🤖 Robot taxes, wealth funds, and rogue AI playbooks

Sam Altman says superintelligence is close enough to need a new social contract — plus BTC reclaims $70K on contrarian bottoming signals, and Dimon warns JPMorgan must move faster on tokenization. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Monday, April 6, 2026 OpenAI CEO urges U.S. to prepare for AI ‘superintelligence’ risks and gains Sam Altman published a 13-page blueprint calling for a new social contract on the scale of the New Deal — including a public wealth fund seeded by AI companies, robot taxes, containment playbooks for rogue AI, and auto-triggering safety nets tied to economic data. He says superintelligence is close enough that capitalism as we know it won't be enough. Read the full story → Markets Bitcoin climbs above $70,000 as more contrarian bottoming signs emerge BTC reclaimed $70K on Monday as ceasefire talks and a 3-to-1 short squeeze fueled the bounce. The Fear and Greed Index remains in extreme fear territory — a reading that has historically preceded rallies within 30 days roughly 60–75% of the time. Read more → Business Jamie Dimon says JPMorgan must move faster as tokenization reshapes finance In his annual shareholder letter, the JPMorgan CEO warned that tokenization, stablecoins and smart contracts are emerging as direct competitors to traditional banking — threatening core fee income and even bank deposits. He said JPMorgan must accelerate its Kinexys and JPM Coin efforts as the shift becomes structural, not cyclical. Read more → Consensus by CoinDesk Join CoinDesk at Consensus Miami, where agentic commerce, crypto at scale, and institutional integration are redefining the future of finance. Save 20% with the code HEADLINES Get your pass → Know someone who should be reading this? Share this newsletter See all of CoinDesk’s newsletters    CoinDesk, Inc., 61 9th Avenue, 5th Floor, New York,NY,10011,USA, Unsubscribe Manage Preferences   Copyright © 2026 CoinDesk, All rights reserved.