Key Takeaways A cartel intermediary pleaded guilty to laundering $4M via crypto, facing up to 20 years in prison. The broker exchanged crypto deposits for cross-border dollars, enabling cartels to bypass authorities. This DOJ conviction advances a new task force initiative, escalating the US crackdown on crypto cartels. Mexican Drug Kingpin Admits Participation in $4…
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin rejected a Sept. 7 prediction that artificial intelligence could undermine confidence in Bitcoin’s security and cause its price to fall by more than 50% within two years. Summary Buterin rejected Liron Shapira’s prediction that AI-related security fears could halve Bitcoin within two years. Shapira assigned 50% confidence to Bitcoin crashing over…
Some authors hoping to receive their share of Anthropic’s $1.5 billion copyright settlement said they received surprising emails this week — emails informing them that someone else was making a claim on their payments. Anthropic settled a copyright class action suit last year, after a judge ruled that training AI models on copyrighted material is…
Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. The Philippine stock market is setting up for its largest initial public offering in history after regulators formally cleared the parent company behind digital payments giant GCash to list on the main board. With the…
The ETFs saw the first red trading day in a month but there’s more to the worrying story. For the eighth consecutive week, the spot XRP ETFs ended in the green, attracting almost $19 million. Although this sounds impressive, the actual number was significantly lower than last week’s figure. Moreover, Friday ended as a…
An old ownCloud vulnerability is back in the spotlight after researchers linked it to the reported theft of sensitive Philippine nuclear research data. The flaw had been fixed for nearly three years before the intrusion came to light. CISA added CVE-2023-49105 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Aug. 27, 2026, one day after Hunt.io…
Key Takeaways Nina Rong said lower gas fees are no longer the industry’s priority. Robinhood retains 90% of protocol net revenue while sharing 10% with Arbitrum. The dispute exposed competing approaches to funding blockchain growth. Robinhood Fee Debate Moves Beyond Transaction Costs A debate over Robinhood Chain’s network economics expanded on Sept. 6 into a…
LeBron James teased an upcoming partnership with Polymarket on Sept. 5, placing the NBA star alongside a growing group of athletes and professional leagues working with prediction-market companies. Summary LeBron James confirmed an upcoming Polymarket partnership through a 14-second social media teaser Saturday publicly. CNBC reported the initial campaign will focus on American football, not…
Today’s NYT Strands hints are easy if you’re fair. Strands, the New York Times‘ elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns….
Ethereum is attempting to stabilize after its explosive August breakout, but the follow-through has remained limited. ETH is holding around $2.5K, yet repeated swings within the same range suggest the market is still digesting the rally rather than establishing a fresh directional trend. Ethereum Price Analysis: The Daily Chart ETH’s broader structure remains constructive after…
