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A former FBI counterintelligence supervisor faces federal charges after allegedly stealing nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency from bureau investigation wallets and turning to ChatGPT for investment guidance.…
A critical exploit targeting Coldcard air-gapped hardware wallets has drained over 1,367 BTC, forcing a hard reckoning with self-custody's long-held promise of absolute security.…
Morgan Stanley's downgrade of Circle triggered a near-4% share decline, spotlighting concerns over revenue concentration risk and rising stablecoin competition.…
Tyler Williams, the chief digital asset adviser to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, is leaving the US Treasury as Congress battles to pass landmark crypto legislation.…
BlackRock has launched a tokenized money market fund targeting stablecoin reserves, deploying simultaneously on both the Solana and Ethereum networks.…
Bank of America announces its intention to acquire UK-based MDSec Consulting Limited, a specialist information security firm, in a bid to strengthen its cyber defenses.…
BlackRock expands its cash management strategy with two on-chain money market products, signaling a deepening institutional commitment to tokenized finance.…
Visa signs a definitive agreement to acquire behavioral biometrics and AI fraud-detection firm BioCatch for $2.4 billion, deepening its security infrastructure.…
UBS Financial Services will pay $125 million across four separate U.S. regulatory settlements over repeated Bank Secrecy Act AML and CFT violations.…
The SEC has granted CME Group's petition to review a staff decision that conditionally approved Nasdaq PHLX's cash-settled Bitcoin index options, keeping the product on hold.…
The Federal Reserve's loan officer survey has plunged to -27%, signaling sharply tighter lending standards with real consequences for crypto and innovation finance.…
The EU's AI Act transparency requirements entered into force on 2 August 2026, compelling fintechs and banks to disclose AI use to customers across Europe.…