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30 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