The latest "AI 50" list released by Forbes shows that the total financing of global unlisted AI companies is approximately $305.6 billion, with OpenAI and Anthropic accounting for $242.6 billion, nearly 80% of the total. The list added 20 new companies and introduced the "AI 50 Brink" sub-list for the first time, focusing on early-stage startups.
In terms of regulation and policy, Federal Reserve Chair nominee Warsh stated during a hearing that if appointed, he would promote fundamental policy reforms at the Fed, including adopting a new inflation framework. He also noted that digital assets are already part of the financial system. Additionally, the bipartisan "Payment Access and Consumer Efficiency Act" (PACE Act) proposed by U.S. lawmakers has gained support from the crypto industry. The bill aims to allow eligible non-bank payment service providers to access the Federal Reserve's payment system.
Exchange activities are frequent. Binance announced the listing of the AI infrastructure lending protocol token CHIP and marked it with a seed label. Coinbase, on the other hand, delisted multiple perpetual contracts, including TRB-PERP and RARE-PERP, and announced the upcoming spot trading for Sign (SIGN) and Diem (DIEM), as well as perpetual contracts for gold (GOLD) and silver (SILVER).
On-chain data shows that the KelpDAO attacker continues to transfer assets, moving over 31,000 ETH (approximately $72.58 million) into mixers and other tools for laundering. The attacker's address still holds 75,125 ETH (approximately $174 million). Additionally, a newly created wallet withdrew 35,000 ETH (approximately $80.7 million) from Binance and transferred it to a BitGo custody address.
Other news includes Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific planning a private placement of $3.3 billion in senior secured notes to repay short-term loans; DoorDash planning to offer stablecoin payment options for drivers through payment service provider Tempo; and the U.S. retail sales month-over-month rate for March recording 1.7%, the fastest growth rate since January 2023.