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CoinDesk 37m ago

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK lands $97 million donations from two crypto billionaires in 24 hours

The combined haul equals the largest individual political donations in U.K. history, sharply scaling up crypto industry backing.

CoinDesk 44m ago

Anthropic CEO calls for AI race to slow down. Musk and OpenAI's Altman agrees

Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Elon Musk have agreed on an unusual position: frontier AI development may need to slow as systems become capable of helping build

Decrypt 2h ago

Revolut Leaks Passports, Bitcoin Transaction Histories to Fake Government Request

The fintech company fulfilled a fraudulent information request sent from a government agency's own email domain, exposing ID documents and full crypto transaction histories for a "...

CoinTelegraph 3h ago

Here’s what happened in crypto today

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, Web3 and crypto regulation.

CoinTelegraph 3h ago

North Korea using foreign talent to help infiltrate US companies: Report

The DPRK has turned to third-country IT workers to pass job interviews, after which, the positions are usually taken over by North Korean operatives.

Decrypt 3h ago

GPT-6 Astra Users Say OpenAI's Newest Model Got Dumber. It Happened Before, Too

A week after launch, complaints are rolling in from users that GPT-6 Astra has been nerfed. OpenAI's last model went through the same cycle in July.

CoinDesk 3h ago

Ripple stablecoin chief sees $13 trillion corporate treasury opportunity for RLUSD

Payments and capital markets are driving growth for Ripple's $2.4 billion digital dollar as it looks to bring RLUSD to Europe under MiCA, the firm's Jack McDonald said.

CoinDesk 3h ago

Ditching bonds for bitcoin: How crypto can tackle the AI-heavy portfolio dilemma

Bitcoin Suisse says rising AI investment, government debt and weakening stock-bond diversification strengthen the case for adding bitcoin to traditional portfolios.

Decrypt 3h ago

Crypto Billionaires Hand Reform UK $97M in Record Donations

Ben Delo and Christopher Harborne each gave £36 million, and between them beat what every UK party raised last year.

CoinTelegraph 3h ago

Farage’s Reform UK gets $97M from two crypto billionaires

Ben Delo, co-founder of BitMEX, donated almost $50 million to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party, matched a day later by Christopher Harborne.

CoinTelegraph 4h ago

Nvidia considers $10B investment in potential record Anthropic IPO: Reuters  

Anthropic is said to be seeking to raise as much as $100 billion in the offering, which could value the AI company at about $2 trillion.

Decrypt 4h ago

GTA Mod Adds Flock Cameras—And Lets Players Destroy Them

The surveillance mod on GTA V brings the privacy fight to Los Santos, where players can demolish the cameras tracking them.

CoinDesk 5h ago

Staked ether should be seen as the benchmark of the decentralized economy

The yield-generating asset has a special place in the digital asset investor’s portfolio, argues GlobalStake’s Ryan Haczynski.

Decrypt 6h ago

ChatGPT Images 2.5 vs Nano Banana 2: Which One is Better?

OpenAI's new image model promises sharper detail and more precise editing. We ran it against Google's Nano Banana 2 across six categories to see how it compares.

CoinDesk 9h ago

Bitcoin activity, passports exposed after Revolut falls for fake government request

Passports, selfies and home addresses were also handed over after the digital bank treated a fraudulent request as legitimate, but no customer funds were lost.

CoinDesk 19h ago

Robinhood CEO says companies shouldn't get veto over stock tokens in AMC feud

In a post on Friday, Vlad Tenev said securities issuers should control shareholder rights, but not separate products that track their publicly traded shares.

Decrypt 21h ago

Cyberattacks on Law Firms Nearly Double as Stolen Documents Hit the Dark Web

Greenberg Traurig said documents were posted to the dark web, while BakerHostetler recorded a near-doubling of law-firm incidents in 2025.

Decrypt 22h ago

Bitcoin Golden Cross Flickers Off as Rate-Hike Bets Firm Up

A rapidly changing interest rates market has changed the near-term outlook on the Bitcoin chart. Here’s why.

CoinTelegraph 23h ago

Bitcoin Suisse to shift up to half of Swiss jobs abroad

The Swiss crypto financial services firm plans to move back-office functions to lower-cost international hubs as it expands its global wealth and asset management business, accordi...

CoinTelegraph 1d ago

Hyperliquid’s biggest risk is regulation, says Ran Neuner

The Crypto Banter founder said Hyperliquid’s network effects give it a strong competitive moat, but regulatory uncertainty remains its biggest threat.

Decrypt 1d ago

OpenAI Asks Congress Whether an AI Slowdown Would Be Legal

The company is seeking clarity on antitrust rules as researchers call for restraint and experts warn that competition encourages companies to overlook risks.

CoinDesk 1d ago

The legal drama of imprisoned Sam Bankman-Fried is waiting on its last act

The fallen leader of the former top exchange FTX is looking for answers from the U.S. Supreme Court.

CoinTelegraph 1d ago

Anchorage Digital adds institutional access to Frgmnt’s fUSD stablecoin

The US federally chartered crypto bank will allow institutional clients to hold, mint, redeem and stake Frgmnt’s fUSD stablecoin through its custody platform.

CoinTelegraph 1d ago

Bitcoin spikes toward $80K as US CPI data delivers new 22-year high in bond yields

Bitcoin briefly rebounded past $79,000 and US stocks turned green as US CPI inflation data met expectations.