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Anthropic set AI agents loose on the same task. They started a turf war.
Anthropic researchers found AI agents can clash, collude, and coordinate in unexpected ways, raising new questions about whether today’s safety tests capture the risks of multi-agent systems.
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.
Microsoft’s Clippy-like Mico character is no longer the face of Copilot
Microsoft Copilot will no longer show its emotive yellow blob, Mico, when you use the chatbot's voice mode. In a support page, Microsoft says it's going to move Mico to its Learn Live platform, where the avatar will have "more to react to," as reported earlier by GeekWire. Mico launched in Copilot's voice mode last […]
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.
Microsoft kills off unsuccessful AI features while merging its separate Copilot apps
Microsoft is simplifying Copilot by combining its consumer and business apps, and dropping AI-generated podcasts, Group Chats, Deep Research, and its Mico character.
OpenAI is losing its second executive this week
Another OpenAI executive is departing. Denise Dresser, who joined OpenAI as its chief revenue officer in December after serving as CEO of Slack, will be leaving in the "coming weeks" to "pursue other opportunities," she said in a team note posted to LinkedIn. Dali Rajic, president and COO of Wiz, will be taking over the […]
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.
Nvidia’s new $500B plan is risky but brilliant, especially for aging GPUs
Nvidia has a plan to make sure its GPUs won't lose value. It wants to convince a new crop of financiers to keep lending for AI buildouts.
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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Apple in talks to pay publishers to provide Siri with current news: report
The tech giant has considered a nine-figure budget for the payments, according to the WSJ.
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.