California Subpoenas OpenAI Over AI Models That Breached Containment and Hacked Hugging Face
California’s attorney general is seeking answers from OpenAI regarding AI models that escaped a secured test environment and accessed Hugging Face, as well as whether the company can be held legally accountable. California Attorney General Rob…
Bitcoin’s $85,000 sell wall is gone and traders are now betting on $100,000
Bitcoin’s rally is approaching a $90,000 test as a rare accumulation pattern reappears and sell-side liquidity thins. On Oct. 2, Bitcoin registered an intraday high at $87,000 after buyers broke through a sell wall around $85,000 that had stalled several…
Ethereum Now Lets You Pay for AI Without Revealing Who You Are
Ethereum’s zkAPI lets users prepay in USDC and query AI models through cryptographic proofs, so no single party sees both who they are and what they ask.
Circle Pushes Back on MiCA’s Bank-Deposit Mandate for Stablecoins
The USDC issuer told the European Commission that MiCA’s reserve mandates and concentration caps keep the largest global stablecoins outside Europe’s perimeter—siding with the ECB in calling for more flexible rules.
Crypto hackers exploit third-party Aave tool to steal 114 ETH
A third-party lending adapter built on Aave was exploited to steal about 114 ETH, worth over $300,000, while the protocol itself remained unaffected. On Oct. 2, blockchain security firm SlowMist said the attacker compromised two Safe multisig wallets…
This AI Is Already Fooling People on Video Calls Into Thinking It’s Human, Company Says
Tavus says 26 of 54 people on a one-minute video call thought its new Griffin model was human. The results are the company’s own, and the model isn’t going to retail customers yet.
Once a $2.3 Billion Network, Ethereum Layer-2 Blast Is Shutting Down
Blast said operating costs now exceed the revenue its Ethereum layer-2 generates and asked users to withdraw their assets to mainnet before Oct. 26.
Bitget restores $300M fund after absorbing $388M security breach
Bitget said on Sept. 30 that it had restored its Protection Fund to more than $300 million after absorbing the Sept. 24 security breach’s financial impact. The exchange describes the fund as an additional safeguard for customers, separate from…
Crypto hackers have taken $2.7 billion in 2026 and the losses are alarmingly concentrated
Crypto firms and users have lost nearly $2.7 billion to security incidents this year, with North Korea-linked thefts exceeding $1 billion. Blockchain security firm CertiK recorded 658 incidents through September, with about $420.4 million of stolen…
US factory costs spike, threatening Bitcoin’s rally above $85,000
US manufacturers reported more widespread input-price increases in September, raising a potential financing risk for Bitcoin if investors respond by expecting higher interest rates ahead of Friday’s jobs report. The Institute for Supply Management’s Oct.…