Ripple is escalating its defenses against a surge of XRP fraud as deepfake-driven scams intensify, spotlighting rising holiday-season risks and the company’s expanding threat-mitigation network that is sharply reducing successful crypto impersonation attacks. Ripple Ramps Crypto Fraud Shields as XRP Thieves Deploy Deepfakes Ripple issued an insight this week highlighting heightened holiday-season fraud and urging
While Terraform Labs founder Do Kwon is slated for sentencing later this week and the Terra Classic v2.18 upgrade heads down the runway, both luna classic (LUNC) and luna (LUNA) have been enjoying a sharp climb over the past two weeks. Zombie Tokens Sprint It’s been more than three years and seven months since Do
A recent study by MATS and Anthropic Fellows confirms that AI agents can profitably exploit smart contract vulnerabilities, establishing a “concrete lower bound” for economic harm. Novel Exploits and Alarming Cost Reduction The accelerating push to automate human tasks with Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents now confronts a significant, quantifiable downside: these agents can profitably exploit
Western Union is reportedly rolling out a “stable card” aimed at helping people in high-inflation economies protect the value of their remittances. Western Union’s latest move folds neatly into its wider digital-asset roadmap, a strategy its CFO Matthew Cagwin outlined at the UBS Global Technology and AI Conference. The company says its new stable card
On Friday, as bitcoin slipped beneath the $90,000 threshold, a long-dormant 2012 wallet stirred back to life, dispatching 1,000 BTC valued at $89.4 million at today’s rates — its first activity in 13 years and 49 days. Moments after that coin moved at block height 926566, the next block disclosed a second 1,000 BTC shift
Bitcoin currently sits at $89,618, with a market capitalization of $1.78 trillion and a 24-hour trading volume of $45.76 billion. Over the past day, its price has oscillated within a narrow band from $88,420 to $91,290—suggesting hesitation among both bulls and bears. This isn’t a stampede; it’s more of a tense chess match at the
Aster has revealed its first-half 2026 roadmap, outlining major upgrades across infrastructure, token utility, and ecosystem development. The plan follows a milestone-packed 2025 and prepares the platform for its transition into a full-fledged DeFi network. 2026 Product Roadmap Charts Bold Course for Aster Aster has published its H1 2026 roadmap, outlining the next stage of
Ramp Swaps (Ireland) Limited, operator of Ramp Network, has secured Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation authorization from the Central Bank of Ireland. A Single License for 27 Countries Ramp Swaps (Ireland) Limited, the company behind the financial technology (fintech) platform Ramp Network, has secured authorization as a crypto-asset service provider (CASP) from the Central Bank of
The Australian Bitcoin Industry Body (ABIB) has formally filed a complaint with the national broadcaster ABC regarding a Dec. 1 article concerning bitcoin. Allegations of Misrepresentation and Bias An Australian lobbying group, the Australian Bitcoin Industry Body (ABIB), has filed a complaint with the national public media service, ABC, over an article containing inaccuracies and
The SEC’s upcoming financial surveillance roundtable spotlights how rapidly evolving crypto privacy tools could reshape oversight while raising new questions about consumer protection and regulatory transparency. SEC Outlines Speakers and Timing for Financial Surveillance Roundtable The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued on Dec. 5 its updated program for the rescheduled Roundtable on Financial