Cloudflare has integrated the x402 protocol, a system that lets websites charge for data access using direct cryptocurrency payments rather than traditional subscriptions or logins. The move is aimed at AI agents, which increasingly scrape and request web content on behalf of users and could pay small fees automatically as
Hardware wallet maker Ledger has introduced a framework that lets AI agents interact with crypto portfolios while keeping private keys secured on a physical device. Under the system, AI agents can read wallet balances and analyze holdings, but any sensitive action must be approved directly on a Ledger hardware device
Federal authorities have charged Zyaire Wilkins in connection with a malware scheme that targeted cryptocurrency holders through infected video games. According to the FBI, Wilkins allegedly procured malicious software concealed within video games, which spread to roughly 8,000 devices. The malware enabled unauthorized access to at least 80 crypto
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, a central pillar of U.S. securities settlement, is coordinating a pilot program involving nearly 40 financial firms to test the tokenization of stocks and U.S. Treasuries. Major participants reportedly include BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, and JP Morgan, signaling growing institutional interest in bringing
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, the backbone of U.S. securities settlement, has moved beyond pilots into live production trades for tokenized stocks and Treasuries, according to the Wall Street Journal. The initiative brings major Wall Street institutions including JPMorgan, BlackRock, and Goldman Sachs into blockchain-based asset settlement.
Keel Infrastructure has secured key regulatory approvals to combine three of its Québec Bitcoin mining facilities into a single 96 MW campus dedicated to artificial intelligence and high-performance computing in Sherbrooke. The move reflects a growing trend among Bitcoin miners repurposing their energy infrastructure and data center capacity to
CleanSpark, a Nasdaq-listed bitcoin miner, is diversifying beyond cryptocurrency mining into high-performance computing to serve hyperscale clients seeking data center capacity. On July 14, the company announced a 20-year infrastructure lease valued at $6.6 billion with an unnamed high-investment-grade global technology firm at its
Boundless, a distributed compute startup, is broadening the use of its 4,000-GPU cluster beyond zero-knowledge proofs to include AI workloads. The network was originally built to generate and settle ZK proofs for Ethereum and Base transactions, anchoring them on Bitcoin. By repurposing the same hardware for AI
BIP 110, a proposal to temporarily cap arbitrary data stored on the Bitcoin blockchain for one year, faces a fork deadline with no miner backing behind it. The measure emerged from an ongoing dispute over so-called spam transactions that use Bitcoin's block space to embed non-financial
Apple has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing former employees of taking confidential materials before departing for the AI firm. According to the complaint, the departing staff allegedly took proprietary designs, supplier information, and engineering files that Apple considers protected trade secrets. The suit signals escalating tension between established technology
Security researchers have identified a novel attack vector that exploits the tendency of AI systems to hallucinate, or generate false information. According to the warning, autonomous AI agents could be manipulated into downloading and executing malicious code by leveraging these same errors that cause chatbots to produce inaccurate responses. Because
OpenAI has launched GPT-5.6 Sol, its newest flagship AI model, following a two-week preview period during which the system was restricted behind government approval before wider release. The rollout arrives during a busy stretch for the AI sector, coinciding with the same week that rival Anthropic removed