OpenAI Says People Linked to China's Moonshot Tried to Copy Its AI's Hidden Reasoning
OpenAI says it disrupted a campaign involving 15,000+ users and ties a core cluster to people associated with Moonshot, the startup behind Kimi.
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Meta Pushes Back on Claim That Muse AI Read a User's Messages Without Consent
Communications chief Andy Stone said reading Messages requires two permissions the user controls, disputing a journalist who reported Muse synced his texts despite his settings.
The 'Largest Pure-Play' XRP Treasury Is About to Go Public
Shareholders approved Evernorth's merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II, clearing the way for the Ripple-backed firm to begin trading Oct. 8 with a stash of roughly 473 million XRP.
OpenAI Fires Three Safety Researchers Over Alleged Leak to Outside Group
OpenAI says the three broke its rules on handling sensitive information. The exits land after months of rogue-agent incidents, a trail of safety-team departures, and a new lawsuit.
It's the Start of Uptober. Will Bitcoin Live Up to It?
Bitcoin enters its historically strongest month after a record-pace September, but a Fed hike and 5.3% Treasury yields are testing the bulls.
Illinois Delays Controversial Crypto Tax Amid Industry Lawsuit
Illinois officials and crypto groups jointly asked a state court to delay the 0.2% Digital Asset Tax from Jan. 1 to July 1, 2027, while a legal challenge continues.
Near Intents Hacked for $3.8M Days After Denying North Korea-Linked Bitget Hacker
Near Intents froze its cross-chain swaps after a bug let an attacker drain about $3.8 million. The company promised to repay every user.
Minecraft, Candy Crush Among 11 Games in EU Virtual Currency Crackdown
The guidelines exclude cryptocurrencies, leaving tokens outside a regime written for currencies bought with real money inside games.
Morning Minute: Crypto Gives Up on Congress and Goes After Senators
Plus, a major MetaMask security event has crypto natives on edge as details trickle out.
Citi Lifts 12-Month Bitcoin Target to $113K, Ethereum to $3K
The bank has revised its 12-month target for BTC up from $82K, though it remains about 10% below Bitcoin's October 2025 record.
MetaMask Exits Lido Validators Amid Infrastructure ‘Security Incident’
The wallet says it has found no immediate threat to user wallets, but the ETH it is pulling out of Lido could take 45 days to return.
EU Presses Binance Over ‘Reverse Solicitation’ Exemption for Users: Report
Regulators are probing how the exchange keeps serving EU customers from Abu Dhabi, months after it lost its MiCA registrations.