Bitcoin Hits Weekly High Over $69K on US-Iran Ceasefire Hopes as Oil Slides

In recent developments, bitcoin jumped on reports that Pakistan has put together a framework for a U.S.-Iran ceasefire, but analysts remain cautious. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers such…

Deepmind’s ‘AI Agent Traps’ Paper Maps How Hackers Could Weaponize AI A…

In recent developments, google Deepmind researchers have published the first systematic framework cataloguing how malicious web content can manipulate, hijack, and weaponize autonomous AI agents against their own users. Key…

Russia Moves to Formalize Cryptocurrency Market With New Legislation

In recent developments, a set of bills to formalize and regulate crypto transactions was introduced to Russia’s State Duma last week. The legislation amends existing laws to allow both qualified…

North Korean workers have been infiltrating DeFi for 7 years: Researcher

In recent developments, security researcher Taylor Monahan listed at least 40 decentralized finance platforms she claims have been infiltrated by North Korean IT workers at some stage of their lives.…

Circle unveils quantum-resistant roadmap for its layer-1 blockchain Arc

In recent developments, circle’s plan to make Arc quantum-resistant comes amid increasing fears that “Q-Day” may come sooner than anticipated. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers such as liquidity…

Anthropic says one of its Claude models was pressured to lie, cheat and black…

In recent developments, in one of the experiments, the chatbot resorted to blackmail after it found an email about replacing it, while in another, it cheated to complete a task…

Rwanda swats Bybit’s P2P platform offering franc-to-crypto trading

In recent developments, the Rwanda central bank’s warning came after Bybit added the Rwanda Franc to its list of assets that its peer-to-peer platform can use to trade for crypto.…

Trump-Iran deadline chaos sends crypto higher while cease-fire hopes rise

In recent developments, uS President Donald Trump threatened Iran could be “living in Hell” if it doesn’t open the Strait of Hormuz, though he also told reporters that a deal…

Michael Saylor hints at next Strategy Bitcoin buy after weeklong pause

In recent developments, michael Saylor posted “back to work” on X on Sunday, signaling a potential Bitcoin purchase after the firm paused buying last week. Looking closer, market participants highlight…

Apple pulls Jack Dorsey’s Bitchat from China at Beijing’s request

In recent developments, bitchat launched in July last year and has been used during protests in Madagascar, Uganda, Nepal, Indonesia and Iran as authorities attempted to restrict usage of the…