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As major banks race to hire Chief AI Officers, a deeper institutional habit is laid bare: the tendency to delegate strategic transformation rather than embed it.…
On-chain analysis by Arkham Intelligence links sanctioned Lazarus Group wallets to tens of millions routed via Hyperliquid, raising acute sanctions compliance alarms.…
Hackers drained $320 million from the Liquid Network blockchain on September 6, 2026, the latest devastating blow to crypto sector security confidence.…
DBS and Citi have completed the first Singapore-to-U.S. dollar cross-border payment on a weekend, using tokenized deposits settled via the Swift Digital Ledger.…
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority is reportedly reconsidering its 2019 ban on prediction markets and binary options products sold to retail investors.…
Hackers who drained $320M from the Liquid Network returned $270M in Bitcoin after Blockstream patched bridge nodes and issued an on-chain message to the actors.…
Citi and DBS executed the first-ever Singapore-to-US dollar weekend payment on September 5, using tokenized deposits over the Swift Digital Ledger.…
Polish authorities have charged Romana Ż. with organized crime and misappropriation offenses tied to $2.1 million in Zondacrypto user funds, seeking pretrial detention.…
The European Central Bank is exploring a connection between its TIPS platform and Brazil's Pix system, a move that would mark Pix's first major international expansion.…
A Singaporean national has pleaded guilty in connection with a $240 million Bitcoin theft scheme that exploited impersonation of crypto exchange Gemini.…
Malone Lam faces a pivotal plea agreement hearing in Washington, D.C., nearly two years after his Miami arrest over a $245 million Bitcoin theft.…
A hacker who exploited the Liquid Network returned 3,400 Bitcoin but kept 15% of the total stolen haul, reviving urgent debates on blockchain security.…