Digital Rand Rejected South Africa Backs Payshap
The South African Reserve Bank pauses digital rand rollout, focusing on real-time payments via Payshap and Payinc, amid privacy and efficiency trade-offs. #Update #Finance
Crypto News
General category for all types of news related to the cryptocurrency world.
Trump Launches New Strikes on Iran Plans
President Trump signs the Secure America Act, a $70 billion initiative amid rising tensions with Iran, forecasting inflation decrease post-conflict. U.S. Central Command confirms new strikes. #Update #Crypto $BTC
DBS Launches Tokenized Gold for Retail Investors
@DBSBank will launch tokenized gold trading for retail customers in H2 2026, offering DBS Physical Gold Tokens backed by physical gold in Singapore. #Update #Crypto $XAU
Stablecoins Surge 10x as Adoption Grows
Dragonfly’s Rob Hadick predicts stablecoins like $USDT and $USDC could grow 10x as payments adoption rises, facing competition from banks and fintechs. #Update #Crypto $USDT
AI Researcher Bypasses Anthropic Fable 5 Guardrails
An AI researcher claims to have jailbroken @Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 just 48 hours after its launch, raising security concerns for crypto protocols. #Update #AI $ETH
Neurons Master Doom Low-Power Breakthrough
Cortical Labs trained 200,000 neurons to play Doom, showcasing potential for low-power biological computing in AI. Regulatory oversight by FDA and NIH may influence future applications. #Update #Tech
Crypto Scammer Steals $13M for Luxury Toys
A Canadian teen, Trenton Richard Johnston, pleaded guilty to stealing over $13 million in crypto via social engineering scams, funding a lavish lifestyle; prosecutors recommend 51-63 months prison. #Update #Crypto $BTC $ETH
Crypto ATMs Banned in Delaware New Jersey
Delaware and New Jersey advance bills to ban cryptocurrency ATMs amid rising scams, with Delaware imposing penalties up to $10,000 for violations. #Update #Legal $BTC
Crypto Hackers Drain $36M Unverified Contracts
Crypto hackers exploited unverified contracts, draining over $36M from protocols. This significant security breach impacts the crypto landscape. #Breaking #Crypto #Security
Google AI Surges to 1000 Tokens/Second
Google released DiffusionGemma, a free AI model generating text at 1,000 tokens per second on NVIDIA H100, but requires manual setup for optimal use. #Update #Tech
Anthropic CEO Warns AI Power Surge
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei calls for FAA-style AI regulation, proposing mandatory third-party testing for frontier models to address cybersecurity and job displacement risks. #Update #AI
Crypto Safety Debate Ignites After Claude Fable 5 Launch
@Anthropic’s launch of Claude Fable 5 has sparked heightened security discussions in crypto, urging users to revoke outdated wallet permissions to mitigate risks from potential vulnerabilities in DeFi protocols. #Update #Crypto
Anthropic Faces Backlash After Claude Fable 5
Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 faces backlash for high token costs, silent performance degradation on AI research tasks, and mandatory 30-day data retention, sparking criticism from the AI community. #Update #AI
Nvidia Amazon Propel NEURA with $1.4B Boost
Tether leads $1.4 billion Series C in NEURA Robotics, embedding crypto wallet tech; joined by Nvidia, Amazon, Qualcomm, Bosch. #Update #Tech