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OpenAI has released two new large‑language models designed to “think” more deliberately, bringing multimodal problem‑solving and fuller tool autonomy to millions of ChatGPT users. The models, o3, billed as the company’s most capable reasoning engine, and the smaller, faster o4‑Minim, went live on 16 April for Plus, Pro and Team subscribers, with enterprise and education tiers to follow shortly.​ Introducing OpenAI o3 and o4-mini—our smartest and most capable models to date. For the first time, our reasoning models can agentically use and combine every tool within ChatGPT, including web search, Python, image Analysis , file interpretation, and image generation. pic.twitter.com/rDaqV0x0wE — OpenAI (@OpenAI) April 16, 2025 The road to release OpenAI originally planned to fold o3 into its forthcoming GPT‑5 release, but reversed course after internal testing suggested the model was ready for public use. The last‑minute pivot saw o3 and o4‑Mini launched as a pa...

Pi Coin (Pi Network/PI) had an incredible run at the beginning of this year. The asset’s price skyrocketed and its popularity surged. The asset has faced a stark correction over the last month amid the market crash. PI’s price has fallen 0.5% in the daily charts and 47.7% over the previous month. Despite the dip, the cryptocurrency has rallied 1.7% over the last week and 9.9% in the 14-day charts. Also Read: Shiba Inu Price Prediction: Is $0.0001 Possible for SHIB Investors in 5 Years? Source: CoinGecko Cryptocurrency Market Holds Steady Source: Watcher Guru The cryptocurrency market has made a recovery after its recent plummet. Bitcoin (BTC) has reclaimed the $84,000 price level after its recent dip to below $75,000. PI has also made some gains amid BTC’s upward trajectory. Also Read: Eli Lilly (LLY) Stock Jumps 16% in a Day: Here’s Why PI and other cryptocurrencies rallied after President Trump announced a 90-day pause on tariffs, except on China. The market has sinc...

Hermetica, a leading Bitcoin (BTC) stablecoin issuer, has expanded its partnership with Bitcoin Layer 2 (L2) network Stacks (STX), according to information shared with Finbold on Thursday, April 17. The partnership dates back to September of 2024, when the issuer first brought its synthetic dollar, USDh, onto the network. Hermetica then went on to raise $1.7 million in a seed funding round. USDh is entirely Bitcoin-backed and pegged to the dollar, allowing holders to earn a 25% yield. How Hermetica and USDh will bolster the Zest Protocol’s functionality This latest development will see the USDh mint process used for liquidations on Stacks’ lending protocol, Zest. In doing so, Zest hopes to scale sBTC-backed loans, which stand to benefit from Hermetica’s smart contract infrastructure, which can act as a bridge for centralized exchange liquidity toward decentralized finance (DeFi) spaces and, in turn, jumpstart the BTCfi flywheel. Hermetica’s Chief Executive Officer ...

On 14 April 2025, OpenAI unveiled its latest suite of language models: GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 Mini, and GPT-4.1 Nano. These models represent significant advancements in artificial intelligence, offering improved coding proficiency, enhanced instruction-following abilities, and the capacity to process extensive contexts. Designed with developers in mind, the GPT-4.1 series aims to provide more efficient and cost-effective tools for a variety of applications. Announcing GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and GPT-4.1 nano in the API. TL;DR: Major improvements on coding, instruction following, and long context. 00:00 Intro 02:18 Coding 04:53 Instruction following 06:58 Long context 10:22 Demos, pricing, and availability 20:00 @windsurf_ai pic.twitter.com/vviVb1pRqV — OpenAI Developers (@OpenAIDevs) April 14, 2025 Key Enhancements Superior Coding Performance GPT-4.1 demonstrates notable improvements in coding tasks, achieving a 54.6% score on the SWE-bench Verified benchmark...

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Bo Hines, the former football player who helps craft Donald Trump’s crypto agenda, says revenue generated from trade tariffs may be used to grow the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. “We’re looking at many creative ways, whether it be from tariffs, there’s literally countless ways in which you can do this,” said Hines, executive director of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets, in an interview with Anthony Pompliano of Professional Capital Management. “Everything is on the table.” Hines Says Trump Aims To Harness Bitcoin For American People Hines said it is now in the long-term interest of the US government to “harness Bitcoin for the American people.”  He said that the inner-agency working group for digital assets has already brainstormed multiple ways to acquire more Bitcoin without costing the taxpayer money, which he says will be implemented in “short order.” He added that he’s workin...

