WEMIX confirmed that an attacker took control of owner privileges linked to its WEMIX$ stablecoin contract on July 26. Summary Compromised owner privileges allowed an attacker to mint approximately 5.23 million new WEMIX$ without authorization. WEMIX suspended bridges, liquidity pools and related services while exchanges traced and froze suspect funds. The incident follows WEMIX’s 2025…
The launch of the latest AI model from a Chinese company — Moonshot AI’s Kimi — reignited debates around American competitiveness and open versus proprietary AI. While there was plenty of conversation on social media, it seems the debate is also happening behind the scenes in Washington, D.C., where OpenAI and Anthropic have reportedly lobbied…
On July 26, 2026, BitMart confirmed it will gradually shut down its trading platform under an orderly wind-down plan, suspending new user registrations and deposits starting that same day, before halting all spot, futures, and other trading services on August 26, 2026. The exchange stated that the exit process will be conducted in an orderly…
We’re just a couple of days away from the Full Moon, so it’s looking nice and bright in the sky. Keep reading to find out what you might be able to spot on its surface, with or without visual aids. What is today’s Moon phase? As of Monday, July 27, NASA’s Daily Moon Guide tracker…
Key Takeaways A Brazilian farm secured a $20K loan using tokenized cows as collateral, boosting value by reducing risk. Crypto comprises just 0.7% of El Salvador’s 2026 remittances as citizens stick to traditional channels. An Argentine bill proposes letting funds buy crypto and tokenize securities, unlocking billions in demand. From Pasture to Blockchain: How Tokenized…
Wise plans to submit a new application for a U.S. national trust bank charter under the GENIUS Act after the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rejected its first bid. Summary Wise plans a fresh U.S. charter application under the GENIUS Act after the OCC rejection. The OCC cited weak AML controls, management gaps,…
GoPros to Avoid GoPro still sells the Hero 12, and there are plenty of Hero 11s and even Hero 10s out there for sale on the internet (typically from shady, nonsense-named Amazon retailers). We suggest avoiding all of them. They may work fine, but they’re usually not much cheaper than the Hero 13. GoPro Hero…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Binance founder Changpeng Zhao is slated to participate in a fireside chat at the upcoming ASEAN Tech Summit Manila, according to a social media statement by FinTech Alliance.PH Founding Chairman Lito Villanueva. Villanueva stated he…
The frontier of physical AI is a Jenga game in a warehouse in San Leandro, California. That warehouse is occupied by Encord, a company that builds data tooling used to train AI models. Andrew Ceja is a pilot—the company’s term for its robotic trainers—and he’s carefully pulling wooden blocks from a tottering tower while wearing…
Key Takeaways Pantera Capital led a $52.5 million locked WLD raise for World Foundation on July 24, 2026. Eightco Holdings and Bain Capital Crypto joined as Orb verifications passed 18 million users. World ID 4.0 targets AI agents and enterprises as WLD’s daily emission rate fell 43%. The nonprofit behind the World protocol, backed by…
