Australia asks OpenAI, Anthropic chiefs to Senate inquiry on rogue hack: Report NewA rogue OpenAI research agent bypassed blocks on the Australian government health-data portal, accessing non-public files in June.
Riot Platforms repays $200M credit facility, releases collateral NewThe Bitcoin miner has continued to expand its data-center business as well.
Saylor outlines ‘bill of digital rights’ to help build prosperity in future economy NewOur ambition should be to “enable 10 million new companies to raise capital,” Strategy’s executive chairman Michael Saylor wrote in an essay.
Kalshi loses appeal, setting up potential Supreme Court caseThe 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against prediction market Kalshi, siding with Ohio and Tennessee on regulating sports-event contracts under state laws.
Here’s what happened in crypto todayNeed to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to leave post on Oct. 2Peirce, known as “Crypto Mom,” served on the SEC for about eight years, including as director of the Crypto Task Force.
CFTC sues Cash FX, alleges $950M crypto-linked forex schemeThe CFTC claimed that Cash FX engaged in minimal forex trading and misappropriated most of the participant funds.
BRICS to Promote National Currencies Before Issuing Common OneThe BRICS bloc is now focused on expanding the use of the currencies of its members, according to the representative of one of them. The establishment of a single currency for the group is not an immediate task at this point in time, the diplomat indicated in an interview. Wider Use of National Fiats of…
‘Evil Crypto’ Can Be Used in Foreign Trade, Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister SaysCryptocurrency may be bad for investors but it can be useful in international settlements, according to a top government official in Moscow. Russian authorities intend to set up a special committee that would issue permits to operators employing crypto in foreign trade transactions, he indicated. Russia Plans to ‘Experiment’ With Cross-Border Crypto Payments Amid Sanctions…
Syria Urges BRICS to Lead in Ditching Dollar, Talks Yuan Adoption With ChinaBRICS nations can lead efforts to abandon the U.S. dollar in international settlements, according to President Bashar Assad of Syria. At a meeting with China’s top diplomat for the region, the leader of the war-torn Middle Eastern country called for using the Chinese yuan for cross-border trade. Economic Clash With West Requires Discarding Dollar, BRICS…
Robert Kiyosaki Says Regional Banks Are Being Wiped Out — Calls Fed ‘Criminal’Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki says the Fed is wiping out regional banks by supporting only big banks, like JPMorgan Chase. Stating that the Fed “is criminal,” he warned that its actions “will bring down” the United States. Robert Kiyosaki Says the Fed Is Criminal The author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, Robert…
Russian Official Expects Agreement on BRICS Currency This YearThe chairman of the State Duma Committee on the Financial Market says that an agreement on the BRICS currency can be reached in 2023 as BRICS nations ramp up their de-dollarization efforts to shift away from U.S. dollar reliance. “By linking its economy and currency to politics, the U.S. is practically undermining the foundations of…
Meme Coin PEPE Surges by 152% This Week, Now the Fifth-Largest Meme Token by Market CapPepe (PEPE), the meme coin featuring the popular character Pepe the Frog, has experienced a significant surge in value in the past week, rising by 152.9% against the U.S. dollar. Recent statistics indicate that PEPE’s market capitalization has surged from $141 million on April 22 to a current valuation of $303 million. PEPE Jumps 99%…
NFT Sales Drop for Second Consecutive Month After Record-Breaking Start to 2023Sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have declined by 5.76% over the past 30 days, according to the latest NFT sales statistics. The data reveals that the sales figure stood at $732.13 million in April, which is $44.75 million lower than the $776.88 million recorded in March. NFT Sales Decline by 5.76% in April, Ethereum Dominates,…
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set To Hit An All-Time HighIt’s gotten even harder to mine Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is set to exceed the 40 trillion mark for the first time this weekend. According to on-chain data, the mining difficulty will increase by an estimated 10% from 39.16 trillion to 43.2 trillion. Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set For Record Levels The mining difficulty expresses the…- Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set To Hit An All-Time HighIt’s gotten even harder to mine Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s mining difficulty is set to exceed the 40 trillion mark for the first time this weekend. According to on-chain data, the mining difficulty will increase by an estimated 10% from 39.16 trillion to 43.2 trillion. Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Set For Record Levels The mining difficulty expresses the…
