Hunter Biden launched LAPTOP to cure memecoin grift and created a whole new batch of losers
Hunter Biden’s LAPTOP token left nearly 80% of traders underwater within hours despite being pitched as an answer to memecoin grift. Hunter Biden is the son of former US President Joe Biden. Data from Bubblemaps showed that 12,151 of the token’s 15,206…
Bitcoin Wallet Maker Trezor Says Hackers Breached Its Email Provider
The hardware wallet maker said a fake security alert claimed a hardware flaw could expose users’ recovery phrases.
OpenAI just showed why one of its former researchers thinks AI could kill everyone
OpenAI says its latest AI system solved a 90-year-old math problem in 88 hours, reigniting fears over runaway intelligence. On Sept. 8, the company said that an internal model significantly more capable than its recently released GPT-6 Astra coordinated…
Solana’s 300ms speed boost to outrun trading bots might come with a hidden cost
Solana’s shorter trading intervals could let liquidity providers keep more of the value that trading bots extract from outdated pool prices. Fee-charging pools whose prices lag external markets have the clearest modeled benefit. Solana’s mainnet has…
AI Is Solving Math’s Best Problems Faster Than They Can Be Replaced, Terence Tao Warns
The Fields medalist points to a real race between OpenAI and Anthropic as proof: AI can now flatten a hard problem the moment someone starts working on it.
It looks like a stock and trades like a stock, but it isn’t actually a stock – what is it?
Tokenized stocks promise cheaper trading and wider access, while some products make speculation easier without passing shareholder rights to the buyer. Two people can open their investment apps, see the same company name beside a similar price, and still…
Crypto, Banks Take Clarity Act Lobbying Fight to Senators’ Home States
Crypto advocates and community bankers are targeting lawmakers in their home states as the Senate prepares for a September 15 procedural vote.
How 4,100 stolen Bitcoin bankrolled a life of private jets and supercars
Malone Lam pleaded guilty to leading a crypto theft enterprise that prosecutors say stole and laundered more than $245 million. The 22-year-old Singapore citizen admitted Tuesday in Washington to participating in a racketeering conspiracy, marking a…
Apple Unveils Redesigned Siri AI and A20 Pro Chip as CEO John Ternus Makes Debut
The company’s first fall keynote under new leadership paired a Gemini-powered Siri overhaul with Apple’s first 2-nanometer chip, plus a $1,999 foldable iPhone that won’t ship until October.
Secret Service Freezes $52.8 Million in Crypto Tied to Telegram Bazaar Behind Global Scams
Blockchain sleuths at Elliptic traced the money, Treasury sanctioned the marketplace, and Xinbi—which ran $24 billion through a Telegram scam bazaar—called the freeze unfair.