Ireland Bars Crypto From State Savings Scheme Targeting $203B in Deposits
Shares, bonds, funds, ETFs and insurance products will qualify for the tax-advantaged accounts, which open next year.
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Crypto.com's Cronos Halts Entire Blockchain After $75M Tectonic Exploit
Some $6 million reached Ethereum before validators froze the chain, stranding the rest on a network that still is not producing blocks.
Ex-White House Teleprompter Operator Fined for Prediction Market Insider Trading
Gabriel Perez used his access to Trump's speeches before delivery to bet on "presidential mention market" contracts, profiting more than $107,500 before the CFTC caught up with him.
Polygon Quietly Patched Security Flaws in Two Hard Forks Before Disclosing Them
The Austin and Kyoto hard forks, deployed quietly on the Bor and Heimdall clients before public disclosure, closed denial-of-service and consensus-hardening flaws that Polygon says were never exploited.
Bitcoin ETFs Snap Nine-Day Inflow Streak as Ethereum Funds Extend Their Run
Spot Bitcoin ETFs shed $201.9 million on Aug. 28, ending a nine-day inflow run, even as Ethereum funds extended a 10-day streak with fresh cash.
Strategy’s Bitcoin Is $2.8 Billion in Profit—Is Saylor Teeing Up a Buy?
A Bitcoin rally to around $79,000 lifted the company's 840,447 BTC roughly $2.8 billion above its cost basis, as Saylor's "We're Back" post fueled speculation that Strategy may resume buying.
After Their AI Models Hacked Real Companies, AI Labs Call for Stronger Cyber Defenses
More than 100 AI, security, finance, and technology organizations want governments and industry to prepare for attacks powered by increasingly capable models.
Bernie Sanders Vows Legislation to 'Stop Flock and AI Mass Surveillance'
The Vermont senator warned that the surveillance company's 120,000-plus AI cameras are pushing the US toward a "surveillance state," adding a prominent voice to a growing bipartisan backlash.
Bitcoin's Oldest Coins Are Waking Up in 2026 at a Pace Rarely Seen
Galaxy Research shows coins untouched for 10-plus years moving at an unusual pace in 2026, with six ancient wallets shifting $40 million in a single 10-day stretch this month.
BitGo Buys NYDIG's Institutional Trading Arm to Beef Up Derivatives and Financing
The roughly $42.5 million cash-and-stock deal adds derivatives, structured products and capital-markets capabilities, while letting NYDIG focus on its power and data-center business.
Bitcoin Rally Stalls, But Long-Term Sentiment Remains Bullish
BTC gave back some of its gains after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh talked tough on inflation, but prediction market traders are still leaning bullish.
Meta Tests Robots to Handle Data Center Work
The company says it needs more skilled workers as its AI infrastructure expands, but employees fear automation could reduce or eliminate some roles.
XRP Treasury Company Gets One Step Closer to Listing on Nasdaq
Evernorth has gained SEC clearance, teeing up a shareholder vote on its Nasdaq listing—while the firm's XRP stash sits well below what it paid for it.
US Cities Eye AI Data Center Limits as Study Flags Water Risks
Austin is the latest city to consider restrictions as communities challenge the water and electricity demands of AI infrastructure.
Solana Will Now Print Less SOL as Disinflation Vote Passes in Dramatic Fashion
The "Double Disinflation" proposal squeaked through by a razor-thin margin after Kraken nearly sank it, while a separate fee-burning measure failed.
Fed Chair Warsh Calls AI a 'Hinge Point in History'—4 Key Things He Said
Fed Chair Warsh devoted a full section of his speech today at Jackson Hole to AI's weight on the economy. Here are the biggest takeaways.
Charles Schwab Expands Crypto Trading Beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum
The brokerage will expand Schwab Crypto trading to Solana, Avalanche, and Chainlink, but has not given a launch date for the three tokens.
Bitcoin Miner IREN Shares Fall as AI Conversion Costs Mount
AI cloud revenue topped Bitcoin mining for the first time as IREN accelerated its data center conversion.
Bitcoin Traders Watch Fed Chair Warsh for Clues—And Get Nothing
Fed Chair Warsh's first Jackson Hole keynote doubled down on giving markets zero rate hints as inflation runs hot and Bitcoin traders wait on September's call.
Ethereum ETFs Take $226M in a Day, Almost Matching Bitcoin's Haul
Nine straight sessions have brought in $1.4 billion, with Thursday marking the funds' strongest day in 10 months.