God told them to sell crypto. Their investors lost everything.

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What happened

This article was produced in partnership with Type Investigations and with support from the Fund for Investigative Journalism.

When Eli Regalado first heard God speak to him, he wondered whether he was hallucinating.

Key facts

  • When Eli Regalado first heard God speak to him, he wondered whether he was hallucinating.
  • Reported by MIT Tech Review and published Thu, 10 Sep 2026 09:00:00 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

What to watch next

  • Availability, pricing and rollout regions
  • Independent testing or verification of the claims made
  • Responses from regulators and competing platforms

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

  1. God told them to sell crypto. Their investors lost everything.

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  6. The Download: a “God-driven” cryptocurrency and a solar engineering roadmap

Sources

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