Biggest crypto gainers since OpenAI fired and rehired Sam Altman
The news of firing and rehiring Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, the company behind the artificial intelligence (AI) program that created ChatGPT, caused shockwaves this last week, leading to surges and dips in both the stock market and the crypto currency world. Several crypto assets experienced notable gains in the period when the saga of Altman’s job status was unfolding, according to a post by CoinGecko on X on November 23. The crypto data platform noted that: “Akash Network (AKT) took the lead, soaring by 61.1% from $1.02 to $1.65 on Nov 23, 2023. It peaked at 80.4% on Nov 20, reaching $1.85.” Biggest gainers during Altman’s firing and rehiring by OpenAI. Source: CoinGecko Notably, on November 20, 2023, 9 out of 11 AI tokens experienced their peak, with gains ranging from 19.3% to 80.4%. This surge occurred shortly after Microsoft’s (NASDAQ: MSFT) announcement that Altman, Brockman, and their colleagues would be joining to spearhead a new AI research team. Biggest gainers...