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Worldcoin Foundation $5M Grants Program Focuses on 'Equitable Systems'

The grants are supposed to give developers a “focus on building resilient technology and more equitable systems.”

Worldcoin's iris-scanning technology is being questioned by regulators (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Sam Altman: The World That Sam Made

From ChatGPT to Worldcoin, Sam Altman changed everything in 2023.

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Videos

Binance to Pay $4B to Settle U.S. Criminal Case; Sam Altman Returns as OpenAI CEO

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest crypto headlines. The latest after Binance and its now former CEO Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao pleaded guilty Tuesday to anti-money laundering and U.S. sanctions violations in a settlement with the U.S. government. OpenAI co-founder Sam Altman is set to return as the chief executive officer nearly a week after he was ousted. Plus, crypto exchange HTX and blockchain protocol Heco Chain hacked for a cumulative $97 million.

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Tech

Sam Altman to Return as OpenAI CEO Following In-Principle Agreement

"I’m looking forward to returning to OpenAI, and building on our strong partnership with msft (Microsoft)," Altman said in a post early Wednesday.

OpenAI's Sam Altman, who has proposed Universal Basic Compute as a fix for automation-driven global equality. (Village Global/Flickr)

Markets

Polymarket Traders Betting on Sam Altman's Fate Have Become Bipolar

24 hours ago, prediction markets were almost certain that Altman wouldn't be back as OpenAI's CEO. Now the market's answer to that question has changed twice.

Prediction markets generate more accurate forecasts than other methods. (Bettmann/Getty Images)

Opinion

Does Worldcoin Need a Reevaluation? Understanding Sam Altman’s Crypto-AI-UBI Experiment

There’s lots to admire about the ex-OpenAI CEO’s crypto startup, despite relentless “techlash” criticism.

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Videos

Worldcoin Token Drops After OpenAI Ousts Sam Altman as CEO

The token associated with Sam Altman's eye-scanning cryptocurrency project dropped as low as 12% last Friday, after artificial intelligence company OpenAI ousted Sam Altman as CEO and from the board. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Finance

Former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear Appointed as New OpenAI Chief

OpenAI ousted Sam Altman as its chief last week after the board said it no longer had confidence in his ability to lead the company

OpenAI (Jonathan Kemper/Unsplash)

Markets

OpenAI CEO Drama Makes a Market for Blockchain Betters

Over $250,000 in liquidity was built up in prediction market contracts on Polymarket over the weekend, from the serious to the absurd.

Sam Altman at Village Global's The Grove in 2022 (Village Global/Flickr)

Finance

OpenAI Ousts Sam Altman From CEO and Board Roles; Worldcoin Drops 12%

The board said it "no longer has confidence in [Altman's] ability to continue leading" the company.

Worldcoin co-founders Alex Blania and Sam Altman (Marc Olivier/Worldcoin)

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