Circle Hit With Class Action Lawsuit Over $285M Drift Protocol Hack
In brief Stablecoin issuer Circle is facing a class action lawsuit from Drift Protocol investors who lost money in a recent $280 million exploit of...
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Morning Minute: $11T+ Schwab Goes All In on Crypto
Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt....
Kraken Parent Payward Agrees to Acquire Derivatives Exchange Bitnomial for $550 Million
In brief Kraken parent company Payward entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bitnomial for up to $550 million in cash and stock. The transaction...
Bitcoin, Stocks Surge as Iran Says Strait of Hormuz Is 'Completely Open'
Bitcoin jumped to a two-month high on Friday after Iran declared that commercial traffic could flow freely through the Strait of Hormuz amid the ceasefire...
Dogecoin Gold? A DOGE-Themed Company Is Joining the Tokenized Gold Rush
In brief Dogecoin Cash Inc. proposed a framework where one billion tokens would equal one gram of physical gold. The initiative remains in the development...
Anthropic’s Alarming Mythos Findings Replicated With Off-the-Shelf AI, Researchers Say
In brief Researchers show Anthropic-style exploits can be reproduced with public AI, report claims. Study suggests vulnerability discovery is already cheap and widely accessible. Findings...
Crypto Trader Turns $2,500 Into $500K on Skyrocketing Ethereum Meme Coin
In brief A trader on Ethereum turned 1 ETH, or around $2,500 worth, into nearly $500,000 after making a meme coin trade on Thursday. The...
Sam Altman's World Teams With Zoom, Tinder to Better Verify Humans in the AI Age
In brief World launched a major World ID protocol upgrade featuring account-based architecture for “proof-of-human” verification. Tinder is expanding verification to U.S. users, Zoom is...
Bitcoin Cracks 7-Month Ceiling. Can Bulls Push It Higher?
In brief Bitcoin jumped 2.7%, breaking the descending resistance line that had capped every rally since October. Myriad traders have flipped bullish, giving BTC a...
Rep. Sheri Biggs Doubles Down on Bitcoin, Buys Up to $250K of BlackRock's ETF
In brief Rep. Sheri Biggs (R-SC) disclosed on Friday that she purchased up to $250,000 worth of BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) last month. The...