Decrypt - 2026-07-08
3 items collected.
1. The New Grok 4.5 Is Out. Elon Musk Says It Competes With Last Year's Claude Opus
Author: Jose Antonio Lanz
Published: 7/8/2026, 10:26:31 PM
Categories: Artificial Intelligence
SpaceXAI's new coding model is cheaper and faster than Anthropic and OpenAI's flagships—and by Musk's own account, at least one generation behind them.
2. Paradigm Raises $1.2 Billion Fund as Crypto VC Pushes Further Into AI
Author: Jason Nelson
Published: 7/8/2026, 8:40:38 PM
Categories: Business
The investment firm said its fourth fund will back AI, robotics, and crypto startups as it broadens beyond digital assets.
3. Bitcoin Stalls as Ethereum Flashes Worst Weekly Signal in Years: Analysis
Author: Jose Antonio Lanz
Published: 7/8/2026, 7:23:13 PM
Categories: , , Markets
Bitcoin is looking slightly more optimistic but failed the breakout everyone was watching. Meanwhile, ETH just printed a weekly death cross for the first time in years.