OpenAI Chief Scientist Warns AI Labs May Need to Slow Down
Jakub Pachocki is calling for mandatory safety standards as OpenAI finds it harder to monitor advanced AI models’ reasoning. Original and detailed news is here: Read More
Brazilian Banks Expand Crypto Offerings as Regulation Takes Hold
Itaú, Nubank, and Banco do Brasil now sell more than a dozen tokens each to retail clients, even as none of them touch crypto with their own balance sheet. Original and detailed news is here: Read More
Will the Crypto Trenches Show Up for Hunter Biden’s Meme Coin?
Biden’s LAPTOP meme coin drops this week. Most crypto traders out there so far don’t seem too enthused. Original and detailed news is here: Read More
Liquid Hackers Return $270M in Bitcoin After Swiping $320 Million
Nearly 600 BTC remains outstanding after Blockstream told the actors in an on-chain message that Liquid’s bridge nodes had been patched. Original and detailed news is here: Read More
Middle East Crypto Activity Triples to $350 Billion Amid Ongoing Conflict, Report Finds
The Iran conflict has increased demand for digital assets to preserve and transfer wealth, while Gulf crypto businesses have kept operating through disruption, the Bitcoin Policy Institute says. Original and detailed news is here: Read More
Malone Lam Faces Plea Hearing Over $245M Bitcoin Theft
A plea agreement hearing in Lam’s case is set for Tuesday in Washington, nearly two years after his arrest in Miami. Original and detailed news is here: Read More
Polish prosecutors charge fifth suspect in a massive crypto probe
BitBay became Zondacrypto in 2021. The exchange stopped trading in April after customers faced frozen withdrawals and estimated losses of at least $94 million. Original and detailed news is here: Read More
Bitcoin Starts the Week Flat, But Chainlink Is Flying—Here’s Why
LINK hit an eight-month high after Bottomline, a top-three SWIFT services provider moving $16 trillion a year, tapped Chainlink to connect 600-plus banks to blockchain settlement. Original and detailed news is here: Read More
Ethereum Proposal Would Let Users Pay Gas Without Holding ETH
EIP-8141 has been a draft since January, and its authors pitch it first as a defense against quantum computers. Original and detailed news is here: Read More
Ethereum commits to letting users pay gas fees without having to hold ETH
The Frame Transactions feature was locked into the Hegotá upgrade last month, and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says the work has moved quickly since. Original and detailed news is here: Read More