Google Previews Crypto Custody Security Service for 2027 Launch
Google’s MPC service is being tested by financial institutions and Alphabet, with commercial availability planned for early 2027.
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Google’s MPC service is being tested by financial institutions and Alphabet, with commercial availability planned for early 2027.
Data incidents at Coinbase, Bithumb, Daishin and Mirae Asset have different confirmed impacts. CZ urges stronger login, withdrawal and anti-phishing controls.
Coinbase says an Amplitude incident affected customer contact data but not funds. A claim that more than 70,000 users were affected remains unconfirmed.
Bithumb is checking whether an internal collaboration-system hack exposed customer data. The exchange says its separate trading network and crypto assets were unaffected.
Predict.fun reports unauthorized transfers of about 400,000 USDT, suspects its API documentation site may have been compromised, and promises reimbursement.
Sean Bowe’s draft would redirect Zcash’s 8% grants subsidy to the NSM reserve, preserving ZCG’s existing treasury and ability to fund new grants.
Jacob Creech invites L1s, L2s and apps to migrate to Solana, arguing that capacity and security are driving consolidation across blockchains.
Arthur Hayes proposes AI compute futures and perpetual swaps based on Flop Network’s prices, while the network and its token remain in development.
S&P Global has completed its OpenZeppelin acquisition, adding smart-contract security expertise after introducing a framework to assess DeFi lending-vault risks.
Vitalik Buterin backs Moonshot’s limits on Kimi K3.1 Pro’s hacking skills, arguing that targeted controls can buy time without restricting who uses AI.
BNB Chain details a new L1 targeting 200ms blocks and using BNB without a new tradable token. BSC stays live, while public testnet and mainnet remain…
Keystone confirms a customer-data breach at its official store and warns of impersonation scams. It says wallet keys and payment details were not exposed.