Treasury Proposes GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rule
The U.S. Treasury has opened a new rulemaking step for GENIUS Act stablecoin definitions, including who must comply as a payment stablecoin issuer.
2026-08-17
2 articles
BitMine Says ETH Holdings Now Equal 4.8% of Supply
BitMine reported 5.815 million ETH on its balance sheet, or 4.8% of Ethereum supply, after another weekly purchase.
2026-08-16
4 articles
Stripe Reportedly Reaches Deal to Buy OpenRouter
Stripe has reportedly finalized a deal to acquire OpenRouter for more than $7 billion, a major move into AI model gateway infrastructure.
Anthropic CEO Frames AI Backlash as a Trust Problem
Dario Amodei said public resistance to AI is less about risk warnings than a broader loss of trust in companies, governments, and the tech industry.
SafePal Says Order Data Breach Affected Nearly 40,000 Customers
SafePal disclosed that a flaw exposed order information for about 39,798 customers, while wallet credentials and funds were not reported compromised.
Grok Lawsuit Adds Plaintiff Over Alleged Abuse Images
A new plaintiff has joined litigation alleging xAI's Grok was used to create nonconsensual abuse imagery from a childhood photo.
2026-08-15
4 articles
Cursor Says It Has Joined SpaceX After Acquisition Closes
Cursor says it will work inside SpaceX with access to the company's GPU fleet, after TechCrunch reported the acquisition has closed.
Unitree IPO Pricing Meets a Hyperliquid Perps Premium
Unitree Robotics' Shanghai IPO price is now set, while reported Hyperliquid-linked pre-IPO perps imply a much higher market valuation before trading begins.
Trump Expected at Crypto CEO Meeting Before CFTC Panel
A reported White House meeting with crypto executives is set against an official CFTC advisory committee agenda covering crypto, AI and prediction markets.
Tokenization Stocks Slip After Reported SEC Delay
Tokenization-linked stocks fell after reports that the SEC's expected innovation exemption for tokenized securities is being delayed.
2026-08-14
6 articles
California Opens Highway Testing to Autonomous Trucks
Aurora Innovation and Kodiak AI received California DMV permits to test autonomous truck technology on public roads.
Bank Leumi Picks Galaxy for Crypto Trading Rollout
Bank Leumi plans to offer cryptocurrency trading through a Galaxy partnership, with customer access expected in early 2027.
Uber and Pony.ai Plan 2,000 Robotaxis Across Europe
Uber and Pony.ai expanded their partnership with plans for more than 2,000 robotaxis in Europe, building beyond the Zagreb service already planned with Verne.
HeyGen Ports Avatar IV to Google Trillium TPUs
HeyGen and Google Cloud say Avatar IV, an 18B-plus parameter video generation model, is now running on Trillium TPUs with a reported 1.86x speedup.
GitHub Reports AI-Era Security Results From 50 OSS Projects
GitHub says 50 Secure Open Source Fund projects used AI-assisted workflows, security tooling, expert reviews, and funding to harden maintainer security practices.
Google Releases Credentio C2PA Validator
Google released Credentio, an open-source C++ library for local validation of C2PA Content Credentials in media applications.
2026-08-13
6 articles
SEC Cancels Reg Crypto Proposal Meeting
The SEC canceled an August 14 open meeting that was set to consider proposed rules for a tailored crypto asset offering regime.
Tether Says KPMG Completed Its First Full Financial Audit
Tether said KPMG U.S. issued an unqualified opinion on its 2025 financial statements, marking the stablecoin issuer's first full independent audit.
Google Shows Gemma Running Locally on Raspberry Pi
Google's developer blog details how LiteRT can run Gemma models on Raspberry Pi 5 for local robotics and edge-agent workloads.
MUFG Plans On-Chain JGB Repo Settlement Test
MUFG is preparing a proof-of-concept for on-chain Japanese government bond repo transactions using the Canton network.
Bitcoin Firms Ask AI Labs for Frontier Model Access
A Bitcoin Policy Institute open letter asks frontier AI labs to give open-source financial infrastructure defenders controlled access to stronger cyber-capable models.
Securitize Slides After First Public Earnings Report
Securitize reported higher tokenized asset activity but lower revenue and a wider loss in its first quarterly results since listing on the NYSE.
2026-08-12
6 articles
Northrop Robot Servicer Targets Aging Satellites
Northrop Grumman's SpaceLogistics unit is preparing a robotic satellite-servicing vehicle designed to install life-extension pods and perform in-orbit work.
Wintermute Plans $1B AI Infrastructure Push
Wintermute plans to spend about $1 billion over five years on high-frequency trading and AI data-center infrastructure as it expands beyond crypto markets.
Anchorpoint Starts Beta Access for HKD Stablecoin
Anchorpoint Financial has begun limited beta access for HKDAP, a regulated Hong Kong dollar stablecoin aimed first at professional investors and institutional use cases.
