Crypto startups secured close to $380 million in funding across 17 deals this past week, led by Fnality’s Series C and Zerohash’s Series D.

Tech investors SoftBank Group and Ark Investment are among the firms discussing participation in a major Tether fundraise that could  value the stablecoin issuer at $500 billion, according to a Friday Bloomberg report. The two groups’ interest follows three days after news that El Salvador-based Tether was looking to raise $15-20 billion for a 3% equity stake. Bloomberg first reported this story, citing two unnamed sources, although another source said the amount could be less.  The initiative c...

India's Enforcement Directorate alleges businessman Raj Kundra of being the beneficial owner of 285 Bitcoins worth Rs 150.47 crore ($31 million).

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz says Bitcoin could reach $200,000, but warned such a scenario would be detrimental to America.

A Tennessee couple who exploited their real estate connections to bilk investors out of millions through a fake crypto trading scheme has been ordered to pay over $6.8 million in restitution and penalties. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced Thursday that the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee entered a consent order against Michael and Amanda Griffis, Clarksville real estate agents who operated the fraudulent "Blessings of God Thru Crypto" commodity pool fro...

Gala Games offers a limited-time 40% discount on the Town Star Lumberjack House (Legendary) NFT, enhancing gameplay with unique features and benefits.

This week, while some headlines focused on the unsettling claim that an AI system had designed a working virus, a quieter preprint out of Stanford and the Arc Institute hinted at something even more momentous—and, depending on your outlook, more alarming. Researchers there reported the first generative design of entire living genomes: 16 synthetic bacteriophages—viruses that infect bacteria—dreamed up by artificial intelligence, built in the lab, and proven to replicate, evolve, and outcompete t...

The announcement of the UK’s nationwide Digital ID scheme has divided tech experts, with privacy advocates highlighting the dangers of mission creep and security risks. British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer this week announced the mandatory Digital ID scheme, requiring anyone who wishes to work in the UK to carry digital identification on their mobile phones. Unveiled by Starmer at the Global Progressive Action Conference in London, the Digital ID is expected to be rolled out by the end of the...

Explore the intricacies of prediction markets with insights from experts Scott Duke Kominers, Alex Tabarrok, and Sonal Chokshi. Learn about their design, functionality, and potential applications.

GitHub addresses copyright challenges with a developer-first approach, as the U.S. Supreme Court case Cox v. Sony could reshape platform liability for copyright claims.

Smart Digital Group shares plunged 87% after unveiling a crypto asset pool strategy. Investors balked at vague details, likely due to systemic risks.

Leaked files expose how Ilan Shor’s A7 group moved $8B in crypto, evading sanctions and funding Kremlin-backed influence campaigns in Moldova.

Gala Games announces updates to TownStar, enhancing the player experience by addressing disconnection issues and optimizing server performance. The release aims to prevent progress loss and improve

Bitcoin miner Cipher Mining on Friday announced it had upped the price of its convertible debt offering, one day after revealing a $3 billion AI cloud hosting deal backstopped by Google. The Nasdaq-listed miner said its convertible senior notes were now priced at $1.1 billion after initially being offered for $800 million. The notes will be for "persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers," and will be due in 2031. Senior notes are a form of debt a company can issue to inves...

Explore why Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) should focus on frameworks and applications rather than AI models, according to NVIDIA's insights.

Bitfinex announces support for USDT0 on the Plasma network, enabling seamless deposits and withdrawals of the cross-chain stablecoin.

OpenAI unveiled GDPval on Thursday—a benchmark that tries to assess qualitatively whether AI can do your actual job. These are not hypothetical exam questions, but real deliverables: legal briefs, engineering blueprints, nursing care plans, financial reports—the kind of work, that is, that pays mortgages. The researchers deliberately focused on occupations where at least 60% of tasks are computer-based—roles they describe as “predominantly digital.” That scope covers professional services such a...

Bitcoin gained slightly as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that inflation increased 2.7% year-over-year in August, coming in only a bit hotter than July's 2.6% reading. Core consumer spending, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, shows that inflation has risen 2.9% compared to the same period last year. "While this reinforces the Fed's narrative of gradually easing price pressures, it still leaves policymakers balancing sticky inflation with signs of a softer labor market," Fa...

SoftBank and Ark Investment Management are eyeing participation in Tether's $20 billion at $500 billion valuation funding round

Some $3.6 million has been sent from Hyperliquid yield farming platform Hypervault Finance to crypto mixer Tornado Cash in an “abnormal withdrawal.” Security firm PeckShield noted the transfer, in which $3.6 million worth of cryptocurrencies were bridged to the Ethereum chain before being transferred to Tornado Cash. CertiK, a Web3 security service provider, disclosed the specific wallets linked to the suspected withdrawals. #PeckShieldAlert #Rugpull? We have detected an abnormal withdrawal of...