Vitalik Buterin dismissed all allegations concerning the ability of AI hackers to render cybersecurity indefensible due to advancements in artificial intelligence technology. Buterin said that AI could help improve the cybersecurity system by means of formal verification. This involves using mathematical proofs to assess the security properties of software. However,
Moscow Exchange, Russia’s largest stock exchange, has announced the launch of perpetual futures contracts on five major cryptocurrency indices starting September 22, 2026. The new instruments cover Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), Ripple, and Tron. It is traded under contract codes BTCUSDF, ETHUSDF, SOLUSDF, XRPUSDF, and TRXUSDF, respectively. The
Deutsche Bank has announced plans to launch a digital asset custody solution for institutional and corporate clients in Europe. The first users are expected before the end of the year. The service covers Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), USDC, EURC, and EURAU at launch. Moreover, the bank manages wallets and private
The largest crypto, Bitcoin, is trading around $75,700 on Wednesday after another move lower, with BTC briefly falling below $75,000 before recovering part of the loss. The decline follows a combination of the U.S. Senate’s failure to advance the CLARITY Act, heavy ETF outflows and growing caution ahead of the
Kalshi is seeking regulatory approval to offer perpetual futures tied to individual U.S. stocks, including Tesla, Apple and Nvidia, according to The Wall Street Journal. The move would extend the prediction-market platform’s growing derivatives business into single-stock products that are more commonly associated with crypto trading. The company is planning
Nu Holdings, the Brazilian fintech behind Nubank, Latin America’s largest digital bank, has launched Nu Global, a multi-currency digital account that automatically converts deposits into Circle‘s USDC and EURC stablecoins. The launch comes alongside a formal entry into the United States market, marking the company’s first move beyond its core
Pencil Finance completes a $1 million on-chain student lending cycle in Southeast Asia. The milestone helps link the blockchain-based lending services to students who traditionally do not have access to financing options. Pencil provided the funds as a lender and managed to track the whole lending cycle on-chain. The borrowers
Dogecoin (DOGE) is the first and most famous dog-themed token, and it hit $0.1007 on August 22 and has since retraced more than 17% to current levels. At press time, the meme coin is trading at $0.08318, with a value rise of over 3%, and with the volume settled at
Standard Chartered has launched Bitcoin and Ether spot trading for institutional clients in the United Arab Emirates, expanding its regulated digital asset services through its Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) entity. The British multinational bank announced the move on September 3, 2026, saying it has become the first global systemically
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)is seeking a dismissal of the lawsuit filed by CME Group against Kalshi’s Bitcoin perpetual futures in a federal court. The Commission asserts that CME does not have standing because the Commission has failed to demonstrate any actual competitive injury caused by its approval of
