Perplexity Co-Founder: AI Safety Is an Excuse to Lock Down Frontier
Andy Konwinski used Anthropic's Fable 5 debacle as exhibit A in the case against letting a handful of private labs govern who gets to do AI research.
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Inside the Trading Engine Behind ChangeNOW’s ‘Fast, Seamless Swaps’
ChangeNOW CSO Pauline Shangett digs into the infrastructure underpinning the exchange’s simple, streamlined frontend.
Claude Fable 5 Isn't Nerfed. The Router Is Just Paranoid
Did Claude Fable 5 get dumber? Two benchmarks, two wildly different conclusions—and one routing layer that explains the whole mess.
Senator Gillibrand Seeks to Ban Trump, Elected Officials From Launching Meme Coins
After President Trump disclosed over $1 billion in crypto-related earnings, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is calling for a meme coin ban.
Zcash Ironwood Upgrade Nears as Developers Work to Restore Confidence After ZEC Crash
Developers say security testing has uncovered no new serious bugs as Zcash's Ironwood upgrade moves toward testnet activation.
'Every Time I Buy It, It Tanks': Dave Portnoy Says He's Losing Millions as Bitcoin Falls
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy says he's down millions on Bitcoin, but he's intent on holding this time—even if it falls to zero.
What Is Q-Day? The Quantum Threat to Bitcoin Explained
Experts warn quantum computers could someday forge Bitcoin’s digital signatures, allowing unauthorized transactions.
American Charged in Israel With Spying for Iran in Exchange for Crypto
Israeli prosecutors charged a 21-year-old American man with spying for Iran while studying at a seminary in Jerusalem.
Farage Reported to UK Standards Watchdog Over Alleged Crypto Lobbying
A Labour MP says the Reform leader pressed the Bank of England on policy that could enrich his biggest donor, a major Tether investor.
Bitcoin ETFs Draw In $222M, Snapping 10-Day Losing Streak
Thursday's inflows ended a run that drained $2.7 billion, but analysts warn one green day isn't necessarily a trend reversal.
OpenAI Offers US Government a $42 Billion Slice of Itself: Report
Sam Altman is pitching a 5% equity stake in OpenAI for the U.S. government—and reportedly wants every major AI company to do the same.
Russia Is Ready for 'Widespread Use' of Digital Ruble by September, Says Bank Governor
Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina said major banks and retailers are on track to begin accepting the digital ruble by September 1.
Treasury Department Sanctions Over 130 ISIS-Affiliated Crypto Wallets on Tron
More than 130 Tron wallets connected with a Central Asian ISIS affiliate were sanctioned by the U.S. government, with funds frozen by Tether.
AI Researchers Got Chatbots to Share Cocaine Recipes Using This One Wild Trick
Researchers say a new jailbreak technique tricked AI models into treating attacker-written text as their own reasoning, bypassing safety guardrails and exposing a deeper security flaw.
Securitize Begins Trading on NYSE as Tokenized Shares Land on Solana, Avalanche
BlackRock-backed tokenization firm Securitize now has shares trading on the New York Stock Exchange—or via Solana and Avalanche.
Japanese Financial Giant SBI to Shut Down Bitcoin Mining Pool
SBI Crypto, the subsidiary of the Japanese financial giant, is the latest firm to shutter its Bitcoin mining endeavor.
Crypto Shorts Get Rekt as Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP Rise to Weekly High Prices
Bitcoin continued rising after hitting a 21-month-low earlier this week, topping $62,000 and leading a broader crypto market rebound.
FBI Director Kash Patel's Undisclosed Stock Buy in Bitcoin Giant Strategy Is Down 44%
FBI Director Kash Patel failed to disclose a significant purchase of stock in Bitcoin treasury firm Strategy from last November.
Standard Chartered Becomes First Global Bank to Offer Direct USDC Access to Institutions
Standard Chartered is the first Global Systemically Important Bank authorized to let institutions mint and redeem Circle's USDC.
Metaplanet Adds 2,823 Bitcoin in Q2 as Buying Pace Cools
The Japanese firm's 43,000-BTC stack now sits well below its cost basis, and it has leaned on debt over equity to keep buying.