Bitcoin dominated weekly activity while Ethereum snapped its streak. Digital asset investment products posted $230 million in net additions last week, in a slowdown relative to recent trends. Although concerns around the Iran conflict have affected sentiment, CoinShares stated that the reaction to the US Federal Reserve’s Wednesday meeting and its “hawkish pause” signal…
Meebits Unveils Limited-edition Sculptures for Art Basel’s Qatar Shop Source link
In headline after headline this year, American book publishers have appeared to be fighting back against generative AI, from suing Google for copyright infringement to canceling books by authors suspected of using LLMs. But behind the scenes, at least three of the Big Five US book publishers—HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and Hachette—have been quietly incorporating…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Authorized hardware wallet reseller CryptoBilis underwent a corporate ownership transfer months before becoming the epicenter of a supply chain attack that resulted in tens of millions of dollars in stolen cryptocurrency. Corporate registry filings that…
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said authorities have located about $1 billion in Iran-linked cryptocurrency that they could seize this week as Washington presses ahead with financial restrictions against Tehran. Summary Bessent said U.S. authorities could seize $1 billion in Iran-linked cryptocurrency during the week. Treasury sanctioned 17 vessels on Oct. 8 over alleged…
The Solana Foundation and its affiliates, such as Monke Foundry, distribute tens of millions in grants each year. This week, a public debate about support for builders on Solana spilled into full view, with Vibhu Norby, the Solana Foundation’s chief product officer, posting a detailed rebuttal, where they cited $650 million raised by alumni…
OpenSea Unveils Free NFTs in Commemoration of MegaETH Mainnet Launch Source link
Anthropic said its models exploited websites on the internet, including some run by U.S. government agencies, and it will turn off live internet access for all of its internal evaluations until the frontier lab is sure it can monitor and control its AI agents. The incidents, disclosed in a blog post, involved AI agents tasked…
Key Takeaways Ledger’s suspected losses may have hit $93.4 million across 471 addresses, according to Yfarmx. Chainalysis is tracking a complex laundering operation tied to reports of nearly $100 million in losses. With Ledger still investigating on Oct. 9, questions remain about a possible supply chain attack. Onchain Investigation Points to $93.4 Million in Suspected…
BTC USD fell -1.5% to $82,700 by 02:13 ET (06:13 GMT) on Thursday, October 8, after briefly touching $82,300.50, its lowest level in nearly three weeks. The decline came as rising oil prices, Middle East tensions, and surging Treasury yields weakened appetite for risk assets, underscoring that a recovery narrative does not insulate crypto from…
