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# The Signal: AI Giants and Crypto Chaos Spark Power Panic
- URL: https://wire.fourthweb.ai/the-signal-ai-giants-and-crypto-chaos-spark-power-panic/
- Published: 2026-04-13T08:31:32.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-13T13:01:33.000Z
- Description: AI monopolies might soon rival nations in power while South Korea's central bank pushes for crypto kill switches after a massive Bitcoin mishap. Plus ElevenLabs pulls back the curtain on the brutal reality of working at AI unicorns with punishing quotas and endless hour
- Author: Travis Wright
- Tags: daily-signal

AI monopolies might soon rival nations in power while South Korea's central bank pushes for crypto kill switches after a massive Bitcoin mishap. Plus ElevenLabs pulls back the curtain on the brutal reality of working at AI unicorns with punishing quotas and endless hours.

*April 13, 2026 — 641 words / \~4.3 min*

### Stories covered:

1. [South Korea's Central Bank Wants Kill Switches After $60B Bitcoin Blunder](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/south-koreas-central-bank-wants-kill-switches-after-60b-bitcoin-blunder/)
2. [ElevenLabs VP Warns New Hires: Expect Ruthless Quotas and Brutal Hours](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/elevenlabs-vp-warns-new-hires-expect-ruthless-quotas-and-brutal-hours/)
3. [Noah Smith's Math Shows AI Monopolies Could Eclipse Nation-States](https://wire.fourthweb.ai/noah-smiths-math-shows-ai-monopolies-could-eclipse-nation-states/)