Top 5 Cryptos Seen To Explode In Price In The Final Days Of FebruaryAt the time of writing, the market for cryptos was shaken by major coins plummeting to weekly support ranges. However, although it seems that sentiment is still negative with major digital currency assets losing a good percentage in their values, some are glowing in green in almost all time frames, according to Coingecko. These five…- Top 5 Cryptos Seen To Explode In Price In The Final Days Of FebruaryAt the time of writing, the market for cryptos was shaken by major coins plummeting to weekly support ranges. However, although it seems that sentiment is still negative with major digital currency assets losing a good percentage in their values, some are glowing in green in almost all time frames, according to Coingecko. These five…
Polygon (MATIC) Tops List Among ETH Whales Ahead Of zkEVM LaunchThe Polygon network will launch its Zero Knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine Beta by March. The community has been anticipating this launch as part of the significant upcoming development of Polygon. Also, its hype has helped push MATIC with an impressive performance over the past 30 days. Related Reading: Bitcoin Attracting Banks: Study Shows Over 130…- Polygon (MATIC) Tops List Among ETH Whales Ahead Of zkEVM LaunchThe Polygon network will launch its Zero Knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine Beta by March. The community has been anticipating this launch as part of the significant upcoming development of Polygon. Also, its hype has helped push MATIC with an impressive performance over the past 30 days. Related Reading: Bitcoin Attracting Banks: Study Shows Over 130…
How These Whitehat Hackers Helped Oasis Network Get Back $140 Million In Stolen CryptoAccording to a recent announcement by Oasis Network on February 24th, the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform had collaborated with whitehat hackers to recover funds that had been stolen from Solana’s Wormhole bridge. On February 2nd, Wormhole had been hacked, and it was estimated that around $326 million worth of cryptocurrency had been stolen, with the…
Grayscale Seeks Income Fund as Zcash ETF Assets Near $1 Billion NewTLDR: The proposed Zcash ETF would use options on ZEC exchange-traded products, including ZCSH, to seek income paid every two weeks. Grayscale says the fund would hold no ZEC directly; selling call options could limit its gains if the underlying Zcash product rises sharply. ZCSH held about $996 million in assets on Sept. 25, but…
China Considers Nvidia Chip Approval for ByteDance and Alibaba NewTLDR: Nvidia chip approval remains unconfirmed: MIIT reportedly told some firms Beijing plans to approve purchases, while Reuters said it could not verify the report. The RTX Pro 5500 is a workstation-focused chip with fewer high-speed links and less fast memory than Nvidia’s leading data center products, The Information reported. ByteDance reportedly weighs an order…
Dogecoin ETF Inflows Break January Record as Grayscale Leads Buying NewTLDR: Dogecoin ETF inflows reached $2.89 million in the week ended September 25, surpassing the previous weekly high of $2.59 million set in January. Grayscale’s GDOG received all $806,060 in Friday inflows and held $13.87 million in assets, about 81% of the group’s reported total. The weekly record arrived in three sessions, while DOGE ETF…
Why Solana Is Pumping: Alpenglow Upgrade and Record ETF Inflows Drive Rally NewTLDR: Alpenglow replaces Solana’s consensus engine, cutting transaction finality to about 150 milliseconds. Solana’s fault tolerance threshold rises from 33 percent to 40 percent under the Alpenglow upgrade. US Solana ETFs posted $188.21 million in weekly inflows, their largest total since launching. Bitwise’s BSOL fund led ETF inflows with $128.46 million, favored for its SOL…
CLARITY Act Delay Leaves Crypto Rules Moving Through Agencies NewTLDR: A prediction-market contract put the CLARITY Act near 14% odds of becoming law in 2026 before the September 15 vote; that was not a 12-month forecast. The CFTC’s September 24 FAQ update clarified tokenized forms of already-permitted customer-fund investments and blockchain-based recordkeeping, without widening eligible assets. The SEC’s five-year conditional exemption covers certain permissioned…
Vitalik Buterin Maps Ethereum’s Evolution Into a Cryptographic World Computer NewTLDR: PeerDAS, live since Fusaka in December 2025, lets nodes sample blob data instead of downloading every blob. Hegotá, expected in 2027, could be Ethereum’s last broadly familiar fork before deeper cryptographic redesign. EIP-7805 adds validator-backed inclusion lists to curb censorship by individual block builders in Hegotá. Ethereum targets 2029 for core post-quantum infrastructure, alongside…
Key Economic Reports and Earnings to Watch This Week: Jobs, Inflation, and Micron (MU) Results NewMarkets brace for September jobs data, PCE inflation report, and earnings from Micron (MU), Nike (NKE), CarMax, and Accenture in a pivotal week for investors. The post Key Economic Reports and Earnings to Watch This Week: Jobs, Inflation, and Micron (MU) Results appeared first on Blockonomi.
