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Anthropic Is Quietly Watermarking Every Claude AI Output. Builders Are Already Trying to Break It
Anthropic is weaving an invisible, machine-readable watermark into every word its newest Claude models write—and it hasn't said how.
Delio CEO sentenced to 15 years in prison on crypto fraud in South Korea
More than a year after being indicted on fraud charges related to his activities at crypto company Delio, Jeong Sang-ho faces prison time in South Korea.
Google and OpenAI Debut Super Fast AI Models—Gemini 3.7 Flash Is Out, But GPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast Is Invite-Only
Google's model is live and built for cheap agents; OpenAI's is quicker but locked behind a waitlist.
Tether says it completed long-promised 'Big Four' audit of finances behind $180 billion USDT stablecoin
KPMG U.S. examined Tether's books and even counted its gold bars as the $180 billion USDT issuer said it completed its long-promised financial audit.
White House Lets Private Firms Hack Cybercriminals—At Their Own Legal Risk
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that lets vetted U.S. companies carry out offensive cyber operations against foreign criminal networks. Here's what the program actually authorizes.
CFTC to join SEC in exploring crypto regulations without CLARITY bill
The CFTC will hold a meeting for its Innovation Advisory Committee on Aug. 20 to address regulation related to crypto assets, artificial intelligence and prediction markets.
Crypto Group Warns Fed Could Use Banking Access to Squeeze Digital Asset Firms
The Blockchain Association is urging the Supreme Court to take up Custodia’s case, saying that broad Fed power over “master accounts” could be used to push crypto firms out of the banking system.
Forecasts for $1 million bitcoin price likely look too ambitious, key ratio suggests
The thesis is that high yields on long-term U.S. Treasuries make non-yielding assets like bitcoin less attractive.
Crypto group backs Custodia in Supreme Court battle over Fed access
The Blockchain Association argues the Fed should not have broad discretion to deny eligible state-chartered banks direct access to its payment system.
Robinhood Chain nears $1B TVL as Uniswap drives liquidity: Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered said Robinhood’s Uniswap integration could solve a key challenge for new blockchains while accelerating UNI token burns.
Trezor warns 14,000 customers after fulfilment partner suffers data breach
The incident marks the first time Trezor customers' shipping addresses were exposed.
Metaplanet Denies Selling $320M in Bitcoin as Firm Launches BitBonds
The company's CEO said a 5,014 BTC transfer was a custody move, not a sale, as the Tokyo-listed Bitcoin treasury company rolls out a fixed-rate debt program.
Public Bitcoin miners cut hashrate 13.4% as AI infrastructure revenue grows
AI and HPC are reshaping mining economics as operators repurpose power and data centers, while a smaller group of miners continues to expand Bitcoin capacity.
Trezor reports data from 14K users exposed through shipping provider
The wallet provider warned that thousands of users could potentially be at risk of phishing attempts, while advising that all devices, private keys and backups were safe.
Bitcoin keeps traders guessing near $64K as stocks gain on cool US PPI data
Bitcoin joined US stocks in modest gains after July PPI inflation data continued a cooling trend seen over the past month.
Crypto for Advisors: The crypto advice gap
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FCA, HTX in Settlement Talks Over Illegal UK Crypto Promotions: Report
An FCA employee bought crypto from a UK IP address using a driving license as ID, according to the regulator's claim.
Swissquote cuts full-year guidance as 1H crypto income plunges, shares slide
The online bank cut full-year revenue and profit forecasts after first-half crypto trading levels slumped.
Crypto platform operator gets 15-year prison sentence in South Korea due to $50 million scam
A South Korean court sentenced the head of centralized finance (CeFi) lender Delio to 15 years in prison for embezzling digital assets from more than 1,100 customers.
Figure revenue doubles as blockchain loan marketplace volumes surge
The tokenization-focused lender posted $226 million in quarterly revenue as blockchain loan marketplace volume jumped to $4.3 billion.
Bitmine’s $257M annualized staking income ‘fills’ operational gaps, share buybacks: analysts
Bitmine’s Ether staking revenue is an important financial buffer that fills financial gaps and provides recurring revenue streams beyond Ether’s price appreciation, analysts told Cointelegraph.
Trezor Customer Data Exposed in Shipping Partner Breach
The hardware wallet manufacturer says its devices and backups are untouched, but the leak hands attackers valuable customer data.
MUFG PoC to bring Japanese government bond repo transactions onchain
MUFG’s experiment plans to bring Japanese government bond repo transactions onchain to achieve 24/7 settlement, as well as improved capital and operational efficiency.
Bullish shares surge 14% as subscription revenue offsets digital asset slowdown
Bullish's second-quarter loss of $280 million was mostly attributable to a $244.6 million markdown on the company’s bitcoin holdings.