Hinkal has frozen affected smart contracts after reports of unusual on-chain activity involving USDC on Ethereum and other supported networks, as the privacy-focused protocol investigates a suspected exploit. The team said it took the precautionary step of freezing...
Alibaba will reportedly ban employees from using Anthropic's Claude Code in workplace environments beginning July 10, following allegations that the AI coding assistant contained a hidden mechanism capable of identifying users connected to Chinese networks. According to a...
Gapla has adopted the GAPLA token as its official national currency, describing the move as a step toward becoming what it calls the world's first internet-native country with an internet-native government, funding system, and currency. The announcement followed...
Alchemy Pay has added support for TAO, the native token of the Bittensor network, allowing users to buy the token directly with fiat currencies through its global on-ramp service. The integration gives users access to TAO through Alchemy...
Standard Chartered has launched a new service that gives institutional clients direct access to USDC minting and redemption through a partnership with Circle. The bank becomes the first Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) to offer the capability through...
NetX Network has launched Phase One of its blockchain, beginning a staged rollout aimed at artificial intelligence applications, enterprise services, and digital payments. The first phase introduces the network’s core infrastructure and NetXScan, its blockchain explorer. The project...
KakaoPay plans to build a "super wallet" that will allow users to hold stablecoins and tokenized assets as the South Korean fintech company prepares for the next stage of digital finance. Speaking at the Digital Asset Investment Insights...
Binance is preparing to re-establish its presence in the Philippines after the country's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved BlockShoals Technologies Inc. to begin testing crypto-related financial products and services under its regulatory sandbox. Co-founder and Chief Customer...
The European Union's transition period under the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) regulation has officially ended, with 244 crypto-asset service providers (CASPs) authorized to operate across the European Economic Area (EEA). According to the latest figures, 20 e-money token...
Crypto projects lost $75.87 million to major security breaches in June, with 40 significant hacks recorded during the month, according to blockchain security firm PeckShield. While losses declined from $81.7 million in May, attackers continued to target bridges,...
