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Bitcoin Pioneer Adam Back, Bernstein Say Quantum Threat to BTC Isn’t Existential

Anxieties over the quantum threat to Bitcoin have been growing, but Bernstein backs Back in saying there’s no cause for alarm.
Stablecoin Trading Volume Could Skyrocket to $1.5 Quadrillion by 2035: Chainalysis

Generational wealth transfer and point-of-sale adoption could drive stablecoin volumes to eclipse traditional payment rails, says Chainalysis.
Anthropic's Mythos Safety Report Shows It Can No Longer Fully Measure What It Built

Anthropic’s Claude Mythos is powerful, but Its own safety report reveals a deeper crisis that's gone largely unnoticed.
Treasury Outlines How Stablecoin Rules Will Fight Illicit Finance Under GENIUS Act

The proposed rule prohibits people with criminal backgrounds from serving as the head of stablecoin issuers’ compliance programs.
Meta Launches Muse Spark, Its Most Capable AI Yet—But Gemini 3.1 Pro Still Leads the Pack

Meta's first model from its Superintelligence team is natively multimodal, built for health reasoning, and genuinely competitive—but it doesn't top every leaderboard.
Bitcoin Miner Cango Sells $143 Million in BTC, Slashes Production Costs

NYSE-listed miner Cango reduced costs by 19% by shutting down inefficient equipment, and sold Bitcoin to pay down debt.
Researchers Propose New Way to Manage Financial Risk When AI Agents Fumble Trades

A newly proposed agentic settlement standard would hold fees in escrow and bring underwriters into AI agent transactions.
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Bitcoin Depot ATM Operator Says $3.6 Million in BTC Stolen in Corporate Hack

The Bitcoin ATM operator disclosed a hack two weeks after attackers gained control of settlement account credentials and stole BTC.
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Morgan Stanley Bitcoin ETF Draws In $31M on First Trading Day

The new fund launched amid a second straight day of outflows for Bitcoin ETFs, undercutting competitors with a 0.14% expense ratio.
BitMEX Co-Founder Ben Delo Reveals $5.4m Donation to Farage’s Reform UK

Delo’s donation to Reform UK comes amid a growing debate around the role of crypto donations in UK political funding.
Fartcoin Leads Altcoin Slump With Double-Digit Drop

Altcoin volatility spiked as Fartcoin crashed 32%, with Hyperliquid recording $86 million in liquidations amid thin liquidity conditions.
Morning Minute: Iran Wants Bitcoin to Let Oil Tankers Through the Strait

Iran may accept BTC for oil tanker passage through the Strait of Hormuz, while Morgan Stanley just helped drive a huge day for Bitcoin ETFs.
Meet the Anti-Trump Crypto Developer Running for Congress in Virginia

Ethereum developer Joe Schiarizzi says most pro-crypto lawmakers in D.C. “just want a check” and don’t actually understand the technology—or its potential.
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Nunchuk Launches Open-Source Bitcoin Tools for AI Agents With 'Bounded Authority'

Nunchuk releases open-source tools that allow AI agents to interact with Bitcoin wallets while keeping humans in control over spending.
Bithumb Files to Seize Bitcoin From Holdouts After $43B Blunder

The South Korean exchange is pursuing formal legal remedies to recover 7 BTC after voluntary return requests failed.
Stablecoin Giant Tether Launches Toolkit for Building Local, Offline AI Apps

Tether’s new toolkit lets developers build AI applications that run entirely on-device, marking an expanded push into decentralized AI.
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OpenAI Pauses UK AI Tech Team-Up With Nvidia Over Energy Costs, Regulation

OpenAI's planned Stargate project with Nvidia and Nscale aimed to deploy thousands of GPUs to support AI workloads in Britain.
Tom Lee's BitMine Uplisted to NYSE as Ethereum Firm Expands Buyback Program to $4 Billion

Ethereum treasury giant BitMine Immersion Technologies upped its share buyback program to $4 billion and was uplisted to the NYSE on Thursday.
Treasury Secretary Bessent Slams Crypto Industry 'Nihilists' as Clarity Act Remains in Limbo

Several obstacles to the Clarity Act, which have remained unsolved for months, stand in the way of its passage before a looming deadline.
Is Iran Collecting Hormuz Tolls in Bitcoin? This Crypto Intelligence Firm Is Skeptical

TRM’s Ari Redbord expressed skepticism that Iran and affiliated actors are accepting Bitcoin for safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
Another Solo Bitcoin Miner Hits the Jackpot, Scoring $225K BTC Reward

An individual Bitcoin miner hit the lottery overnight, scoring a $225,000 BTC reward when they found a block.