SlowMist introduced a layered security framework for Web3 AI agents as autonomous tools handle more onchain actions and digital assets.Cybersecurity company SlowMist has introduced a five-layer security framework for AI and Web3 agents, pitching it as a way to reduce the growing risks that come with autonomous systems handling onchain…

Investigators say the GainBitcoin case involves about 8,000 investors and losses estimated at roughly 6,606 crore rupees ($790 million).India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested Ayush Varshney, co-founder and chief technology officer of Darwin Labs Private Limited, in connection with the long-running GainBitcoin cryptocurrency fraud investigation.According to a Wednesday…

Some claim that just a quarter of Bitcoin is at risk to quantum computers. But every coin is theoretically vulnerable as soon as it’s spent.

Democratic Senator Adam Schiff introduced a bill to ban prediction markets related to war, death and terrorism amid escalating insider trading concerns related to military operations.US Democratic Party Senator Adam Schiff introduced legislation Tuesday that would explicitly bar federally regulated prediction-market platforms from listing contracts tied to war, terrorism, assassination…

AI scaling drains trillions in energy while amplifying errors. Neurosymbolic reasoning and decentralized cognitive systems deliver reliable intelligence without the risk.Opinion by: Mohammed Marikar, co-founder at Neem CapitalArtificial intelligence has consistently been defined by scale, so far — bigger models, faster processing, expanding data centers. The assumption, based on traditional…

The US banking giant seeks trademark protection for “WFUSD,” covering crypto trading, payments, staking software and blockchain-based financial services.US banking giant Wells Fargo has filed a trademark application covering a wide range of cryptocurrency trading, payments and blockchain software services.A filing submitted to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)…

Binance filed a lawsuit after the Wall Street Journal reported a Justice Department probe into Iran’s alleged use of the exchange to avoid sanctions.Update, March 11, 1:00 pm UTC: This article has been updated to add a statement by Binance that the exchange filed a defamation lawsuit against the Wall…

The European Central Bank has launched Appia to guide Europe’s tokenized financial ecosystem anchored in central bank money, with early Pontes pilots planned for 2026.The European Central Bank (ECB) on Wednesday published its Appia roadmap, setting out a long-term plan for building tokenized wholesale financial markets in Europe anchored in…

XRP’s weekly chart mirrors the 2017 setup that projects a massive upward rally, but bulls must first break resistance around $2.XRP’s (XRP) weekly price chart is starting to resemble a technical pattern that previously marked a major cycle low and preceded a sharp upside reversal.Key takeaways:XRP’s weekly chart fractal resembles…

US prosecutors moved to forfeit $3.44 million in USDt allegedly tied to a crypto investment scam that tricked victims into sending Ether to wallets controlled by fraudsters.US federal prosecutors have filed a civil forfeiture action to recover roughly 3.44 million USDt tied to an alleged online crypto investment scam that…

Capo, an external oracle solution used by Aave, triggered around $27 million in liquidations after a pricing glitch, but the lending platform said it is stepping in to cover the losses.A configuration error in a risk-oracle system used by crypto lending platform Aave triggered the liquidation of about $27 million…

US spot Bitcoin ETFs continued their March rally, with cumulative monthly inflows reaching $1.56 billion, while XRP ETF selling eased as top holders were revealed.US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw increased inflows on Tuesday, even as BTC dipped below $70,000.Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded $251 million in inflows, building…

Tokenized real-world assets have surged 66% in 2026, with funds, gold and equities driving growth across public blockchains.The value of tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) on public blockchains has climbed about 66% in 2026, reaching roughly $23.6 billion as of Wednesday, according to DeFiLlama data.The market stood at around $14.1 billion…

Bitcoin open interest sparked a prediction of high BTC price volatility to come as $70,000 remained the bulls’ key reclaim level.Bitcoin (BTC) traded sideways on Wednesday as traders weighed geopolitical risk and waited for a break from its recent range.Key points:Bitcoin traders are waiting for the end of rangebound price…

Nasdaq-listed Brera plans to rebrand as Solmate, wind down two soccer teams and propose a 10-for-1 reverse stock split as it pivots toward Solana.Brera Holdings’ board has approved a plan to shift the Nasdaq-listed company toward Solana infrastructure and treasury operations, while shutting down two of its soccer teams and…

A proposal to transfer control of Aave’s brand assets and intellectual property to its DAO failed in January, prompting debate over the protocol’s long-term direction.Stani Kulechov, the founder of decentralized lending platform Aave, says decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) need a rethink, particularly how much token holders vote on compared with…

Data shows that Ether price dynamics are being driven by capital flows rather than network activity growth, said CryptoQuant analyst Julio Moreno.Ethereum is seeing a growing divergence between the level of activity on the network and spot prices, suggesting that transactional activity alone isn’t driving demand for Ether.Ethereum network activity…

Bitcoin doesn’t need to take 50% of gold’s market share to reach one million dollars per coin if one is looking into the next 10 years, argues Bitwise’s Matt Hougan.Bitcoin needs to make up just one-sixth of the global “store of value” market, currently dominated by gold, to reach $1…

Senator Angela Alsobrooks says she’s working on a proposal to move a key crypto bill forward, but crypto and the banks will have to compromise.A US Senate Democrat says crypto and banking lobbies will both have to accept compromises amid a new proposal to move the crypto market structure bill…

New regulatory frameworks weren’t needed when financial infrastructure shifted from paper to electronic records, so it isn’t needed for blockchain either, argues ASIC’s Rhys Bollen.Blockchain and crypto are technologies performing the same functions as existing financial infrastructure, so they shouldn’t be treated as separate asset classes when crafting legislation, according…