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Thailand uncovered one of the largest crypto-related schemes of recent years — a network of illegal mining farms allegedly laundered more than $300 million annually from phone scams and online gambling operations.
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The Happ app disappeared from the Russian App Store. It was one of the most popular VPN client applications among Russian users.
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The $1.7 million Taiko bridge hack turned out to be the result of a basic security mistake rather than a sophisticated smart contract exploit — the private key used to verify SGX enclave authenticity had been publicly accessible on GitHub for nearly two years.
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Russia’s Ministry of Finance stated that upcoming crypto regulations will preserve cryptocurrency use cases for both individuals and businesses.
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Strategy may need to slow down its Bitcoin purchases — the company’s annual dividend obligations have nearly quadrupled to $1.2 billion, while its cash reserves have declined by 38% during 2026.
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Trump signed an executive order accelerating the U.S. transition to post-quantum cryptography. However, analysts noted that Bitcoin presents a different challenge, as a decentralized network cannot be upgraded by a directive from the White House.
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The Bitcoin network is experiencing its highest load in two years, processing around 820,000 transactions per day, with Runes once again being the primary driver of activity.
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Part of the Cardano ecosystem is under threat — following the SecondFi hack, attackers have already withdrawn approximately 16 million ADA from 374 wallets.
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Bitcoin maximalist Corey Klippsten criticized Zcash, calling it a “coordinated San Francisco scam,” arguing that privacy is marketed as a major feature while most coins ultimately remain on exchanges.
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OpenAI and Broadcom introduced Jalapeno, a large-scale AI chip designed for running LLMs. The chip aims to eliminate one of the biggest bottlenecks in modern AI systems — the constant data transfer race between processing cores and memory.
