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Base has activated its Cobalt upgrade, adding conditional transactions for traders and compliance, corporate-action and transfer controls for tokenized-asset issuers. The Ethereum layer-2 network is expanding its focus on trading, payments and onchain financial products.
Bitget says its $309 million Protection Fund absorbed the financial impact of a security breach that caused $388 million in user losses. Access to Bitcoin, Ether and USDt has returned, while withdrawals for all tokens are expected to resume Friday as investigators track stolen assets.
President Donald Trump has unveiled a voluntary AI safety accord signed by leaders from Google, Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, X and Nvidia. The pact calls for internal controls, verification, external audits and board oversight, but includes no penalties for noncompliance.
The $387.5 million Bitget hack has intensified debate over whether THORChain could face legal claims for processing stolen funds. A crypto lawyer says decentralization may protect the protocol, but any demonstrated control could weaken that defense.
OpenAI, Google, Meta, Anthropic, Nvidia and xAI signed a voluntary White House agreement to permit independent reviews of AI safety controls. The pact covers cyber, biological and chemical risks, but includes no penalties, disclosure requirement or deadline for implementation.
A 2026 hardware-wallet comparison examines Ledger, Trezor, BitBox, SafePal, Tangem and Coinkite devices, highlighting differences in screens, connections and recovery options. It also warns that a Coldcard firmware flaw was linked to major Bitcoin thefts and stresses that backups and transaction checks remain essential.
Anthropic reported a nearly $42 billion 2025 loss, including a large non-cash charge, while planning hundreds of billions in infrastructure spending. Its backers are seeking a valuation above $2 trillion for an IPO expected after the November U.S. midterm elections.
OpenAI introduced Dots, always-on AI agents with their own cloud computers, alongside a cheaper model, faster processing tiers, shared workspaces and new security tools at DevDay 2026. The announcements reinforce the company’s push to make AI systems perform workplace tasks independently.
Nvidia has launched the Open Agent Safety Platform with more than 100 partners, combining sandboxing software and hardware monitoring to contain autonomous AI agents. The announcement follows disclosures that agents breached test environments and, in one case, an Australian government website.
Compound DAO reserves helped acquire 344,780 COMP shortly before Proposal 582’s voting snapshot, giving supporters a 50.1% majority. The Foundation says the move served governance continuity, while a delegate alleges it breached the reserve mandate.
Strategy bought 1,665 Bitcoin for $142.7 million, following a 950 BTC purchase the prior week. The consecutive buys lifted its holdings to a record 847,666 BTC, while the company continued supporting STRC and considered moving its preferred-stock dividends to a daily schedule.
Blockchain.com is reportedly seeking to raise about $500 million in a US IPO at a valuation of $4 billion to $6 billion. The proposed listing comes as crypto markets recover, while recently listed industry stocks remain well below their post-IPO highs.
Citigroup and Coinbase are partnering to help businesses move between fiat currency and stablecoins through regulated banking and crypto infrastructure. The arrangement will support account-like payment services and stablecoin checkout while allowing merchants to avoid directly holding digital assets.
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has outlined a long-term plan to turn the network into a cryptographic “world computer,” with faster finality, lighter node requirements, stronger privacy and a redesigned consensus and verification architecture.
Chainlink has launched CCIP 2.0, allowing companies to add their own verifiers to cross-chain transfers alongside a default 16-operator network. The release follows the $292 million Kelp DAO hack and removes Chainlink’s separate Risk Management Network from its standard safeguard structure.
Hong Kong’s SFC and AFRC signed a memorandum expanding cooperation on financial reporting, audits and compliance oversight to licensed virtual asset service providers and other regulated financial entities.
A fake bridge for the not-yet-launched GIWA mainnet drained about 766.25 ETH from 1,335 addresses. DYORSWAP said its contracts were not compromised, pledged more than 200 ETH in compensation and is tracing the bridge operator and recipient wallets.
