificial intelligence into every corner of people’s lives this year, from the way they work to the way they play. AI has already radically transformed the crypto ecosystem in both good ways and bad, guiding trading decisions, aiding developers, and making hackers more efficient.
OpenAI Eyes Massive $1T IPO as Early as 2026: Reuters
AI has become the bellwether for the general technology sector, which often correlates with the cryptocurrency market.
PayPal Surges 15% on OpenAI Payment Wallet Deal, Upbeat Earnings
The payments giant raised full-year guidance, instituted a first-ever dividend, and unveiled a ChatGPT partnership to embed shopping inside AI app.
AI/HPC Bitcoin Miners Rally as AMD Soars 30% on OpenAI Deal
OpenAI’s multi-billion-dollar chip agreement with AMD fuels sector-wide gains across artificial intelligence and high-performance computing stocks.
Stripe Unveils Stablecoin Issuance Tool With Phantom’s CASH, Expands Into AI Commerce with OpenAI
With Open Issuance and AI payment standards, Stripe is doubling down on its bet on the rising role of blockchain and digital agents in payments.
OpenAI Rival Sentient Unveils Open-Source AGI Network, The GRID
Sentient is rolling out The GRID, an open-source AGI network designed to let developers build, share, and monetize AI agents.
Robinhood’s OpenAI Tokens Walk a Legal Tightrope, Says Crypto Lawyer
Efforts to tokenize pre-IPO stocks, like what Robinhood is doing with OpenAI, may help unlock liquidity in private markets, but the structure likely qualifies as a security, carries bankruptcy risk and could spark lawsuits over shareholder agreement breaches.
Robinhood Says OpenAI Stock Tokens Backed by Special Purpose Vehicle
Vlad Tenev told CNBC that these tokens are technically not equity, but provide similar exposure.
OpenAI Warns That Tokenized Equity Sale on Robinhood Is Unauthorized
"Any transfer of OpenAI equity requires our approval — we did not approve any transfer,” the company said in a statement.
Sam Altman’s World Crypto Project Launches in US With Eye-Scanning Orbs in 6 Cities
At a Wednesday press conference, World announced it would build an orb factory in Richardardson, Texas.