Shiba Inu surge predictions have investors watching closely right now as the popular meme coin shows some potential recovery signs in the current market. Despite a 15% price drop last week, SHIB has actually performed better than Dogecoin, which fell about 27% during the same period. This relative strength, alongside bullish indicators and also various ecosystem developments, has prompted some analysts to forecast a possible 400% cryptocurrency investment rally in the coming months. Also Read: UK Tests Offline CBDC Payments—What This Means for Bitcoin and Privacy Coins Is Shiba Inu Ready for a Massive Surge? What Factors Drive Its Rise Source: Watcher Guru Several key factors suggest a potential Shiba Inu surge might happen in the coming months, and this raises questions about whether this meme coin rally will actually materialize as predicted. Bullish Chart Pattern Signals Potential Breakout Source: TradingView Analyst Javon Marks identified a promising chart formation that points to ...

The XRP price prediction for Trump’s second term is looking quite promising, at least according to a recent Standard Chartered report that was just published. The banking giant forecasts some substantial increases for Ripple’s cryptocurrency over the next four years, with various regulatory developments and also institutional adoption driving this upward trend. Also Read: XRP Eyes 12.5% Jump to $2.25 as $18.9T Tokenization Wave Approaches XRP To $12.5? Ripple’s Future Under Trump’s Second Term Explained Source: The Hill Times Standard Chartered Bank predicts that XRP will reach about $12.5 before the end of Trump’s second term in 2028. This price target comes as an impressive 500% increase from XRP’s current $1.99 valuation, and might reshape the cryptocurrency landscape during Trump’s presidency. Standard Chartered’s Ambitious XRP Price Targets Standard Chartered’s British multinational bank has outlined a pretty clear growth path f...

Coinbase traders can now buy and sell the brand-new native token of a new omni-chain tool focused on artificial intelligence (AI). The top US crypto exchange rolled out support for Wayfinder (PROMPT) on Thursday, the same day the token launched. Wayfinder bills itself as an omni-chain tool “providing groundbreaking ways for AI to interact with blockchain environments.” The project’s whitepaper notes that it will also be used for blockchain-based games. “Wayfinder is an AI agent framework able to power blockchain-based games, with Parallel Studios’ Colony as an initial game incorporating Wayfinder’s technology, as well as provide generalized on-chain AI capabilities to both developers and non-technical users. Wayfinder’s innovations in enabling AI agents to operate within blockchain environments are achieved via the development of what is being termed ‘wayfinding paths,’ which serve as an instruction set and roadmap for AI agent...

Bitcoin bills have advanced in New Hampshire’s House and Florida’s House Insurance and Banking Committee, bringing the states a step closer to creating BTC reserves. The development comes as Arizona leads the race to become the first US state to establish a Bitcoin reserve, according to data from Bitcoin Laws. New Hampshire Joins List Of US States That Have Advanced A Bitcoin Bill Through One Chamber New Hampshire’s House passed its HB302 Bitcoin reserve bill in a 192-179 vote yesterday.  HB302 will now make its way to the Senate, making New Hampshire the fourth state to pass a BTC reserve bill through one chamber. The other states that have made similar progress are Arizona, Texas and Oklahoma.  If New Hampshire’s Bitcoin bill clears the Senate and is signed into law, it will allow the state’s treasurer to invest up to 10% of New Hampshire’s general fund and other authorized funds to purchase certain cryptos along with precious meta...

Donald Trump’s institution of large tariffs, and then temporary delay on some of them, has thrown the market into chaos, and some, including Senator Elizabeth Warren, have claimed that the Trump administration may have been using insider information to trade the chaos. On April 2, Trump announced a 10% tariff on all countries, as well as various other tariffs that were calculated based on apparent trade deficits, resulting in a number of bizarre situations like applying tariffs to islands with no permanent human residents. There were additional large tariffs on China that brought the total tariff quantity on the country to approximately 125%. These tariffs sent the markets into a steep decline until Wednesday, when Trump announced that the 10% baseline tariff and the China tariff would remain in effect, but others would be delayed for 90 days — or until he changes his mind . I'm calling for an investigation into whether President Trump manipulated the m...

The SEC has approved options trading on spot Ethereum ETFs, according to a new filing from the commission on Thursday. “The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on Amendment No. 1 from interested persons and is approving the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, on an accelerated basis. JUST IN: SEC approves options trading on spot Ethereum ETFs. — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 9, 2025 “Options on the Trust will be physically settled with American-style exercise and will be subject to the Exchange’s initial and continued listing standards. 13 The Exchange’s initial listing standards require, among other things, that the security underlying a listed option be “characterized by a substantial number of outstanding shares that are widely held and actively traded.” The arrival of Ethereum ETFs was met with praise from the crypto community last year. Now in 2025, several institutions housing these funds have also applied for licensing for s...

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