European Union officials are preparing to revise the bloc’s MiCA crypto framework in 2027 as foreign stablecoin restrictions and faster U.S. rulemaking expose gaps in the existing regime. Summary EU diplomats reportedly expect MiCA revisions in 2027, despite an ongoing European Commission consultation. Changes could address rules that have left non-EU stablecoins such as USDT…
Flock Safety, the company behind a nationwide network of automatic license plate readers, pitched a plan to convert hundreds of thousands of Uber, Lyft, and delivery drivers into a mobile extension of its surveillance system, according to a company presentation obtained by 404 Media. 404’s Joseph Cox wrote that the document describes equipping driver vehicles…
Key Takeaways France introduced a bill to enact the CARF framework, sharing crypto users’ data with 48 countries. The bill accelerates data collection, sparking privacy concerns among French crypto holders. A tax official allegedly selling data fueled a rise in violent wrench attacks against crypto owners. France Seeks Automatic Exchange of Crypto Data With New…
About one in seven reported findings were classified as high or critical severity. A coordinated Bitcoin security campaign uncovered nearly 5,000 software issues across hundreds of open-source projects in about 30 hours. The effort combined human expertise with artificial intelligence tools to identify software weaknesses. The initiative brought together 16 security researchers led by…
The US Department of Commerce, which oversees the Census Bureau, is circulating a proposed rule that would cease the collection of demographic data on racial minorities and LGBTQ+ people and prevent undocumented immigrants from being counted in the 2030 census, according to documents viewed by WIRED. The decision could have far-reaching implications for federal funding,…
XRP Ledger validators will vote on a privacy amendment designed for institutional transfers as the network hosts more than $530 million in distributed tokenized assets outside RLUSD. Summary Confidential Transfers would encrypt MPT balances and payment amounts while keeping accounts and token types visible. XRPL hosts about $1.38 billion in distributed assets, including $845.7 million…
X, the social media platform now owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is shaking up how it pays influencers and creators. In announcing the change, the company said it will be winding down its existing Revenue Sharing program and replacing it with something called Original Content Rewards. X will stop accepting new Revenue Sharing participants, while…
Key Takeaways Bybit sued North Korea and Lazarus Group over a $1.5 billion hack from Feb. 21, 2025. A U.S. court froze stolen assets on July 30 after Bybit filed suit on June 18, 2026. Bybit has recovered $48.4 million so far, with over 90% of funds still untraceable. The company filed the civil lawsuit…
Meanwhile, the spot Ethereum ETFs extended their consecutive weekly streak to five in a row. After a shaky July in terms of ETF performance, the Bitcoin funds started August with a bang, attracting more than $800 million in the first full week of the month. This coincided with the underlying asset’s price revival, as…
Just like humans, AI Agents need web browsers designed to meet their specific needs. The primary way we access the internet is through a web browser. Similarly, AI agents require a browser if they are to perform some tasks on our behalf. However, the current browsers weren’t created for machine actors. They contain a lot…
