JUST IN: Stablecoin adoption is growing across Asia-Pacific, with nearly half of consumers planning to use them within 5 years, despite 41% believing they always rise in value, Visa reports.
Adoption is growing, but education still has a long way to go.
JUST IN: A Telegram bot exploit reportedly generated $4.5 MILLION worth of Stars by abusing a refund bug, with $1.5 MILLION withdrawn before Telegram blocked gift transfers.
BREAKING: 🇺🇸 Crypto hacker Jonathan Spalletta has been found guilty of stealing $53.3 million in crypto and spending part of it on Pokémon cards, a Black Lotus, and other collectibles.
He faces up to 30 years in prison.
BREAKING: Crypto investment firm Deus X Capital is shutting down as its backers pursue separate investment strategies.
CEO Tim Grant is moving to an AI-focused venture, while the firm plans to formally unwind by January 31, 2027.
JUST IN: 🇬🇧 Andrew Tate faces shocking new allegations involving extreme pornography with a horse and an eel, plus videos involving a minor, according to UK prosecutors.
BREAKING: 🇰🇷 South Korea warns that AI may have been used in cyberattacks targeting banks, potentially exposing data from more than 68,000 people.
President Lee Jae Myung has ordered an investigation into the suspected AI-powered attacks.
BREAKING: 🇷🇺 Russia approves its largest bank, Sberbank, to offer crypto custody services.
Another major traditional bank is entering the crypto market. 👀
JUST IN: TRON founder Justin Sun says agentic payments could be key to aligning AI through incentives.
Speaking at the Digital Asset Summit, Sun said adoption remains limited today because “AI is not smart enough.”
BREAKING: Tom Lee says BitMine will stop buying ethereum:native once it reaches 5% of Ethereum’s total supply.
BitMine already holds 6M+ ETH, or roughly 4.9% of the total supply.