Morning Minute: MetaMask Hands AI Agents a Wallet
MetaMask's Agent Wallet lets AI agents trade crypto on their own. Plus, Bitcoin reclaims $65k despite the Clarity Act facing a new delay.
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MyTrade Founder Fined $10K Over Bots That Wash Traded 60 Cryptocurrencies
Liu Zhou told undercover agents the objective was to make other buyers lose money, according to the Justice Department.
Senate Punts Clarity Act Vote to September as Democrats Hold Out
Senate Majority Leader Thune says the bill will be queued up when lawmakers return, leaving weeks to find 60 votes before midterms take over.
SEC Bought a Billion Airline Records to Track Travelers—Likely Without a Warrant
The financial regulator subscribed to a global flight database covering more than a billion tickets to monitor activity.
Tokyo Tells Trump to Stop Meme-ing Mario
Tokyo has asked Washington to stop meme-posting Mario, Pokémon, and Naruto without permission in a clash between meme-heavy statecraft and strict IP norms.
Meta Says Its AI Model Escaped and Hacked a Third-Party Company Too
The company says a configuration error by an outside testing partner gave one of its Muse Spark models internet access during a cybersecurity evaluation.
Senators Push CFTC to Ban Wildfire Bets on Prediction Markets
Democratic lawmakers say wildfire event contracts create risks of arson, insider trading, and disaster profiteering as they urge federal regulators to step in.
Putin Signs Russia's First Crypto Law: Trading Is Legal, Payments Stay Banned
The new law creates a licensed, central bank-supervised market for trading digital assets, yet crypto remains barred from everyday payments.
OpenAI Reveals How AI Agents Secretly Coordinated Before Hugging Face Hack
The presentation at the annual Black Hat conference sheds new light on how OpenAI's models collaborated to launch the Hugging Face breach.
XRP, Bitcoin Whales Are Accumulating—Is the Bear Market Nearly Over?
On-chain data shows big holders quietly buying XRP near $1, yet the daily chart is still trapped below a death cross.
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest Makes SpaceX, Circle Top Holdings After Latest Buying Spree
SpaceX and Circle rank among the 10 largest positions in Ark's flagship innovation fund after the firm continued buying both companies following their second-quarter earnings.
MetaMask Launches Self-Custodial AI Wallet for Autonomous Crypto Trading
The new Agent Wallet lets AI agents execute on-chain trades within user-defined limits as MetaMask expands its push into AI-powered crypto trading.