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Lucho Poletti’s ten-part “Ten Decrees” series reimagines Bosch and Bruegel paintings as a critique of monetary power, fiat currency and bitcoin. The detailed works will be presented at Bitcoin Amsterdam, with the final drawing scheduled for the Genesis Block anniversary.
A vulnerability linked to the Bloom Telegram trading bot drained $953,000 from 48 Solana wallets belonging to nine traders in 94 seconds. Bloom blamed a third-party module, pledged full reimbursement and said private keys were not accessed or compromised.
A review of Samsung smart TV firmware has highlighted microphone, content-recognition, location and targeted-advertising functions. Cybersecurity experts say the capabilities are not unique to Samsung and warn that AI-assisted reverse engineering may reveal similar data collection across everyday connected devices.
A Fearless Wallet browser-extension breach may have exposed Polkadot users’ private keys since February 2025. The incident has renewed scrutiny of Polkadot’s faster unstaking rules, which can shorten the time available to protect compromised staked DOT.
Apex Group CEO Peter Hughes said the U.S. risks losing digital-asset business to Asia, the Middle East and Bermuda after the Senate failed to advance the Clarity Act. He also highlighted Saudi Arabia’s tokenization plans and the potential of tokenized funds and regulated stablecoins.
The IRS is preparing to overhaul its voluntary disclosure program, potentially lowering penalties and resolving cases within 120 days. Cryptocurrency cases would use the same process as other tax violations, while Congress considers a separate framework for accidental crypto reporting errors.
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Mastercard has opened early access to Agent Pay for Machines, allowing AI agents to discover services and make payments within human-set limits. A Cloudflare Connect demonstration showed nine payments across two merchants, with settlement supported by Coinbase, Base and BVNK.
Mastercard has introduced Stablecoin Security, an API-based tool that scores stablecoin payments for fraud, scams and sanctions exposure before settlement. The service launches first in North America with Borderless.xyz and Keyrails, with global availability planned for 2027.
Mastercard has introduced Stablecoin Security, a service that combines payment records and blockchain analytics to help banks flag suspicious stablecoin transfers before settlement. The launch expands the company’s digital-asset strategy as stablecoin transaction activity accelerates despite slower supply growth.
Vitalik Buterin has called for a hard limit on Ethereum’s proving cost per unit of gas. The proposal comes as faster proof systems show strong benchmark results, while developers work to ensure the hardest permitted blocks remain within clear hardware and time budgets.
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Stablecoin payments climbed 45% to $482 billion through September 2026, despite almost flat supply. Mastercard, Stripe and Visa are integrating stablecoins into accounts, cards and cross-border payment services, while Allium says usage remains a small share of traditional payments.
Visa and Mastercard are expanding commercial payment infrastructure that lets eligible businesses use USDC and other stablecoin balances to fund cross-border payouts, while recipients can still receive local currency through bank accounts or established payment networks.
A Borderless.xyz report found that stablecoin-funded remittances cost a median 1%, versus 6.36% for traditional transfers. Stablecoin business payments were also cheaper, while payouts through several Latin American networks settled in minutes, though completion rates varied widely.
Network School has acquired Farcaster from Neynar and renamed it the Network State Protocol, launching stricter conduct rules and restricting some accounts to read-only access. The move has sparked backlash as Balaji Srinivasan pursues a more tightly governed decentralized social network.
Mastercard and BVNK have launched a platform that lets businesses hold, convert, transfer and spend fiat currencies and stablecoins through one connection. The service links stablecoin balances to Mastercard cards, merchant payments and local bank payouts, with future support planned for AI-agent commerce and tokenized deposits.
Mastercard has launched Global Money Platform, a service that lets businesses manage stablecoins alongside fiat currencies, issue linked cards and send funds to bank accounts. The initiative integrates BVNK technology and competes with Visa’s stablecoin infrastructure platform.
