According to @CNBC, OpenAI has acquired health-care technology startup Torch, with the report posted on January 12, 2026 (source: CNBC). The source does not provide deal terms, integration plans, or timing, limiting immediate valuation analysis and event-driven positioning (source: CNBC). The report also offers no explicit guidance on impacts to crypto markets or AI-linked tokens, leaving sentiment implications unquantified for now (source: CNBC).