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Google's Autonomous AI Agent Takes the Grunt Work Out of Bug Hunting
Google just rolled out PageBreak, an AI agent that does something we've been waiting for: it actually hunts down real security vulnerabilities without...
Tether's Bank Exposure Under Scrutiny After $84M US Seizure
US prosecutors have alleged that a payments business executed hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal transfers at the direction of EQIBank—the sam...
Stablecoin Issuers Race to Freeze Hacked Funds—But Attacker Already Converted to Ethereum
Circle and Tether moved fast to blacklist the Bitget hack proceeds, but the timing tells the real story of crypto security theater. ## The Freeze an...
Suspect Faces Charges in $16M Pig Butchering Crypto Fraud Scheme
A federal indictment has brought charges against an individual accused of orchestrating a sophisticated "pig butchering" scam that separated a victim ...
OpenAI's Secret Premium Tier Could Hit $500/Month—Here's What It Means for AI Market Dynamics
OpenAI is apparently preparing to launch a ultra-premium ChatGPT tier that would blow past the current $20/month Plus offering, according to leaked co...
Bitget Security Incident Expands: $388M in Compromised Assets Identified
Bitget revealed Thursday that the scope of its security breach extends further than initial disclosures suggested. New analysis focusing on assets he...
$387.5M Bitget Breach Points to North Korean Tactics: Inside the Exchange's Wallet Collapse
Bitget is facing its biggest crisis yet. An attacker orchestrated a sophisticated $387.
Strategy Eyes Daily Dividend Payouts Across Preferred Stock Portfolio
Strategy is pushing for shareholder approval on a significant operational shift: moving its four preferred stocks—including STRC—to daily dividend dis...
Magic Eden Ethereum NFTs Hit by Payment Processor Vulnerability—23,000+ Assets Recovered
Magic Eden flagged a critical security issue affecting older Ethereum-based NFT listings on its platform. The vulnerability stemmed from a flaw in Li...
Bitcoin's Momentum Hits a Wall as $15.6B Options Expiry Creates Near-Term Friction
Bitcoin's blistering rally is showing signs of fatigue just as a massive options expiry looms on the horizon. A $15.
The Great Convergence: How Crypto and Wall Street Are Colliding Over the Same Turf
The battlefield is shifting. What was once a clear divide between traditional finance and crypto is now blurring as stablecoins and tokenized assets ...
Magic Eden's Legacy Approval Vulnerability Puts $5.7M in NFTs at Risk—Until Whitehat Rescue
Magic Eden, one of crypto's leading NFT marketplaces, had a serious security gap that left millions in digital assets hanging in the balance. The pla...
Aave Expands Base Layer Crypto Lending With Coinbase Tokenized Stocks Collateral
Aave's V4 deployment on Base just got a major upgrade. The lending protocol now accepts Coinbase-tokenized stocks as collateral for USDC loans, openi...
Strategy Pushes Daily Dividend Distributions Across Four Preferred Stock Tickers
Strategy is making a bold move to sharpen its income appeal—the company is seeking shareholder approval to implement daily dividend payments across it...
IRS Gets Crypto Gains Data—But Can't See Your Cost Basis, Creating Tax Chaos
The IRS is now receiving detailed reports of cryptocurrency gains from major exchanges, but here's the problem: they're getting half the picture. Exc...
Strategy Wants Preferred Stock Dividends Accruing Every Single Day—Even Weekends
Strategy is pushing for a structural shift that would let its preferred stock dividends accrue continuously throughout the year, including weekends an...
Morgan Stanley's Prediction Market Move Signals Institutional Crypto Shift
Prediction markets are attracting serious institutional firepower. Morgan Stanley's recent involvement with NEXTPredict underscores a broader narrati...
BlackRock's Tokenization Play: Institutional Money Goes Onchain in Earnest
The institutional adoption of blockchain technology just moved another notch higher. BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager with $10 trillion i...
CoinMarketCap Absorbs CoinGlass: Consolidating Crypto Derivatives Intelligence
CoinMarketCap has acquired CoinGlass, marking a strategic move to strengthen its grip on crypto market data and derivatives analytics. The deal keeps...
Security Firm Stops Short of Confirming iPhone Safari Crypto Heist—Here's What We Know
SlowMist, the prominent blockchain security firm, hasn't officially validated a reported cryptocurrency theft stemming from an iPhone Safari vulnerabi...