Tether stops fighting freedom of information request, allows disclosure of reserve dataStablecoin firm Tether said on June 15 that it has released reserve data after ending a legal fight to keep that information private. Tether drops fight against CoinDesk Tether said that it previously reported certain data to the New York Attorney General’s Office (NYAG) as part of its settlement obligations in 2021. The stablecoin firm…
BlackRock files for spot Bitcoin ETF; Coinbase to serve as custodian for BTC holdingsBlackRock, one of the world’s largest asset managers, has filed plans with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to create a spot Bitcoin ETF through its iShares subsidiary. The news comes after reports earlier in the day that the investment giant, which has more than $9 trillion in assets under management, was close to filing…
Texas regulator says Abra secretly moved funds to Binance, has been insolvent for monthsThe Texas State Securities Board filed an emergency cease and desist order on June 15 against the cryptocurrency lending firm Abra. In its order, the regulator said, based on its investigations, it found that Abra and related parties committed fraud and made misleading statements. The regulator said Abra made misleading statements by suggesting it was…
Binance.US reportedly cuts 50 staff following SEC chargesBinance.US, the American counterpart of Binance, has laid off about 50 staff members across its legal, compliance, and risk departments., Reuters reported June 15. Two Binance.US employees, who have not been identified, disclosed a “round of layoffs” on LinkedIn and said that they were leaving the company. Binance.US has not officially announced the staff cuts.…
Do Kwon’s detention extended six months by Montenegrin courtA Montenegro court has extended Do Kwon’s detention by six months as he awaits trial for potential extradition, Agence France Presse reported Thursday. The former Terraform Labs CEO has been in custody in Montenegro since late March following his arrest at Podgorica Airport in the nation’s capital for allegedly carrying forged travel documents. He faces…
Prosecutors withdraw 5 charges against Sam Bankman-Fried to ensure trial proceeds on scheduleDisgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s attempt to strike some of the accusations from his charge sheet may have backfired after prosecutors requested the court “sever” five of the newer charges from the case. New York federal prosecutors made the request in a letter addressed to presiding Judge Lewis Kaplan filed on June 15. The withdrawn…
Marathon Digital issues fraudulent activity alert over fake Russian stock certificates and other related scamsMarathon Digital Holdings has issued a public warning about fraudulent activities conducted under its brand name, disclosing in a June 15 press release that it had detected a series of fraudulent websites, apps, and communications falsely claiming to be associated with Marathon. According to Marathon, such fraudulent activities include deceptive communications by individuals pretending to be…
Bitget Raises Hack Estimate To $387.5M And Sets Withdrawal Restart Plan NewTL;DR Bitget has increased the confirmed value of assets transferred to attacker-controlled addresses from $351.6 million to about $387.5 million. The exchange says the underlying vulnerability has been identified and remediated. Withdrawals are scheduled to return in stages beginning with Bitcoin on September 28 and continuing through October 2. Bitget has published a substantial update…
Socure Brings AI Identity Checks To Circle’s Arc Onramp NewTL;DR Socure has integrated its RiskOS identity and fraud platform into the Arc Onramp experience. The system is designed to verify users and make fraud decisions as they move from fiat currency into USDC through applications built on Arc. The integration adds a compliance layer to Circle’s institution-focused blockchain without moving identity data directly into…
Mantle Says Tokenized Asset Count Has Jumped From 71 To 1,473 This Year NewTL;DR Mantle says the number of tokenized assets on its network has climbed to 1,473 from 71 at the start of 2026. Distributed Asset Value has reached about $476 million, up roughly 110% over the past 30 days. The network now hosts tokenized equities, ETFs, stablecoins and other real-world assets from several major issuers. Mantle…
US Charges Man After Crypto Scam Wallets Received More Than $53MTL;DR U.S. prosecutors have charged a Vietnamese national with money laundering tied to alleged cryptocurrency “pig butchering” schemes. Prosecutors say wallets controlled by the defendant received roughly $53.3 million linked to fraud schemes targeting U.S. victims. One victim allegedly transferred about $16 million after being directed to a fake crypto investment platform. U.S. prosecutors have…
Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger To Step Down In OctoberTL;DR Blockchain Association CEO Summer Mersinger will step down on October 16 and remain as an adviser through the end of 2026. Founding leader Kristin Smith will return as interim CEO from October 17. The leadership change comes during an unusually active period for U.S. digital-asset legislation and regulation. One of Washington’s most influential crypto…
KelpDAO Sues LayerZero Over $292M rsETH Bridge ExploitTL;DR Evercrest Technologies, the company behind KelpDAO, has filed a civil claim against LayerZero entities and co-founder Bryan Pellegrino. The lawsuit concerns the April exploit that drained 116,500 rsETH, worth about $292 million at the time. KelpDAO alleges LayerZero reviewed and endorsed the bridge configuration later blamed for the attack; those claims have not been…
Strategy Wants To Pay Preferred Stock Dividends Every DayTL;DR Strategy is asking shareholders to approve daily dividend record dates for STRC, STRD, STRF and STRK. The proposed change would alter payment frequency without changing dividend rates or increasing total regular dividend obligations. Shareholders are expected to vote on the amendments at a special meeting on October 28. Strategy is proposing an unusual change…
Nigeria SEC declares Binance operations in country illegalThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Nigeria has officially deemed the operations of Binance Nigeria, a subsidiary of the world's largest crypto trading platform Binance, illegal
OECD introduces tax reporting framework for crypto industryOECD unveiled its Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) at the end of a two-day ministerial-level meeting of its council held between June 7 and 8
Crypto trading firm moves $9.8m of polygon tokens to Coinbase, Binance, MATIC price tankingChicago-based crypto trading firm, Cumberland, is moving millions worth of Polygon’s native cryptocurrency, MATIC, to Binance and Coinbase
Ethereum futures liquidations soar to 1-month high on OKXThe number of ethereum (ETH) futures contracts liquidated by OKX, a crypto trading platform, is at a 1-month high
DappRadar report: blockchain gaming revenue rose in May as investment soar to $476 millionBlockchain gaming revenue rose 6% in May 2022 despite a contraction in crypto prices. Investment also reached $476 million, data from DappRadar shows
Binance CEO comments on rumors behind crypto market volatilityChangpeng Zhao, the Binance CEO, has commented on recent comments attempting to explain rapid crypto price movements following SEC's lawsuit
AI pioneers, SingularityNET and InQubeta, can be game-changersInQubeta and SingularityNET are AI pioneers and crypto analysts are confident they can be game-changers. The QUBE presale is ongoing and has raised over $340,000
AI Agents Keep Escaping Their Creators' Control—Here's What We Know NewAn OpenAI agent's breach of an Australian government website is the starkest example yet of a pattern building for months—and of how hard autonomous AI is to contain.
Bitcoin's Quantum Problem: Three Ways Researchers Are Trying to Fix It NewThree developments this week—a cost breakthrough, a new privacy design, and a custody playbook—show a field moving from theory to logistics, even as "Q-Day" remains hypotheti
SEC Staff Says Token Buybacks Don't Make Crypto a Security—If the Network Works NewNew SEC staff guidance says announcing a token buyback on a functional network isn't a promise that turns the token into a security, a shift one attorney says makes securities laws look "opt-in."
Bitcoin ETFs Notch Seven-Day Winning Streak as 2026 Flows Turn GreenBitcoin ETFs have drawn nearly $3 billion over seven straight sessions, erasing post-Clarity Act losses and pushing 2026 flows back into positive territory.
How Crypto Stopped Waiting for Congress and Learned to Love the RegulatorsAfter the Clarity Act failed in the Senate, the SEC, CFTC, and the Fed moved within days to write crypto's rules themselves. Will it be enough?
AI Agents Are Racing to Make Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Cheap—And WinningAn open competition run by StarkWare, Yukon Research, and Eigen Labs drove the estimated cost of building a quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction from about $320 to roughly $67, with AI models topping the leaderboards.
Google Just Made Free 1080p AI Video Generation Available to AnyoneGoogle Vids now lets any Google account holder generate free HD AI video using Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash, with new scene, timing, and watermark controls.
