Intercontinental Exchange adds $600 million investment to Polymarket, bringing the total to $1.64 billion. Trump emphasizes the importance of Bitcoin, while Yilihua states the cryptocurrency market has performed poorly for four years. The U.S. plans to release a draft of stablecoin yield provisions, and Ripple's CEO says the CLARITY Act may be delayed until May. California bans public officials from trading on insider information. The crypto industry enters the "Shirt Era," with blockchain and AI integration driving development. Lido proposes to buy back LDO tokens, and Ripple and Stellar founders jointly invest $1 billion in AGI research.

Jed McCaleb, the founder of Ripple and Stellar, will invest $1 billion through his nonprofit organization, Astera Institute, to develop an AGI system based on principles of the human brain, and has committed to invest $600 million in the field of neuroscience, planning to research brain-machine interfaces to record neural activity.

Jed McCaleb, the founder of Ripple and Stellar, will invest $1 billion in developing AGI systems based on the principles of the human brain, and he has pledged $600 million to the field of neuroscience. The Astera Institute is researching brain-computer interfaces to record neural activity, with plans to expand to monkeys and humans in the future, aiming to explore new directions for AI.

ARC Prize Foundation Launches ARC-AGI-3 Benchmark, Requiring AI to Independently Explore and Act in a 64×64 Grid World Without Guidance, with Scores Based on "Action Efficiency." Compared to previous versions, this edition is more rigorous, preventing models from using memory shortcuts. Google Gemini 3.1 Pro Preview Achieves a Top Score of 0.37%.

Arm launches its self-developed data center CPU AGI CPU, targeting billion dollars in annual revenue by 2031, transitioning from IP licensing to direct chip sales. Facing competitive risks from self-developed chips, Arm hopes that AI-era computing power demand can support its development.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced that the new flagship model Spud has completed pretraining and is expected to be released soon. The company is restructuring, with the AI safety team transferred to the Chief Research Officer, the information security team moved to a new department, and Altman focusing on fundraising and data center construction. The product department has been renamed to "AGI Deployment," and multiple features will be consolidated into a desktop "super app."

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang claimed on a podcast that AGI has been achieved, defining it as an AI system capable of founding technology companies worth over $1 billion. He mentioned applications of the OpenClaw platform but also stated that the probability of achieving Nvidia's version is zero. This statement led to an increase in AGI prediction probabilities.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded on X to the concerns about signing an agreement with the U.S. Department of Defense, explaining that the signing was to ease tensions and emphasizing that the same terms will be open to all AI labs. He expressed dissatisfaction with the contract handling with Anthropic, considering it a supply chain risk. Altman reiterated that he would withdraw if faced with illegal demands and expressed dissatisfaction with overseas surveillance. He believes AI principles should focus on democratization and discussed the possibility of nationalization.

OpenAI founder Sam Altman stated in the latest AMA that while government-led development of AGI might be more appropriate, the likelihood of nationalization is low. He emphasized that close collaboration between the government and AI companies is crucial and that investments and efforts in safety assurance should be prioritized.