Australian Prime Minister Warns of AI’s "Furious Pace" and Urges Global Cooperation After OpenAI Agent Breaches Government Website

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese issued a stark warning to the international community regarding the accelerating evolution of artificial intelligence, describing its pace as "furious" and emphasizing the urgent need…

Bitget CEO Alleges North Korean Hackers Behind $351.6 Million Security Breach, Citing VPN Links and Past Attack Patterns

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitget has suffered a significant security breach resulting in the theft of an estimated $351.6 million, with CEO Gracy Chen publicly stating that preliminary findings suggest North Korean…

Digital Asset Treasury Model Faces Steep Decline as Premiums Evaporate, Report Finds

The once-heralded digital asset treasury (DAT) model, which saw public companies accumulate significant cryptocurrency holdings, has largely lost its early strategic advantage, with most firms in this sector no longer…

HIFI raises $37M to expand stablecoin payments, tokenized markets

Stablecoin infrastructure specialist HIFI has successfully closed a Series A funding round, securing $37 million in capital. The investment, spearheaded by Left Lane Capital, arrives at a pivotal moment when…

Bitcoin’s ‘last resort’ quantum-safe solution just got 79% cheaper: StarkWare

This significant breakthrough emerged from the "Quantum-Safe Bitcoin Optimization Challenge," where a diverse group of participants, including developers, researchers, and even AI agents, collaborated to dramatically reduce the GPU computation…

SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda Reveals Agency Dropped Crypto Cases to Facilitate "180-Degree Change" in Rulemaking

Mark Uyeda, who temporarily held the position of acting chair for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) before Paul Atkins’ formal confirmation, has disclosed that the agency unilaterally ceased…

Bank-Level Safeguards Could Unlock Widespread Stablecoin Adoption for U.S. Cross-Border Transactions, Visa Survey Reveals

A recent survey commissioned by Visa indicates that the provision of robust bank-level fraud protection and deposit insurance could dramatically accelerate the adoption of stablecoins for cross-border transactions among U.S.…

European Financial Supervisors Issue Stark Warning: Quantum Computing Threatens Blockchain Cryptography and Global Financial Stability

European Union financial supervisors delivered a significant warning Wednesday, highlighting that rapid advancements in quantum computing pose a credible threat to the foundational cryptography securing blockchains and, by extension, critical…

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Emerges as Frontrunner for Trump’s AI Czar Amid "AI Force" Plans and Mounting Technology Concerns

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is reportedly under consideration to become former President Donald Trump’s next artificial intelligence (AI) czar, a development that follows Trump’s recent announcement of plans for…

US Commodities Regulator Sounds Alarm on Manipulation Risks in Prediction Markets Tied to Individual Conduct, Issuing Stricter Guidance for Exchanges

The US commodities regulator has issued a significant warning regarding prediction market contracts predicated on an individual’s words or actions, signaling a heightened risk of manipulation within this burgeoning sector.…