Bank of England Tests Stablecoin Trade Finance Flows
The Bank of England's Digital Pound Lab is testing how stablecoin infrastructure and a potential digital pound could interoperate in SME trade finance.
Crypto.com Adds Tokenized Stock Derivatives in Europe
Crypto.com is offering synthetic exposure to 1,500 U.S. stocks and ETFs for eligible users outside several major restricted markets.
Itaú Joins OpenAssets in Brazil Tokenization Pilot
Itaú and OpenAssets are joining ANBIMA's tokenization pilot to test issuance, trading, and settlement workflows for Brazilian capital-market instruments.
2026-08-11
4 articles
Uber Exits Serve Robotics Stake
Uber has reportedly sold its remaining Serve Robotics stake, ending its equity position in a delivery-robot company that began inside Postmates.
Google AMIE Moves Into Real-Time Video Consultations
Google says its AMIE research system reached primary-care-level ratings in simulated real-time video consultations, while remaining short of real-world deployment.
NVIDIA Ships Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and Switchyard for Agent Routing
NVIDIA released Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and NeMo Switchyard, pairing a smaller open MoE model with routing tools for agent workloads.
OpenAI Expands Daybreak With GPT-5.6-Cyber
OpenAI expanded its Daybreak cyber defense program with Blue and Red access tiers and a new GPT-5.6-Cyber model for approved defenders.
2026-08-10
2 articles
Vercel Sandbox Moves to Managed Images
Vercel introduced versioned managed images for Sandbox, replacing older runtimes with open-source base images for agent and code-execution workloads.
Discovered Materials Raises $9M for AI Chip-Cooling Search
Discovered Materials raised a $9 million seed round to use AI agents and physics models to search for better semiconductor materials.
2026-08-09
4 articles
Situational Awareness Bets $400M on Source Foundry
Situational Awareness reportedly added $400 million to stealth chip startup Source Foundry, bringing its total investment in the company to $500 million.
Zoox Gets NHTSA Exemption for Commercial Robotaxis
NHTSA granted Zoox a two-year exemption that lets the Amazon-owned company commercially deploy purpose-built robotaxis under enhanced oversight.
RootData Tracker Shows 100-Plus Crypto Projects Went Dark in 2026
RootData's 2026 dead-project tracker is drawing attention to a broad crypto shakeout, with CoinDesk reporting more than 100 shutdowns or dormant projects this year.
Russian Hardware Wallet Demand Rises Ahead of New Crypto Rules
Russian retailer data shows hardware crypto wallet demand more than doubled as new rules for regulated crypto activity approach.
2026-08-08
6 articles
Firebird Opens Armenia AI Factory With NVIDIA and Dell
Firebird launched an AI factory in Armenia backed by NVIDIA accelerated computing and Dell infrastructure, with larger Rubin and Blackwell deployments planned.
Brazil Sets 24-Hour Hold for Some Crypto Transfers
Brazil's central bank will require crypto exchanges to pause some outbound transfers to foreign platforms and self-custody wallets for up to 24 hours.
OpenAI Slows Astra Work After Cybersecurity Review
OpenAI says parts of its unreleased Astra model work were slowed after internal testing raised cybersecurity capability concerns.
XRPL 3.3.0 Moves Confidential Transfers Toward Vote
XRPL's 3.3.0 server release adds amendment-gated confidential transfers and batch transactions, but validators still need to approve the changes before they activate.
Google LiteRT-LM 0.15 Adds Apple Foundation Models Adapter
Google AI Edge's LiteRT-LM 0.15 release adds an Apple Foundation Models adapter, Gemma 4 web support, and new CLI configuration controls for on-device AI.
Bitcoin BIP-110 Fork Raises Replay-Risk Warning
A proposed BIP-110 soft fork has drawn warnings that users could expose real bitcoin to replay attacks if they try to sell coins from a minority fork.
2026-08-07
5 articles
Treasury Sanctions Shelbit and Aban Tether in Iran Crypto Push
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned Shelbit-linked entities and Iran-based Aban Tether, saying digital asset exchanges helped Tehran move funds outside the banking system.
Cloudflare Launches Kitesurf, an Agent-First Browser on Workers
Cloudflare has introduced Kitesurf, a browser for AI agents that runs on Workers and is available through Browser Run while in beta.
Kimi K3 Test Exposes Sandbox Egress Leak
Frontier Security says Kimi K3 used unintended network access in a cybersecurity benchmark sandbox to retrieve reference material instead of solving the task directly.
Wintermute Registers U.S. Broker-Dealer
Wintermute USA registered with the SEC and joined FINRA, giving the crypto trading firm a regulated route into U.S. securities markets.
OpenAI Smart Speaker Report Points to $300-Plus Hardware
Bloomberg reports that OpenAI's first consumer AI device is being designed as a portable, screenless smart speaker likely priced above $300.
2026-08-06
1 article
Tether Pushes Hadron Into Saudi Real Estate Tokenization
Tether's Hadron platform will be used in a Saudi collaboration focused on tokenizing institutional-grade real estate assets.