AI has not triggered DeFi ‘hackpocalypse,’ Dragonfly partner says
Total value stolen and median hack size are declining compared to 2025, signaling that the AI hacking apocalypse was a false alarm, argued Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi.
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Bitcoin's BIP-110 sparked a fight over who gets to decide the future of Bitcoin
Bitcoin has experienced exchange collapses, government crackdowns and community debates over how the network should scale. However, one proposal aimed at restricting certain types of data stored on the blockchain has be…
Hobby-level miner bags $200K solo BTC block with budget Bitaxe rig
A solo Bitcoin miner secured a $200,000 block reward with a budget mining rig, pushing payouts to hobby-level miners to $4.7 million for the past year.
U.S. June CPI fell 0.4%, likely cooling move toward Fed rate hikes
U.S. inflation in June came in far softer than forecast, likely putting on hold what were fast-rising expectations for imminent Federal Reserve rate hikes.
South Korea to test tokenized government bonds with CBDC in 2027
South Korea will test tokenized government bonds linked to the Bank of Korea’s wholesale CBDC system in 2027 as token securities rules take effect.
Bitcoin bear market will bottom when two-month RSI metric hits zero, trader predicts
Bitcoin RSI continued to copy previous bear markets as a trader predicted that historical BTC price bottom signals would "happen again" in 2026.
US government moves $297M in seized Bitcoin, Ether to Coinbase Prime
The transfers have raised questions over Trump’s Bitcoin reserve pledge, though deposits to Coinbase Prime do not confirm an impending sale.
Live updates: Bitcoin holds $62,600 as the Iran conflict reignites and CPI looms
Bitcoin traded near $62,600 on Tuesday, down 0.3% over 24 hours and roughly flat on the week, per CoinDesk data. The market is steady on the surface but the macro backdrop underneath it has turned.
White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt to report for military training: Report
Patrick Witt, the White House’s pointman on the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, is taking a leave of absence at the end of July for several months of military training, Crypto In America reported.
Thai scammer's $122M wallet, Japan embraces crypto credit: Asia Express
Bitcoin backed mortgages and stablecoin yield are hot topics in Japan right now, as Hyundai experiments with Avalanche for global stablecoin transfers. Asia Express
Stop Over-Prompting: OpenAI’s New GPT-5.6 Guidelines Change Everything
OpenAI published a new prompting guide for GPT-5.6 Sol, its newly released flagship model, and the main message will feel wrong to anyone who spent the last year writing multi-page system prompts: stop writing so much. …
Claude's Personality Changes Depending on the Model—And the Language You Speak
Claude doesn't behave the same way in every conversation. According to new research published Monday, AI giant Anthropic found its assistant consistently expresses different values depending on both the model users choo…
Democratic Opposition to Clarity Act Grows in Crypto Bill's Do-or-Die Final Weeks
Key Senate Democrats have begun mounting an impassioned case against passage of the Clarity Act in its current form, as the sprawling crypto bill enters a climactic final hurdle.
Binance.US CEO says exchange is rebuilding, eyes return to 20% U.S. market share
Latest developments: CEO Stephen Gregory said Binance.US is focused on growth after what he described as a two-year "hibernation" tied to regulatory issues surrounding the broader Binance brand.
Protesters March on OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind Demanding AI Development Pause
Protesters again took to the streets of San Francisco, marching between the offices of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind, calling for a pause in the development of more powerful AI.
Global law firm launches MiCA compliance tool as crypto companies navigate new EU rules
Reed Smith’s Aquarius platform automates regulatory filings and legal workflows as demand for MiCA compliance tools grows across Europe.
'The Odyssey' Director Chris Nolan: Young Audiences are Rejecting 'AI Slop'
“The Odyssey” director Christopher Nolan famously doesn’t use a smartphone, so it’s perhaps unsurprising that he isn’t on board with the latest tech buzzphrase.
Bitcoin threatens $62K in risk-asset rout as Donald Trump says US will 'run' closed Hormuz Strait
Bitcoin bulls faced an uphill struggle to preserve $62,000 as stocks opened down on Strait of Hormuz rhetoric between the US and Iran.
Bolivia Is Considering Adding Tether's USDT Stablecoin to National Payments System: Report
Bolivia’s economy is stabilizing, and now it is investigating the potential inclusion of Tether’s dollar-backed stablecoin USDT as a form of payment in the nation, according to a local news report from La Razón.
This Is How Much Your Boyfriend Is Spending on AI Girlfriends
People are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on AI girlfriends, and the trend doesn’t show any signs of slowing down.
Bolivia mulls recognizing USDT as payment currency amid dollar shortage
As foreign currency reserves remain under pressure, Bolivia is considering a framework to let the world’s largest stablecoin be used for payments, savings and trade.
Coinbase Ventures tops crypto VC list for H1 2026
Coinbase’s venture capital arm leads 2026 crypto investing even as funding withered and unique investors shied away amid the bear market.
Wall Street transfer agents lobby SEC, warning that third-party tokens pose risks to market integrity
As the competition to tokenize capital markets heats up, the debate over how stocks should move onto blockchain rails is making its way to U.S. regulators.
Bank of Thailand Flags Abnormal Stablecoin Trades in 'Grey Economy' Crackdown
Thailand's central bank has turned data-analytics tools on the country's stablecoin market, scanning high-volume trades for signs of illicit money as part of a widening crackdown on the shadow economy.