Crypto Security Faces Its Biggest AI Test
Artificial intelligence is reshaping crypto security on both sides of the fence. Attackers are using it to find vulnerabilities faster. Defenders are scrambling to keep up. And the traditiona
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Digital Euro is Now in the Final Round of EU Negotiations
European Parliament Unlocks Final Talks on the Digital Euro The European Parliament has confirmed its negotiating position on the Digital Euro, formally opening the last legislative phase bef
Hyperliquid and Phantom ask the CFTC to stop treating DEFI like a broker
Hyperliquid's policy arm (@HyperliquidPC) and wallet maker @phantom filed a joint comment letter to the @CFTC on July 9, ahead of the regulator's deadline for industry responses to its reques
Your dormant crypto could be claimed by the state, and sold
A growing legal risk most crypto holders are not aware of A quiet but significant legal shift is underway across the United States. According to an analysis by law firm Eversheds Sutherland,
Hong Kong just banned SMS logins for crypto platforms
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has ordered licensed crypto exchanges and online brokers to stop using one-time passwords (OTPs) for client logins, in one of the most dire
Most funds leaving Binance in the EU went to self-custody, not rivals
Binance co-CEO @_RichardTeng has disclosed that the majority of funds withdrawn by European users following the exchange's MiCA licensing failure did not flow to regulated rivals. Instead, mo
Crypto Market News July 10: Polymarket, Bybit, Binance Lead Headlines
BTC, ETH and DeFi Lead Crypto Market Recovery Amid Regulatory Updates Overall Cryptocurrency News, 10 July 2026: The crypto market gained 1.9% as Bitcoin and Ethereum advanced moderately. Reg
Injective npm Package Attack Exposes Risk to Wallet Private Keys
Attackers backdoored the official Injective TypeScript SDK on npm, inserting code into 18 packages that captured wallet private keys and seed phrases during normal key-derivation flows before
OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT 5.6 models after US government review
OpenAI has released its GPT-5.6 family after the US government completed a security review that had impeded the rollout of the model. The Trump administration had requested federal agencies t
Hackers tried to backdoor Injective npm package to steal wallet keys
Hackers compromised a widely used Injective software package in a supply chain attack with malware designed to steal crypto wallet private keys, adding to a growing attack vector involving at
Alchemy Pay Expands Crypto Adoption in Bangladesh with Mobile Financial Services
Alchemy Pay, a renowned cryptocurrency-fiat payment gateway, is excited to expand its localized On-Ramp service in Bangladesh. This latest network expansion interconnects with four of the cou
Whale Deposits $13.69 Million in Ethereum to Binance, Hinting at Potential Sell-Off
BitcoinWorld Whale Deposits $13.69 Million in Ethereum to Binance, Hinting at Potential Sell-Off A cryptocurrency whale address identified as 0x410 has deposited 7,863 ETH, valued at approxim