South Korea Fines Bithumb over Misrouted Overseas User Data
A regulatory probe revealed that Bithumb rerouted user data to BingX instead of the consented Stellar exchange, while also failing to secure explicit consent for AML-driven…
Bitcoin Slides Below $63,000 as AI and Chip Rally Wobbles
As the tech sector's AI-driven momentum slows down, digital assets are decoupling from geopolitical headlines to follow macroeconomic liquidity and institutional demand proxies.
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MoonPay Acquires AI Accounting Startup Entendre to Automate B2B FinOps
MoonPay has acquired AI accounting startup Entendre to build out an automated, agentic back-office financial operations layer.
Advanced Crypto Clipper Leverages Tor and Worm-Like Propagation for Persistence
Blending financially motivated clipboard theft with advanced backdoor functionality, the newly identified CryptoBandits malware utilizes hidden-service command-and-control servers to evade traditional enterprise defenses.
Michael Saylor Pitches Bitcoin as Foundation of Digital Capitalism at BTC Prague 2026
Moving past the digital gold narrative, Strategy’s Executive Chairman presented a structural layout for tokenized credit, equity, and yield built entirely on a Bitcoin standard.
Anthropic’s Mythos-Class AI Launches Fuel Systemic Security Fears Across Crypto Market
While Anthropic locks down its most powerful model behind government-vetted programs, an older generation model already cracked Zcash’s privacy protocol, leaving Web3 developers racing against autonomous…
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Kraken Unlocks SpaceX IPO Access via Tokenized xStocks Platform
Kraken will distribute 1:1 asset-backed SPCXx tokens, allowing users in over 110 markets to trade Elon Musk's aerospace giant before and after its public debut.
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Sheds $528 Million, Recording Second-Largest Daily Outflow
Nearing an all-time record, a massive single-day redemption across spot Bitcoin ETFs forced issuers into mechanical liquidations, pulling the collective vehicle down by $733 million as…
OpenZeppelin Co-Founder Declares ‘All of DeFi’ Unsafe, Citing AI-Driven Exploit Asymmetry
Manuel Aráoz warns that advanced AI coding agents have broken the balance of smart contract security, rendering even blue-chip protocols inherently unsafe.
Coinbase Expands Derivatives Suite with Thematic Perps for AI, China, and Defense Indexes
Blurring the lines between crypto rails and traditional finance, Coinbase's upcoming thematic contracts will allow 24/7 trading on major macroeconomic sectors using MarketVector index data.