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Tech

Sam Altman's OpenAI unveils ‘EVMbench’ to test whether AI can keep crypto’s smart contracts safe

Developed with Paradigm, the tool is OpenAI’s attempt to determine whether modern AI systems are up to the task of helping prevent smart contract issues.

Sam Altman

Policy

Crypto mining can help energy volatility, Paradigm responds to policy onslaught

As U.S. lawmakers consider limits on data and mining facilities because of energy usage, the industry wants to explain that their crypto worries are unfounded.

Bitcoin mining machines (Shutterstock, modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Farcaster founders step back as Neynar acquires struggling crypto social app

Farcaster raised $150 million by Paradigm and a16z in 2024 but has struggled to sustain growth.

Farcaster co-founder Dan Romero (CoinDesk TV)

Tech

Stripe-Backed Blockchain Tempo Starts Testnet; Kalshi, Mastercard, UBS Added as Partners

Tempo, built by Stripe and Paradigm, has started testing payment-focused blockchain and has onboard a slew of institutional partners.

Art installation reminiscent of digital ecosystems

Finance

Ex-Signature Bank Execs Launch Blockchain-Powered Narrow Bank Backed by Paradigm, Winklevoss

N3XT Bank, operating under a Wyoming charter, aims to provide programmable U.S. dollar payments around the clock without lending deposits.

100 dollar bill on table (Live Richer/Unsplash/Modified by CoinDesk)

Finance

Stripe, Paradigm Unveil Tempo as Blockchain Race for High-Speed Stablecoin Payments Heats Up

The chain's stablecoin-first design aims to handle global payouts, microtransactions, remittances and AI agentic payments, Stripe CEO Patrick Collison said.

Patrick Collison (Getty images)

Finance

Stripe Taps Paradigm’s Matt Huang to Lead New Blockchain Tempo: Fortune

Tempo is described as a high-performance, payments-focused layer 1 blockchain compatible with Ethereum.

BTC developers propose freezing of quantum-vulnerable coins. (Pexels/Pixabay)

Finance

A Startup Raises $15M, Led by Paradigm, Aiming to Rival HyperLiquid

The exchange, GTE, hopes to emulate levels of latency seen on centralized venues like Binance.

Trading chart (Nicholas Cappello/Unsplash)

Finance

Crypto Payments Firm Mesh Raises $82M as Stablecoin Adoption Soars

The fundraising was completed using PayPal's PYUSD stablecoin and was led by Paradigm.

U.S. dollar (Unsplash, modified by CoinDesk)

News Analysis

Industry-Funded Polls Back Crypto Message: They Have Enough Voters to Make a Splash

While these voter surveys are paid for with an ultimate aim of getting policy-makers' attention, the data shared by industry groups makes a case some voters seem to feel strongly.

The latest crypto poll seeks to make the case that some voters have single-issue love for crypto as the race for the White House and Congress near an end. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)