{"id":"tp-18339","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Elon Musk Once Backed an OpenAI ICO Plan During Early Crypto Boom, Internal Notes Reveal","author":"Riza Dagoc","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/18339","datePublished":"2026-01-17T10:05:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-01-17T10:05:00.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Internal notes from early discussions between Elon Musk and the founders of OpenAI reveal that Musk briefly supported the idea of using an initial coin offering (ICO) to fund the organization, before abandoning the pl…","section":"Business","references":[]}