Policy

Dogecoin and BNB led major cryptocurrencies higher on Wednesday, even as bitcoin slipped near $63,700, making it the only large token in the red on both the day and the week.

President Donald Trump’s executive order on Monday, which seeks to overhaul federal childhood vaccine policy and split the combined MMR vaccine into separate shots, has drawn immediate and sharp condemnation from public health groups, medical organizations, and now the pharmaceutical industry.

Either way, the result may finally jolt bitcoin out of the $62,000–$66,000 range it has been stuck in for weeks, according to market observers.

Sophie Alpert, a well-known software engineer, published an internal policy on acceptable use of AI writing by engineers on 11 August 2026.

Anne O'Leary, Vice President of Global Policy at OpenAI, recently stated clearly at a summit in Sacramento that the power to formulate artificial intelligence policy in the United States remains firmly in the hands of states, not the federal government.