US sentences ‘laptop farmers’ tied to North Korean IT worker scheme

In recent developments, the Justice Department said two men were sentenced for hosting laptops used by North Korean IT workers, bringing the total to eight sentences in five months. Looking…

Zcash gains 70% in a week amid growing interest in crypto privacy

In recent developments, swyftx’s Pav Hundal says Zcash is surging amid concerns about artificial intelligence, quantum computing and financial surveillance. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers such as liquidity…

CLARITY Act support carries electoral boost, HarrisX poll finds

In recent developments, the poll found 52% of registered voters support the CLARITY Act, with 47% willing to cross party lines for a candidate who backs the bill. Looking closer,…

Coinbase Exchange Experiences “Degraded Performance” for Over Two Hours A…

In recent developments, coinbase’s exchange went dark for over two hours on Friday after an Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage disrupted trading access for thousands of users worldwide. Major Disruption…

Bitcoin exchange reserves fall to two-year low after $8B exodus

In recent developments, nearly 100,000 Bitcoin exited major exchanges as OTC balances tightened and demand from accumulator addresses increased by 60%, pointing to reduced liquid supply. Looking closer, market participants…

Chaos Labs says oracles secure after attempted ‘nation-state’ wallet attack

In recent developments, chaos Labs said on Thursday it has rotated all keys since the attempted attack over the weekend and hasn’t detected any suspicious activity since. Looking closer, market…

AWS Northern Virginia data center overheats, impacting Coinbase

In recent developments, coinbase said on Friday its markets are being placed in “cancel only” mode but will begin to re-enable trading “shortly.” Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers…

Aptos Foundation, Aptos Labs commit $50M to development as it eyes AI agent f…

In recent developments, the Aptos Foundation said building infrastructure that enables sub-second finality without the need for human intervention is a key to supporting the next wave of AI agent…

Chrome Deleted Its Own Privacy Promise for Sneaky On-Device AI

In recent developments, chrome is quietly installing a 4GB AI on your devices. And now, its latest version has removed the disclosure that promised to keep your data off Google’s…

Bermuda Pushes New USDC Airdrop as Premier Burt Targets Local Merchants

In recent developments, bermuda is transitioning from blockchain experimentation to practical implementation with the announcement of a new USDC stablecoin airdrop and a merchant onboarding program. Strategic Expansion of USDC…