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Elon Musk has crossed a threshold no American has ever reached, surpassing every historical measure of private wealth. His net worth now exceeds the combined fortunes of his three nearest contemporaries, putting him ahead of figures like John D. Rockefeller even when adjusted for inflation. It is, by any metric, an unprecedented concentration of individual wealth.
Shifting to the AI space, Anthropic is working hard to reshape its image in Washington. Tom Brown, one of the company's co-founders, is drawing on Republican connections and a business-first approach to win federal trust and, critically, secure the computing infrastructure Anthropic needs to compete. The effort signals how deeply political the AI race has become.
And in crypto regulation, Blockchain dot com has applied for two licenses with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, seeking approval to operate prediction markets in the United States. The move comes as federal courts continue weighing the legal boundaries of prediction market platforms, making this a regulatory test case with broad implications for the entire sector.
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