U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has warned that AI billionaires and major technology companies risk obliterating jobs, eroding privacy, raising electricity costs and damaging the environment. He renewed his call for…
A sharp surge in cryptocurrency prices wiped out a record $2.7 billion in short positions within 24 hours, according to data from CoinGlass. The forced closures amplified Bitcoin’s climb toward…
Bitcoin climbed above $70,000 for the first time since early June, rising more than 7% in 24 hours and briefly exceeding $71,000. The broader crypto market followed higher in a…
A wave of protocols and issuers have shifted roughly $15 billion in cross-chain and wrapped assets from LayerZero infrastructure to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). The migrations accelerated after a…
Iran has assessed the possibility of targeting US military assets in Europe should the United States escalate the ongoing war, according to regime insiders cited by the Financial Times. The…
Bybit reported that its upgraded security systems intercepted more than $700 million in potential user losses during the first half of 2026. The improvements follow the exchange’s $1.46 billion hack…
Visa is searching for a new stablecoin settlement and OTC partner capable of operating across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Singapore. The move follows Mastercard’s acquisition of…
Security researchers have identified 16 malicious RubyGems packages that use typosquatting to deliver a Windows information stealer. The packages target developers by mimicking popular Ruby dependencies and harvest browser credentials,…
US retail sales declined 0.6% in July, the largest monthly drop in more than a year, as American shoppers reduced spending. Non-store retailers, including online platforms such as Amazon, recorded…
Access Bank has approached the Federal High Court in Lagos seeking orders to freeze accounts and recover approximately ₦1.34 billion allegedly transferred without authorisation from customer accounts. The bank says…
