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🚨LATEST: @tether is backing everyday stablecoin payments across Latin America.
The company has led a pre-seed round in Bolivian fintech Peso, which connects USDT to local banking systems and payment services across four Latin American markets.
Peso has also integrated USDT payments into Yango in Bolivia, allowing users to pay for food orders within the app. Tether’s investment will support further development of Peso’s merchant network and banking infrastructure.
UPDATE: 🇺🇸 The US is moving closer to a formal regulatory framework for stablecoins.
The OCC has finalized its GENIUS Act rules, setting requirements for reserve backing, redemptions, audits, and risk management for stablecoin issuers under its jurisdiction.
The rules also establish how certain state-qualified and foreign issuers will be supervised under the federal framework. The requirements are scheduled to take effect on January 18, 2027.
🚨 BREAKING: The Internet Is Facing a Wave of Cybersecurity Alerts.
Two critical PHP vulnerabilities dubbed “PHP2Shell,” rated 9.2/10, have triggered global warnings.
The flaws could compromise vulnerable websites. Patches arrived already, but exploitation was reportedly already underway.
Cloudflare’s CEO reported hacking attempts jumping from thousands to millions within hours. CrowdStrike warned attacks may leave little trace, while Cloudflare says attackers are adapting to bypass its protections.
Unsupported PHP versions may require upgrades, and patching alone won’t remove existing backdoors.
Other cybersecurity incidents include:
• Japan: Onamae suspended all Desktop Cloud plans after malware was found on customer servers.
• India: eMudhra had eight weak website-certificate keys, including one set to “4.”
• Banking: State Bank of India confirmed 3,897 customer records appeared on the dark web.
• America: AI agents were reportedly used to attack 400+ banks.
• Capcom: Confirmed a breach exposing 11.7 million email addresses.
• GitLab: Disclosed a 10/10-severity flaw affecting versions dating back to 2014.
• LiteLLM and Railway: LiteLLM removed a malware-infected release; Railway reported possible exposure of customer secrets.
Governments, banks and major platforms have already taken their websites offline.
The full scale of the damage may take months to establish.
🚨LATEST: @Pumpfun is replacing Relay with its own cross-chain trading infrastructure.
The new Pump Bridge claims to deliver buys twice as fast, cut transaction errors by 92%, and improve trade execution without adding bridging fees.
Pumpfun says 90% of Pump Bridge trades complete before a typical Relay trade does. The platform reports a 0.9% buy error rate, compared with more than 11% on Relay.
⚡️NEW: @BlackRock is expanding its active ETF lineup into robotics.
Its new RBTX fund targets companies across the robotics and automation value chain, with a focus on how AI is transforming manufacturing and logistics.
RBTX gives investors exposure to businesses developing, supplying, and deploying robotics technology as AI moves further into industrial operations.
🚨LATEST: Institutional investors are getting a more direct route to digital dollars.
@Anchorage and @Securitize are partnering to let eligible clients mint and redeem the bank’s stablecoins directly, reducing reliance on third-party liquidity providers.
The partnership connects stablecoin issuance with Securitize’s tokenization platform, giving institutions a more direct way to manage the cash side of digital-asset transactions.
🇺🇸 NEW: Crypto exchanges, including @blockchain and @BinanceUS, are racing to offer prediction markets to US customers.
With token trading under pressure, platforms are looking to diversify revenue and expand beyond conventional crypto markets.