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Nvidia on Monday launched the Open Agent Safety Platform, built to solve a problem the AI industry spent this past year discovering the hard way: how do you physically stop an AI agent (a system that can plan, use tools…
The crypto company is seeking a valuation of up to $6 billion, well below its 2022 peak, as recently listed crypto stocks struggle to hold their gains.
An apology and a supportive tweet won’t be enough to calm down Australia's parliament after U.S.-based AI agents hacked their government. Now, its parliament wants a word with the two men steering the world's most power…
Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5.5 on Monday, an upgrade to Sonnet 5 from June. Anthropic says this middle-tier model runs more than 30% faster than its predecessor.
Strive kept its Bitcoin shopping streak alive last week, though its cart was a bit lighter.
Big businesses banking with Citi can now let customers pay in stablecoins without ever holding the tokens themselves.
REXShares and Osprey Funds updated their Staked SEI ETF filing with an October 23 effective date.
U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin Tether is a go-to tool for the Iranian government to bypass sanctions, a new report from a group of Senate Democrats said.
Aiden Pleterski was allegedly behind a crypto Ponzi scheme between 2021 and 2022 that resulted in a kidnapping and related criminal charges.
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With the failed cloture vote on the CLARITY Act, the SEC announced updates on how federal securities laws could apply to token issuers, following similar guidance from the CFTC.
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BGB token price remains below the $2.0-$2.20 resistance belt tied to the falling wedge.
Eligible institutions can pledge Benji-issued fund shares for stablecoin credit lines while keeping the underlying assets in off-exchange custody.
By the end of this quarter, ether.fi will have cut the last structural link between its staking tokens and restaking protocol EigenLayer. Protocol documentation put under 1% of assets still restaked as of August with Ei…
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Fairshake pledged an initial $30 million on media opposing the Democratic candidate in Ohio’s Senate race in what some see as a repeat of spending by the crypto industry in 2024.
Quant price surged over 50% as institutional tokenisation adoption, rising volume and short liquidations accelerated the breakout.
Chainlink released Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) 2.0 on Monday, delivering a major upgrade to its communication and bridging infrastructure that lets different blockchains talk to each other and swap fund…
The Bitcoin rally that sent BTC soaring in August is once again being slowed today by forces largely outside of the crypto market’s control. Bitcoin is currently trading near $83,000, down about 1.8% over 24 hours, afte…
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse rejected the claim that his company controls XRP, saying the assertion is false and is part of why Ripple ended up in a US government court case where it had to prove otherwise.
Michael Saylor's Bitcoin treasury firm bought 1,665 BTC last week, taking its holdings above its previous record to 847,666 BTC.
Strategy acquired 1,665 Bitcoin for approximately $142.7 million between September 21 and 27, bringing its total holdings to 847,666 BTC. The company also repurchased 1.53 million STRC shares for about $151.7 million. D…