Iran is increasingly turning to cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Tether’s USDT to keep money moving across borders as tighter U.S. sanctions restrict the country’s access to the global financial system, according to a Financial Times report published Wednesday. The reported shift marks a further expansion of cryptocurrency’s role in Iran’s shadow financial system. Iranian businesses…
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MemeToro is another speculative memecoin and prediction-market project wrapped in an AI narrative. Its trust scores sit between just 25% and 50% across automated website-checking platforms. The smart contracts meant to handle MemeToro’s future funding rounds and token launches haven’t been audited yet. MemeToro’s favorable media coverage has been distributed as paid PR. That, more…
Part of LG’s xboom collaboration with producer, Black Eyed Peas star, and tech obsessive will.i.am, the Stage 501 is a mighty 25.8-pound party starter. Its 2.2-channel setup combines twin 5.25-inch woofers with two 2.5-inch full-range drivers. Together they’re capable of 160 watts on battery or 220 watts plugged in. In simpler terms: It easily filled…
Key Takeaways Trezor warned Sept. 10 that a breached email provider sent customers phishing messages. Cointracking said Brevo was breached as Bitbox reported multiple bitcoin firms targeted. Bitbox said most phishing links were down Sept. 9, but its investigation remains active. The incident that occurred on Sept. 9 and 10 appears to stretch beyond a…
Malone Lam, 22, from Singapore, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal racketeering conspiracy charge tied to the theft of more than 4,100 Bitcoin from a Washington, D.C., resident. Prosecutors valued the theft at roughly $245M when it occurred and described it as one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts involving a single victim in U.S….
Paul Christiano, an influential AI researcher focused on keeping AI systems aligned with human interests and under human control, is joining the OpenAI Foundation board, the frontier lab said Wednesday. “I now believe there is a meaningful risk that rapid acceleration in AI capabilities leads to catastrophic and irreversible loss of control in the very…
The proposed payout would be smaller than the pandemic-era stimulus but could still represent a huge injection of liquidity. President Donald Trump has proposed a $5,000 “dividend” payment to every adult US citizen if Republicans hold Congress after the midterm elections. Crypto traders picked up on it almost instantly, with at least one well-followed…
Austin, Texas, September 9th, 2026, TechnologyWire This article was provided by TechnologyWire and does not represent the editorial content of eWeek. DealHub AI, the leading Agentic Quote-to-Revenue platform, today announced MCP for Admin, a new AI capability that transforms the way organizations configure and manage their revenue systems. Through autonomous workflows and natural language prompts,…
Key Takeaways BofA survey found 20% of Americans call sports betting an investment; 40% of Gen Z do. Across all generations, event contracts were seen as more investment-like than betting. Bettors recovered under 75 cents per dollar every month from January through July. A Perception Gap Matching Industry Positioning The survey ran from March 24…
