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OpenAI acquires presentation startup NextSlide

NextSlide recently announced that it’s joining OpenAI, with the presentation startup’s team members now working on ChatGPT. The NextSlide website currently displays a note from founder Ahmed Beshry describing the startup’s product as one “that could turn prompts, notes, documents, or research into a polished, editable presentation.” The ultimate goal, Beshry said, was “to make…

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Major XRP Ledger Upgrade Targets Institutional Adoption But There’s a Catch

The update introduces privacy and institutional-focused features designed to make the network more attractive for tokenized financial assets. XRPL has released version 3.3.0, which takes another step toward becoming infrastructure for institutional tokenization. It introduces several proposed amendments focused on privacy, payments, and managing real-world assets (RWAs). Confidential Transfers Perhaps the most significant new…

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CLARITY Act gets September vote after Senate filing

The U.S. Senate has initiated the process for considering the CLARITY Act, setting up an initial procedural vote after lawmakers return from their August recess. Summary Senate leadership filed a motion to begin considering the CLARITY Act late Friday. The procedural step positions the bill for an initial vote in September. Negotiations remain divided over…

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Michael Saylor Identifies the Next Billion-Dollar Finance Opportunity

Key Takeaways Michael Saylor identifies digital credit as a major finance opportunity. Strategy’s preferred securities carry double-digit effective yields. Digital credit turns bitcoin-centered capital strategies into income products. Saylor Points Investors Toward a Billion-Dollar Finance Opportunity Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor shared his view on the next billion-dollar business in finance in…

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