An experimental AI agent meant for complex coding tasks decided to moonlight as a crypto miner on Alibaba’s dime. Researchers discovered that the Alibaba AI model, known as ROME, autonomously established valid network tunnels to an external server and began diverting GPU power to mine crypto, all without a single human instruction. This is a

Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform UK party, invested 215,000 pounds ($286,000) in Stack BTC (STAK), a U.K.-listed bitcoin BTC$68,153.83 treasury company, in a fundraising round that also involved Blockchain.com. In total, the company raised 260,000 by selling 5.2 million new shares at 5 pence each, it said on Monday. The new shares are expected

John Daghita, an alleged U.S. government contractor accused of stealing more than $46 million in cryptocurrency from the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), was arrested last night on the island of Saint Martin in a coordinated operation between the FBI and French authorities.  The arrest, confirmed via tweet by FBI Director Kash Patel, involved the French

zerohash seeks a U.S. trust bank charter as financial firms move toward regulated crypto custody and digital asset infrastructure. Digital asset firms are pushing deeper into regulated finance as stablecoins and tokenized assets gain traction. Many companies now seek bank charters to expand services under federal oversight. Infrastructure provider zerohash has joined that trend with

22 Oct What is Tokenised Equity? Posted on 22 October, 2025 in Education by ricardom This article is part of a series of features on tokenised securities Tokenised equity represents company ownership through digital asset-based tokens, with the advantage that they offer faster settlement, fractional ownership, and wider accessibility compared to traditional equity, while embedding

ETH price is sitting at a critical crossroads after six consecutive months of red candles, leaving investors wondering if the pain is finally over or just taking a breath. While a historic purchase by Harvard University has injected fresh confidence into the market, the charts are painting a conflicting picture of potential explosive growth versus

In what’s become a familiar scenario in crypto over the past few months, prices are starting the week on the wrong foot. After little sign over the weekend of any de-escalation in the U.S. war against Iran, the price of oil has exploded higher in Sunday evening U.S. trade. April WTI crude oil futures are

Talks over landmark U.S. cryptocurrency legislation have hit a fresh impasse after major banks rejected a compromise brokered by the White House, casting uncertainty over whether the bill will pass this year.  The stalemate has drawn criticism from President Donald Trump, who accused financial institutions of trying to undermine the effort. Trump, whose family is

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) invests in OKX at $25B valuation to expand tokenized stocks, linking NYSE equities with blockchain trading infrastructure globally. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has invested in crypto exchange OKX at a $25 billion valuation. The move brings tokenized asset trading worldwide. Furthermore, the deal gives ICE a board seat at OKX. However, the companies

06 Nov Tether Advances Tokenised Capital Markets Through Strategic Agreement with KraneShares and Bitfinex Securities Posted on 6 November, 2025 in Media Releases by Maria Lobusova 6 November 2025 – Hadron by Tether, the asset tokenisation platform of Tether, KraneShares, the global asset management group, and Bitfinex Securities, the regulated tokenised securities platform, have entered into a strategic agreement to