Ireland’s New AML Strategy Brings ‘Enhanced Checks’ on Private Crypto Wallets
The country's first strategy of its kind also brings stricter due diligence for firms dealing with overseas crypto companies.
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Morning Minute: Tether Finally Gets An Audit
It seems Tether passed, putting an end to the longest-running open criticism of the leading stablecoin company.
SEC Shelves Crypto Rule Meeting Days After Senate Punted Clarity Act
No replacement date has been set for the meeting, which was cancelled due to an “unforeseen scheduling issue.”
Kalshi Ordered to Block Washington Bets Days After CFTC Backed It
A King County judge gave the exchange until August 19 to stop offering sports, election and politics wagers in the state.
'Bitcoin Is Burning': Red Team Turns to Chinese AI to Find Flaws
Bitcoin Red Team member Calle said Chinese models, including Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3, are finding bugs across Bitcoin’s open-source software.
Anthropic's AI Agents Started a Virtual War. The Chat Logs Are Unhinged
In a new red-team study, Claude models deployed self-replicating malware against each other—and the transcripts explain why.
Solana Can Be the 'Everything Chain' as Crypto Apps Go Mainstream: 6th Man Ventures Co-Founder
6th Man Ventures co-founder Mike Dudas says Solana’s infrastructure could carry crypto’s next wave.
Anthropic Is Quietly Watermarking Every Claude AI Output. Builders Are Already Trying to Break It
Anthropic is weaving an invisible, machine-readable watermark into every word its newest Claude models write—and it hasn't said how.
Google and OpenAI Debut Super Fast AI Models—Gemini 3.7 Flash Is Out, But GPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast Is Invite-Only
Google's model is live and built for cheap agents; OpenAI's is quicker but locked behind a waitlist.
Tether Claims 'Largest Inaugural Financial Audit' as KPMG Signs Off on 2025 Statements
Tether said KPMG gave its 2025 financial statements a clean opinion, a milestone for the company after years of questions about the reserves backing USDT.
White House Lets Private Firms Hack Cybercriminals—At Their Own Legal Risk
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that lets vetted U.S. companies carry out offensive cyber operations against foreign criminal networks. Here's what the program actually authorizes.
Crypto Group Warns Fed Could Use Banking Access to Squeeze Digital Asset Firms
The Blockchain Association is urging the Supreme Court to take up Custodia’s case, saying that broad Fed power over “master accounts” could be used to push crypto firms out of the banking system.