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JPMorgan Chase & Co. is reportedly working to allow its institutional clients to use Bitcoin and Ethereum as collateral for loans, marking one of the most direct integrations of crypto assets into Wall Street’s credit systems to date.The program, expected to launch by the end of 2025, will rely on a third-party custodian to hold…
In brief OpenAI launched its ChatGPT Atlas browser Tuesday with an integrated AI assistant and memory features. Experts demonstrated prompt injection attacks capable of affecting the agent’s behavior. OpenAI Chief Security Officer Dane Stuckey admitted the threat “remains an unsolved problem” OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Atlas browser, launched Tuesday, is facing backlash from experts who warn…
In brief Beyond Meat stock has dropped sharply from its Wednesday high, which came after it surged by 1,435% over six days. A prominent BYND trader believes this is just a healthy retrace after “mass hysteria” pumped the BYND stock. However, some analysts believe the hype will fade and the stock will return to its…
In brief Predictors on Myriad are leaning bullish while crypto majors range. Odds have swung back in favor of Bitcoin reaching $120K before $100K, and ETH hitting $4,500 before $3,100. With just two teams left, odds for the Los Angeles Dodgers to win the World Series have hit 70%. Crypto traders are undecided about which…
In brief Proof-of-work layer-1 network Tari has developed a mining infrastructure that, it claims, can have users up and running within 45 seconds. Tari Universe is billed as “the world’s easiest to use mining app,” and can be installed on nearly any Mac or PC. Tari is designed around “pragmatic” privacy controls. Crypto mining is…
In brief Ledger released its latest crypto hardware wallet (or “signer”), the Nano Gen5. The product comes with an icon set developed by former Apple designer Susan Kare. Ledger is now referring to its hardware wallets to “signers” in an attempt to simplify and better characterize the role its devices play. Crypto hardware wallet maker…
In brief Social media platform Reddit has sued Perplexity AI, accusing the firm of an “industrial-scale” scheme to scrape its user-generated content. Reddit alleges billions of search pages were scraped through tools that bypassed its and Google’s protections. The lawsuit names Perplexity, SerpApi, Oxylabs, and AWM Proxy as defendants. Social media platform Reddit has sued…
In brief Coinbase’s new MCP tool lets AI agents hold wallets and send stablecoin payments. Payments MCP builds on Coinbase’s x402 protocol for machine-to-machine crypto transfers. Built-in wallet limits and compliance checks aim to keep AI spending safe and traceable. Coinbase is linking artificial intelligence directly to crypto payments with a new system built on…
In brief Former RWA Company executive Max Glass filed suit claiming he was wrongfully terminated and pressured into relinquishing his rights as the company pursued stablecoin development opportunities without him. Glass alleges co-executives Gregory DiPrisco and Joseph Quintilian breached fiduciary duties by appropriating a stablecoin product, which later turned into M^0, for their own benefit.…
In brief The Ethereum Foundation moved $610 million worth of ETH to a new wallet on Wednesday. The “routine” migration was to a new multi-signature wallet from Safe. The Foundation is deploying more of its funds into DeFi protocols to support community development. The Ethereum Foundation moved more than 160,000 ETH—valued at approximately $610 million…
