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NOT RATED30 current headlines from Decrypt.
Bitcoin Wallet Maker Trezor Says Hackers Breached Its Email Provider
The hardware wallet maker said a fake security alert claimed a hardware flaw could expose users’ recovery phrases.
6h ago
AI Is Solving Math's Best Problems Faster Than They Can Be Replaced, Terence Tao Warns
The Fields medalist points to a real race between OpenAI and Anthropic as proof: AI can now flatten a hard problem the moment someone starts working on it.
8h ago
Crypto, Banks Take Clarity Act Lobbying Fight to Senators' Home States
Crypto advocates and community bankers are targeting lawmakers in their home states as the Senate prepares for a September 15 procedural vote.
10h ago
Apple Unveils Redesigned Siri AI and A20 Pro Chip as CEO John Ternus Makes Debut
The company's first fall keynote under new leadership paired a Gemini-powered Siri overhaul with Apple's first 2-nanometer chip, plus a $1,999 foldable iPhone that won't ship until October.
11h ago
Secret Service Freezes $52.8 Million in Crypto Tied to Telegram Bazaar Behind Global Scams
Blockchain sleuths at Elliptic traced the money, Treasury sanctioned the marketplace, and Xinbi—which ran $24 billion through a Telegram scam bazaar—called the freeze unfair.
12h ago
While Bitcoin Devs Debate Next Moves, IonQ Unveils Superion 256 Quantum Computer
The company has built its first chips and begun testing prototypes as it seeks to manufacture quantum computers in larger quantities.
12h ago
What Is LAPTOP? Hunter Biden's Meme Coin Targeting TRUMP Holders
The LAPTOP token launched on Base in September 2026, peaked two minutes later, and shed almost all of its value the same day.
12h ago
Mexican Musician and Family Killed Over Bitcoin Cold Wallet Believed to Hold Millions
Mexican prosecutors allege suspects targeted Camilo Séptimo keyboardist Jonathan Meléndez and his family while searching for a cold wallet they believed contained millions in Bitcoin.
13h ago
Hunter Biden's LAPTOP Meme Coin Crashes 99% on Debut
LAPTOP hit a $190.81 peak within minutes of launching on Base, then shed roughly 99% as thin liquidity met a wave of selling.
13h ago
Prediction Markets Abandon Cheap Oil as Brent Passes $100
Myriad's $120 side overtook $55 at the start of September, while Polymarket puts WTI reaching $100 this month at 59%.
14h ago
Consensys Is Splitting in Two as MetaMask Goes Its Own Way
Consensys Software Inc. will become MetaMask, while a newly formed Consensys will take over the firm's Ethereum protocols and institutional blockchain infrastructure business.
14h ago
German Finance Ministry Drafts 25% Tax on Crypto Gains From 2027
Anything bought before 2027 keeps the twelve-month exemption, so the change lands only on Germany's future crypto buyers.
14h ago
Morning Minute: Venice’s VVV Token Soars After OpenAI Dispute
Concerns over frontier AI labs stealing user data has driven demand for private inference (or at least tokens tied to private inference).
15h ago
UK Crime Agency Warns of 'Innovative Use' of Crypto by Launderers
The agency ranks cryptoassets third among nine economic crime priorities, and says it wants to generate its own targets.
17h ago
Mexico Seizes 300 Crypto Mining Rigs Wired Into a Hydroelectric Dam
Forensic accountants are tracing who paid for the mining hardware, and money laundering has not been ruled out.
19h ago
Jack Dorsey's Block Applies for Bank Charter to Custody Bitcoin
Builders Bank would consolidate custody work Block now runs under more than 50 state money transmitter licenses.
20h ago
OpenAI Says It Solved a $1M Math Problem. A Rival Mathematician Says He Did It First
NYU's Tristan Buckmaster accuses OpenAI's Sébastien Bubeck of racing to claim credit for a Navier-Stokes proof after learning about his unpublished work with Anthropic's Levent Alpöge.
1d ago
$47M Still Missing After Liquid Hack as Blockstream Bargains With 'White Hats'
The hackers have returned 3,400 of the roughly 4,000 BTC drained from the sidechain, but about 600 BTC remains outstanding—and some doubt the actors' "white hat" claims.
1d ago
Bitcoin Holds, Wall Street Stalls as Oil Shock Revives Fed Hike Bets
Bitcoin is defending its golden zone support while the S&P 500 grinds inside its tightest range yet, both waiting on Friday's inflation report before the Fed's September 16 rate call.
1d ago
Visa Taps Onchain Lending to Finance Stablecoin Card Programs
The payment processor giant is pairing payment settlement data with blockchain lending tools to help fintechs and stablecoin-linked card programs access working capital.
1d ago
Strive Buys $109 Million in Bitcoin, Pushes Preferred Stock Toward $1 Billion
The Vivek Ramaswamy-founded asset manager added 1,375 BTC last week, its third straight week of 5%-plus growth.
1d ago
Cronos Erased Two Hours of Transactions to Reverse $111 Million DeFi Exploit
The rollback reversed legitimate activity alongside the attack, while $9.19 million remains unrecovered, according to Cronos.
1d ago
US Police Fear Meta Glasses Are Watching Them Back: Report
Memos from the NYPD to Homeland Security warn the devices could be used for covert filming inside jails and police facilities.
1d ago
Robinhood Takes Equity Stake in Crypto.com, Taps Exchange to Power Prediction Markets
The multi-year deal makes OG.com the infrastructure and clearing engine behind Robinhood's fastest-growing business.
1d ago
Tom Lee's Bitmine Adds $70 Million in Ethereum, Holdings Reach 5.93 Million ETH
The company says it holds roughly 4.9% of Ethereum’s supply, with most of its tokens staked to earn rewards.
1d ago
Strategy's Return to Bitcoin Buying Lasted Exactly One Week
The Bitcoin treasury firm spent $176.3 million on its own preferred stock, and doubled the buyback program's authorization to $2 billion.
1d ago
Morning Minute: The Trenches Just Had Their Biggest Week Since TRUMP
Is it a warning sign for a local top? Or is the onchain party just getting started?
1d ago
Polish Court Detains Fifth Suspect in Zondacrypto Exchange Probe
Two chief executives of the exchange have now vanished, four years apart, leaving 1.3 million clients locked out.
1d ago
Your LG TV Might Still Be Listening to You—Even When It Looks Like It’s Off
A Gamers Nexus investigation found LG sets scanning every device on a home network and capturing microphone audio with the screen off, four months after LG promised Texas regulators it had cleaned up…
2d ago
OpenAI Chief Scientist Warns AI Labs May Need to Slow Down
Jakub Pachocki is calling for mandatory safety standards as OpenAI finds it harder to monitor advanced AI models’ reasoning.
2d ago