OpenAI launches paid Safety Fellowship

The AI news out of OpenAI this week has a sharp edge: the company launched a paid Safety Fellowship offering $3,850 weekly stipends to external researchers studying what could go wrong with advanced AI — announced within hours of a New Yorker investigation reporting that OpenAI had dissolved its internal safety teams and quietly removed…

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David Woodcock Named SEC Enforcement Chief as Agency Shifts Away From Gensler-Era Crypto Crackdown – Regulation Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways: The SEC named David Woodcock as Enforcement Division director, effective May 4, 2026, succeeding acting director Sam Waldon. Woodcock led the SEC’s Fort Worth Regional Office from 2011 to 2015, overseeing 120+ lawyers, accountants, and examiners. The Atkins-led SEC is expected to shift away from the Gensler era’s crypto enforcement posture toward rules-based…

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Circle Launches CPN Managed Payments for Banks and PSPs to Settle in USDC Without Holding Crypto – Bitcoin News

Key Takeaways: Circle launched CPN Managed Payments on April 8, 2026, giving PSPs and banks access to USDC settlement without holding digital assets. USDC has processed over $70 trillion in cumulative onchain settlement, signaling major institutional demand for stablecoin infrastructure. Thunes and Worldline are among the first partners, with Circle targeting 20-plus blockchain rails for…

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Latest crypto: Morgan Stanley’s MSBT launches

The latest crypto milestone arrived Wednesday when Morgan Stanley officially launched the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust on NYSE Arca under the ticker MSBT, becoming the first major US bank to issue a spot bitcoin ETF directly under its own name, charging 0.14% annually — the lowest fee in the entire spot bitcoin ETF market. Summary…

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