Anthropic says Claude used for cyberattacks and surveillance
A Russianspeaking operator targeted more than 20 organizations, while a Mali consultant used Claude to build a masssurveillance platform. Source:Cointelegraph
Bridgewater investment chief says AI could wipe out humanity
Greg Jensen, the cochief investment officer at hedgefund giant Bridgewater Associates, agreed that AI could wipe out humanity. Source:MarketWatch
Blockstream rejects ransom as Liquid hackers hold nearly 600 BTC
Blockstream said it would work with law enforcement, exchanges and forensic specialists to recover the Bitcoin if the hackers do not return it.…
Revised CLARITY Act targets ‘non-decentralized’ DeFi operators
The bill’s ethics section remained largely unchanged despite being one of the main points of contention ahead of a pivotal Senate vote. Source:Cointelegraph
India starts tokenizing $620 billion corporate bond market with digital rupee settlement
SEBI’s Demat 2.0 pilot turns corporate bonds into digital tokens and settles payment through the RBI’s wholesale digital rupee, with secondary trading and…
Ripple puts AI agents inside its $1 billion corporate treasury bet
The software can monitor cash, risk and forecasts and suggest financial moves, but humans still have to approve every action. Source:CoinDesk
Brevo login flaw enabled phishing email targeting 347K Trezor subscribers
Trezor told Cointelegraph that the phishing email was sent to 347,000 subscribers and said it is treating every address as “known to the attacker and possibly…
Oracle’s AI bet pays off as cloud momentum helps drive a rosier forecast
The company saw its backlog grow even more in the latest quarter. Source:MarketWatch
New Clarity Act text tweaks DeFi, credit union provisions, but road ahead for bill remains murky
The Clarity Act needs 60 votes when the Senate returns from its recess next week. Republicans circulated a fresh draft on Thursday ahead of the vote.…
Would you buy stock in a company whose own scientists think the product might kill you?
A former Anthropic employee said he was quitting this week and that AI companies are “gambling with our lives.” Source:MarketWatch
Why a new SEC plan could ease a legal headache for tokenized securities
The SEC's new proposal to overhaul transferagent rules could eliminate duplicate offchain shareholder records, reducing reconciliation costs and legal…
Elon Musk is pulling in even more cash. Meet his $23 billion underground venture.
The Boring Company, a tunneling startup that works closely with Tesla, just raised $3 billion through a private funding round. Source:MarketWatch