Fake Crypto Wallet on App Store Triggers $1.8M Lawsuit Against Apple
Three crypto users have lost a total of $1.8 million in Bitcoin through a counterfeit Sparrow Wallet on the iOS App Store.
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Binance phishs its own staff monthly, India censors BitChat code: Asia Express
Binance has been phishing its own staff to get ahead of potential attacks. South Korean crypto volumes tank 89% — plus all of the week’s other crypto news from Asia.
Zimbabwe admits seven fintech projects to regulatory sandbox
Zimbabwe’s securities regulator has admitted seven financial technology projects to its regulatory sandbox, with tokenization accounting for most of the latest group.
New York AG warns CLARITY Act could weaken state crypto enforcement
New York Attorney General Letitia James said the federal crypto market structure bill could restrict state regulators and urged Congress to impose stronger consumer protections on digital asset platfo…
SparkKitty Malware Found in App Stores Targets Crypto Wallet Seed Phrases
A new report from cybersecurity firm Check Point details how the SparkKitty malware campaign targeted cryptocurrency users by scanning photos stored on infected Android and iPhone devices for wallet r…
OpenAI’s GPT-6 Will Arrive by September, Markets Predict
AI users the world over are eagerly awaiting the next frontier release from OpenAI. And if prediction market odds are any indication, they won’t have to wait much longer for GPT-6.
U.S. Senate puts off crypto Clarity Act for now as it focuses limited bandwidth elsewhere
The U.S. Senate has shelved the crypto Digital Asset Market Clarity Act for the moment as it proceeds with different bills on Russian sanctions and federal nominations, further setting aside the indus…
CLARITY Act Myths Could Mislead Investors, Crypto Council Warns
Crypto Council says several CLARITY Act myths are misleading investors ahead of the Senate vote.
Elon Musk: Humans Will Lose Control of AI Within a Decade
Artificial intelligence could surpass the combined intelligence of humanity within about five years, and humans are unlikely to remain in control of the technology within a decade, according to Elon M…
Cross River to enable P2P payments, banking services for X Money
The banking-as-a-service provider will power X Money’s peer-to-peer payments, FDIC-insured accounts and Visa debit cards as the platform expands its financial services.
Securitize Capital becomes SEC-registered investment adviser
The registration expands Securitize’s regulated platform for tokenized assets, adding investment advisory services to its institutional offering.
Kalshi, Polymarket win pause against Minnesota's prediction market ban
A federal judge ruled that Minnesota’s law banning prediction markets likely runs afoul of the Commodity Exchange Act, granting a preliminary injunction against the law to Kalshi, Polymarket and the C…
Searchable NYC Property Database Puts Wealthy Residents at Risk, Critics Warn
A searchable database built from New York City's public property assessment records is drawing backlash from prominent figures in the crypto industry, who argue that making the information easier to s…
ZRO Price Breaks Over 10% Despite $1.13M Binance Deposit From LayerZero-Linked Wallet
LayerZero-linked wallet transferred 1.2 million ZRO to Binance, extending a month-long pattern of exchange deposits.
How a Phishing Email Drained 400,000 XRP From One Holder’s Wallet
An XRP holder lost 400,000 tokens overnight after falling for a phishing email disguised as a routine hardware wallet update, according to an account shared by crypto adviser George Kaltekis.
Ethereum Signals Bullish Reversal via Key MVRV Metric
Ethereum daily MVRV its 160-day SMA have formed the rare Golden Cross, signalling a bullish reversal.
Cardano Founder Charles Hoskinson Compares Ethereum Questions to Reliving Trauma
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Kraken parent Payward acquires Magic Labs’ wallet business
The deal brings wallet technology to Payward’s enterprise platform, potentially reducing the number of infrastructure providers businesses need to integrate with.
Prediction Market Traders Brace for Surprise Fed Rate Hike
Prediction-market traders today sharply raised the implied odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike, one day before the central bank’s two-day July meeting begins.
Your Shared Claude Chats Were Being Quietly Published on Google
Every shared link Claude creates comes with a label: "Anyone with the link." It turns out that included Google.
A Man Gave Border Agents His Phone Passcode. It Wiped Everything. Now He's Facing Federal Charges
The Atlanta resident has been charged under a rarely invoked federal statute—18 U.S.C. § 2232, a law that makes it illegal to knowingly destroy property to prevent authorities from seizing it—after he…
Fanatics Buys CFTC-Registered Exchange in Prediction Markets Land Grab
Fanatics is buying its way deeper into prediction markets, striking a deal to acquire a federally regulated exchange and clearinghouse from brokerage giant BGC Group as sports-betting heavyweights rac…
Microsoft Says MDASH Beats Claude Mythos and GPT-5.6 Sol in Cybersecurity Test
Microsoft has released its first dedicated cybersecurity model named MAI-Cyber-1-Flash and plugged it into MDASH, a vulnerability-hunting system that it says beats Anthropic’s Mythos 5 and OpenAI’s GP…
Bitcoin shrugs off AI selloff but high-stakes Fed meeting could determine what's next
BTC held around $65,000, up 4% since Friday, while ether (ETH) hit its strongest price in nearly two months. Meanwhile, Nvidia’s 4.8% decline led AI-favorites lower, even as the overall Nasdaq was abo…