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Meta joins OpenAI and Anthropic in latest AI hacking incident
Meta has become the latest tech giant to admit that its AI agent hacked another firm after an independent testing partner misconfigured its secure environment. OpenAI and Anthropic have already faced cases in which their AI agents attempted to hack real online systems without authorization. Meta told reporters that the AI breakout stemmed from a...
Thu, Aug 6
Crypto markets steady as cyberattacks hit major Wall Street hedge funds
This week, several of the largest hedge funds on Wall Street were targeted in a wave of attempted cyberattacks, which reportedly include Point72 Asset Management, Citadel, Two Sigma Investments and Millennium Management. Attackers are said to have used voice phishing, or vishing, to manipulate employees into giving up their username and password credentials or allowing...
Thu, Aug 6
SEC builds accounting fraud unit as crypto oversight tilts toward rulemaking
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has set up a new department dedicated to examining violations in accounting practices and financial reporting, which shows that the agency has begun paying more attention to companies’ disclosures at a time when its approach toward crypto is quickly moving from litigation to rulemaking. For the crypto industry...
Thu, Aug 6
ZEUS pulls infrastructure offline after hack, third Lightning outage in a week
On August 5, ZEUS brought its Lightning wallet services to a halt following the discovery of a cybersecurity incident, making it the third prominent Lightning provider to suspend its services within a period of about 72 hours following service interruptions at Boltz and AQUA. The company has confirmed that the attack was dealt with and...
Thu, Aug 6
Block shares rose more than 4% after earnings and revenue beat forecasts
Block (NYSE: XYZ) shares gained more than 4% in late trading after the payments company posted second-quarter numbers above Wall Street forecasts. Adjusted earnings reached $1.02 per share for the three months through June 30. Analysts following London Stock Exchange Group (LSE: LSEG) were expecting 87 cents per share. The quarterly income came to $6.62...
Wed, Aug 5
Few and Far NFT project founder to face US court over $10M fraud allegations
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have charged Taj Tarsha, the founder of NFT startup Few and Far, with securities and wire fraud. The authorities allege that he took more than $10 million from investors and spent it on gambling, speculative crypto bets, and a Miami condominium instead of the marketplace he promised to build. What happened...
Wed, Aug 5
Google DeepMind's Hassabis becomes chairman as Jeff Dean exits for Discovery Loop
Demis Hassabis is stepping back as Google DeepMind CEO to become chairman, while Jeff Dean leaves after 27 years to co-found Discovery Loop.
Wed, Aug 5
Anthropic joins AI giants building in-house chips as demand outpaces supply
Anthropic just confirmed today that it has begun assembling its own dedicated team to design custom chips for its AI, Claude. Until now, the company relied entirely on chips made by other tech giants, but skyrocketing demand means they need their own hardware to keep things running fast and smooth. A job listing turns months...
Wed, Aug 5
Borderless.xyz becomes first Mastercard Crypto Credential pilot partner for stablecoin payments
Mastercard and Borderless.xyz piloted Crypto Credential for cross-border stablecoin payments days after Mastercard's $1.8 billion BVNK deal closed.
Wed, Aug 5
Siemens Energy's profit more than triples as orders hit record €17.9 billion
Siemens Energy's Q3 profit before special items more than tripled to €1.62 billion as orders hit a record €17.9 billion on AI-driven power demand.
Wed, Aug 5
Cipher, Hyperscale continue to offload BTC sale to fund AI pivot
An increasing number of miners have been letting go of their Bitcoin holdings to fund a pivot into AI data centers, and just a few days into August, more Bitcoin has been sold for the same purpose. Cipher Digital (NASDAQ: CIFR) and Hyperscale Data (NYSEAMERICAN: GPUS) are the latest miners to sell Bitcoin. So far,...
Wed, Aug 5
ByteDance's founder refuses distillation shortcut in AI race
The founder of ByteDance, Zhang Yiming, has said distillation will not be used to train the company’s AI models. This differentiates the company from other Chinese AI labs that have been accused of using the distillation technique. This comes as US officials have accused Chinese labs of using the technique to bridge the gap with...
Wed, Aug 5
Circle falls after mixed earnings as revenue misses expectations
Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL) dropped close to 4% in early Wednesday trading after its second-quarter profit came in above Wall Street forecasts while revenue fell short. Stablecoin demand also rose during the quarter as fresh conflict in the Middle East made crypto markets more volatile. Traders cut exposure to riskier tokens and parked more...
Wed, Aug 5
Ex-LAPD officer gets life sentence for $350,000 Koreatown bitcoin robbery
A former Los Angeles police officer has been sentenced to life plus 15 years in state prison for posing as a cop and robbing a teenager of a hard drive holding roughly $350,000 in Bitcoin. Despite the recent run of violent crypto activities, the sentence is one of the stiffest punishments that have been handed...
Wed, Aug 5
Circle names founding validators in Arc network launch date announcement
Circle (NYSE: CRCL) has announced that its Arc blockchain will go live on public mainnet on September 16. It also announced 11 founding validators for the network, and they include BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard, and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), among others. The blockchain has been running a private mainnet that has institutional builders...
Wed, Aug 5
Galaxy Digital, Terawulf lean on data center business to cut losses in Q2 earnings
Galaxy Digital (NASDAQ: GLXY) and TeraWulf (NASDAQ: WULF), two pure play Bitcoin miners to have made the AI pivot, saw contrasting fortunes as both firms turned in their respective scorecards for the second quarter of 2026 on August 5. Both firms’ relatively nascent AI data center businesses did a lot of the heavy lifting in...
Wed, Aug 5
MoonPay Brings Gasless Transactions to TRON, Simplifying Stablecoin Payments
New York, August 5, 2026 — MoonPay, the global financial technology company powering the movement of value across fiat and digital assets, today announced the integration of the TRON network with MoonPay’s Trade infrastructure, enabling users to complete transactions on TRON without holding TRX to pay network fees. The TRON network is governed by TRON...
Wed, Aug 5
Japan's FSA launches dedicated crypto and stablecoin division on August 7
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) will launch a dedicated Crypto Assets and Stablecoins Division on August 7, giving the country’s digital-asset firms a single supervisor. The agency is following through on a reorganization it approved back in December 2025, and is a major step forward in the country’s goal to treat crypto like mainstream financial...
Wed, Aug 5
Eliza is dead: Founder blames lawsuits, endless complaining for foundation shutdown
Shaw Walters, the founder of ElizaOS, the AI agent project that started life as ai16z, has said that its token is dead and its foundation is winding down. Walters shared this information via his personal X account, stating that he is done fighting for the token side of the project and is moving on to...
Wed, Aug 5
Best AI Voice Agent Platforms in 2026: 8 Options for Builders and Businesses
Choosing the best AI voice agent for your team requires clear selection criteria. In this guide, we previewed eight AI voice agent platforms for their full workflow price, as well as advantages and weaknesses.
Wed, Aug 5
