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Key Highlights Donald Trump named Kristin Johnson, Steven Levine, Nathan Anonick and Matthew Rowland for potential posts at the SEC and CFTC. Johnson and Levine are being recommended for the Securities and Exchange Commission, while Anonick and Rowland are being recommended for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. All four nominations require favorable Senate votes as ...
Key Highlights Kraken amended Nakamoto’s $165 million USDT credit facility on November 12, 2026. The debt is now split into $105 million due June 30, 2027, and $60 million due December 4, 2027. Eligible collateral now includes the net value of Nakamoto’s Bitcoin derivatives positions with Payward Oceanic Ltd. Kraken Restructures Nakamoto’s $165 Million Bitcoin-Backed ...
Key Highlights pi402 uses Lightning Labs’ L402 protocol to let coding agents pay for AI inference automatically through HTTP 402 responses and Lightning invoices. Aperture, Lightmeter, and the Wavelength wallet handle access control, usage metering, and payments without requiring users to operate Lightning nodes or manage payment channels. The demonstration pricing is approximately $0.375 per ...
Key Highlights: Stacks Bond 2 sold out after attracting 505 BTC, offering an annualized yield target of around 3% paid in BTC. Approximately 483 BTC entered through Stacking DAO’s liquid-staking product, stBTC, making it the primary driver of demand. Across Bond 2 and the Genesis Bond, 735 BTC has entered Bitcoin staking on Stacks, alongside ...
Key Highlights The U.S. Department of Justice says North Korea uses cryptocurrency theft to finance its government and illicit weapons program. Federal agents seized cloud infrastructure linked to FaceStealer, a North Korean hacking campaign that the FBI says stole more than $400 million in cryptocurrency in 18 months. FaceStealer uses fake Zoom- or Microsoft Teams-style ...
Key Highlights FaceStealer targeted crypto, Web3 and open-source software communities through fraudulent video-conferencing sessions. Investigators seized more than 900 webcam recordings secretly captured from victims. The U.S. Department of Justice froze more than $1.2 billion in digital assets linked to North Korean actors and the Binance theft. FaceStealer Operation Targeted North Korean Hacking Groups An ...
Key Highlights: A lawsuit names Anthropic PBC, Google LLC, Meta Platforms, OpenAI Group and entities tied to SpaceX Super Intelligence as defendants. The plaintiffs are seeking an injunction to halt development of AI models more capable than current frontier systems. The case relies on California’s Unfair Competition Law and public nuisance claims, while a separate ...
Key Highlights US authorities seized cloud infrastructure linked to the FaceStealer campaign in an operation separate from the Binance investigation. Attackers used deepfake videos and pre-recorded footage during video calls to impersonate people trusted by their targets. The campaign allegedly stole more than $400 million in crypto assets over 18 months and targeted cryptocurrency, Web3 ...
Key Highlights Binance is replenishing its emergency reserve, SAFU, to approximately $1 billion. The exchange says it has covered approximately 98% of the assets affected by the attack. A new zero-knowledge Proof of Reserves record is being prepared, while withdrawals will reopen in stages. Binance Replenishes SAFU Reserve After Attack Binance has committed to replenishing ...
Key Highlights: Companies in the prediction-market sector compete for users, trading volume, liquidity and market share. Donald Trump Jr. previously received an equity stake in Kalshi reportedly valued at about $300,000 when he joined the company as a strategic adviser. Democratic lawmakers are challenging prediction markets and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s defense of sports-related ...
Key Highlights Operation TorNado led to 132 arrests in the United States and additional arrests across Europe. Authorities seized about 5.7 metric tons of drugs, including a significant amount of fentanyl, along with 209 firearms. Investigators confiscated $166 million in US assets and more than €60 million in European cash and cryptocurrency. Operation TorNado Targets ...
Key Highlights Beam ($BEAM) gained 225.07% over 90 days, far exceeding Bitcoin’s 13.81% increase. Quant, Midnight, and Raydium also more than doubled in value during the period. Other major outperformers included Stacks, NEAR Protocol, Pieverse, Arbitrum, Zcash, LayerZero, Uniswap, and Injective. Beam Leads Altcoin Gains Over Bitcoin Beam ($BEAM) recorded the strongest 90-day performance among ...