Dexalot Launches First Central Limit Order Book Subnet on Avalanche with $1M+ in IncentivesDexalot’s novel infrastructure enables users to access a decentralized trading protocol with a centralized exchange experience.Dexalot, a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange has launched on an Avalanche Subnet, marking a new milestone in the evolution of decentralized trading protocols.The Dexalot Subnet aims to replicate the user experience of a centralized exchange (CEX) without compromising on decentralization and…
Intain Launches Avalanche Subnet to Usher in New Era for Multi-Trillion Dollar Securitized…Intain Launches Avalanche Subnet to Usher in New Era for Multi-Trillion Dollar Securitized Finance MarketIntainMARKETS’ Subnet Facilitates Efficient, Cost Effective, and Transparent End-to-End Asset Issuance, Investment, and Administration.Intain Inc., a leading structured finance platform, has launched IntainMARKETS, a marketplace for tokenized asset-backed securities built as an Avalanche Subnet. By launching as a Subnet, IntainMARKETS aims to…
Avalanche Explorer Gets a Brand New Upgrade for All P-Chain DataThe new tool pulls up-to-the-second data on validators, rewards, Subnets, and more.Ava Labs has launched a brand new explorer for Avalanche’s P-Chain, providing deeper visibility into all P-Chain activities from staking to granular transaction details. As one of three main chains in Avalanche’s Primary Network, the P-Chain maintains validators and empowers builders to launch Subnets. The…
Avalanche Park X Ed Balloon Concert Series to Launch in DTLA in February with Emerging NFT ArtistsThe inaugural event offers a new way to experience music through Web3, giving fans NFT-gated access benefits and digitally stamping music on Avalanche.On February 23 in Downtown Los Angeles, the Avalanche Park x Ed Balloon concert series will open with a show at WisdomeLA, an immersive art and entertainment park that has geodesic domes with…
Developer Spotlight: Usman Asim has Big Plans for Rust and ZKs on AvalancheThe Chainstack Dev plans to run his own dApp on the VM once production-ready, ideally on an Avalanche Subnet.The tech Usman Asim needed for his dApp didn’t quite exist. He had a big idea, but also a problem set without a clear solution.He needed a blockchain with leading speed, decentralization, and flexibility. He needed the…
- Grayscale Seeks Income Fund as Zcash ETF Assets Near $1 BillionTLDR: The proposed Zcash ETF would use options on ZEC exchange-traded products, including ZCSH, to seek income paid every two weeks. Grayscale says the fund would hold no ZEC directly; selling call options could limit its gains if the underlying Zcash product rises sharply. ZCSH held about $996 million in assets on Sept. 25, but…
- China Considers Nvidia Chip Approval for ByteDance and AlibabaTLDR: Nvidia chip approval remains unconfirmed: MIIT reportedly told some firms Beijing plans to approve purchases, while Reuters said it could not verify the report. The RTX Pro 5500 is a workstation-focused chip with fewer high-speed links and less fast memory than Nvidia’s leading data center products, The Information reported. ByteDance reportedly weighs an order…
- AI Agents Keep Escaping Their Creators' Control—Here's What We KnowAn OpenAI agent's breach of an Australian government website is the starkest example yet of a pattern building for months—and of how hard autonomous AI is to contain.
- Bitcoin's Quantum Problem: Three Ways Researchers Are Trying to Fix ItThree developments this week—a cost breakthrough, a new privacy design, and a custody playbook—show a field moving from theory to logistics, even as "Q-Day" remains hypotheti
- Dogecoin ETF Inflows Break January Record as Grayscale Leads BuyingTLDR: Dogecoin ETF inflows reached $2.89 million in the week ended September 25, surpassing the previous weekly high of $2.59 million set in January. Grayscale’s GDOG received all $806,060 in Friday inflows and held $13.87 million in assets, about 81% of the group’s reported total. The weekly record arrived in three sessions, while DOGE ETF…
- Why Solana Is Pumping: Alpenglow Upgrade and Record ETF Inflows Drive RallyTLDR: Alpenglow replaces Solana’s consensus engine, cutting transaction finality to about 150 milliseconds. Solana’s fault tolerance threshold rises from 33 percent to 40 percent under the Alpenglow upgrade. US Solana ETFs posted $188.21 million in weekly inflows, their largest total since launching. Bitwise’s BSOL fund led ETF inflows with $128.46 million, favored for its SOL…
- SEC Staff Says Token Buybacks Don't Make Crypto a Security—If the Network WorksNew SEC staff guidance says announcing a token buyback on a functional network isn't a promise that turns the token into a security, a shift one attorney says makes securities laws look "opt-in."
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