What's new in crypto and the advent of the decentralized web. en https://decrypt.co/feed/rss?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_source=rss Decrypt Media Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:16:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://decrypt.co/381889/canada-draft-stablecoin-rules-redemption-fees-ban-yield Mon, 26 Oct 2026 22:16:03 +0000 Ottawa opened a 60-day consultation on draft rules requiring one-to-one reserves and fast redemption from stablecoin issuers, while keeping the ban on paying holders interest. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=381889 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/381883/openai-launches-gpt-6-1-terra-half-good-half-price Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:46:02 +0000 OpenAI's mid-tier model now operates apps and screens more like a person would, with API prices 50% below GPT-5.6 Terra and an error rate that OpenAI says fell sharply. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=381883 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/381871/unitree-stock-jumps-investors-bet-chatbot-ai-robots-brain Mon, 26 Oct 2026 21:16:03 +0000 Unitree's shares have jumped about 60% in under two weeks as investors bet OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra will give robots the brains they lack, turning the stock into an AI proxy. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=381871 Technology https://decrypt.co/381864/nba-cftc-prediction-markets-nfl-fights-court Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:36:03 +0000 The agreement, which follows similar deals with MLB and NHL, establishes information-sharing to guard against insider trading as sports betting migrates to CFTC-regulated venues. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=381864 Markets https://decrypt.co/381862/south-korea-arrests-seven-first-big-ai-hacking-case Mon, 26 Oct 2026 20:06:02 +0000 Police in Seoul say a 32-year-old with no IT background used AI tools to break into about 90 hospitals, schools and companies, then pressed victims for roughly $270,000 combined. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=381862 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/381860/ai-agents-hack-anthropic-business-systems-12-hours Mon, 26 Oct 2026 19:31:02 +0000 Cathedral, a startup founded by ex-DOGE staffers, says its AI agents found paths into Anthropic's sales, HR, and IT systems through third-party software. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=381860 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/381858/why-prediction-markets-got-brazilian-election-wrong Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:46:03 +0000 Experts say Brazil's prediction market ban left the odds in the hands of traders with little knowledge about the election. Ryan Gladwin https://decrypt.co/?p=381858 Markets https://decrypt.co/381848/spacex-40-billion-ai-chips-elon-musk-warns-most-neoclouds-will-die Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:16:02 +0000 Elon Musk says SpaceX closed a $40 billion chip deal with Apollo while lenders shut the door on smaller AI cloud firms, a split that could decide who controls computing. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=381848 Business https://decrypt.co/381844/bitcoin-wallet-flaw-trick-users-paying-attackers Mon, 26 Oct 2026 17:41:21 +0000 A confirmed exploit let rogue servers replace Electrum’s pending transactions, tricking users into redirecting Bitcoin to attacker addresses. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=381844 Technology https://decrypt.co/381834/india-coindcx-confirms-16-million-loss-ceo-called-false-alarm Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:36:03 +0000 The Mumbai-based exchange says 15.99 million USDT was drained from wallets it retired after last year’s $44 million hack, bringing its combined losses to nearly $60 million—and it’s absorbing the hit. Guillermo Jimenez https://decrypt.co/?p=381834 Business https://decrypt.co/381828/brazil-stock-market-crashes-lula-upset-victory Mon, 26 Oct 2026 16:04:51 +0000 The iShares Brazil ETF fell as much as 26% after Lula da Silva beat Flávio Bolsonaro, who prediction markets had at 80%, while the dollar jumped as much as 12% against the real. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=381828 Markets https://decrypt.co/381826/tom-lee-bitmine-keeps-buying-ethereum-share-buybacks Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:36:03 +0000 The firm added 10,452 ETH to reach 4.95% of supply, but its bigger move was repurchasing 2.04 million of its own shares—part of what it calls the largest equity buyback any crypto treasury company has run. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=381826 Business https://decrypt.co/381801/privacy-horror-researcher-uncovers-extent-of-samsung-smart-tv-user-tracking Mon, 26 Oct 2026 15:00:02 +0000 AI-powered reverse engineering could make it "easier and faster" for researchers to uncover and explain how devices collect and share data. Ryan Gladwin https://decrypt.co/?p=381801 Technology https://decrypt.co/381818/anthropic-makes-ipo-filing-public-plans-nasdaq-listing-under-ant Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:50:22 +0000 The S-1 shows revenue up from $1.2 billion a year earlier, and a share structure that leaves a trust and the co-founders in control. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=381818 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/381811/strategy-pauses-bitcoin-buying-spends-205m-buying-back-strc Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:24:38 +0000 The Bitcoin treasury firm's USD Cash balance fell to $242.4 million after its biggest weekly STRC buyback in more than a month. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=381811 Business https://decrypt.co/381802/bitcoin-dips-below-80000-ahead-of-fed-decision-midterms Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:02:43 +0000 Analysts point to a sell-off in AI stocks and ETF outflows, with HashKey's Tim Sun flagging $75,000 as the next key support level. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=381802 Markets https://decrypt.co/381786/bitcoin-bear-market-is-over-galaxy-research-says Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:01:02 +0000 Galaxy Research says Bitcoin’s bear market ended in June, pointing to a reclaimed 50-week moving average, fading selling pressure, and a strengthening debasement case. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=381786 Markets https://decrypt.co/381797/morning-minute-bitcoin-breaks-below-80000-as-iran-fears-hit-the-weekend Mon, 26 Oct 2026 12:16:12 +0000 Some relief is appearing this morning as oil and rates fall, with a big macro week ahead featuring major earnings, FOMC and key data drops. Tyler Warner https://decrypt.co/?p=381797 Opinion https://decrypt.co/381789/israels-central-bank-rebukes-netanyahu-plan-to-use-crypto-to-dodge-sanctions Mon, 26 Oct 2026 11:34:08 +0000 Over 100 economists, including former governor Jacob Frenkel, warned of deeper isolation ahead of Israel's October 27 national election. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=381789 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/381784/wells-fargo-cisco-intuit-more-companies-object-tokenized-stocks Sun, 25 Oct 2026 16:01:03 +0000 Twenty-two companies have now objected to having their shares traded on the planned OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue, after Wells Fargo, Cisco, Marvell, Arm, Moderna. and Intuit joined the list. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=381784 Business https://decrypt.co/381777/bitcoin-etfs-snap-two-week-losing-streak-despite-late-week-slide Sun, 25 Oct 2026 14:01:03 +0000 Spot Bitcoin ETFs finished the week with about $301 million in net inflows, ending a two-week losing streak, even as two straight days of outflows kept October in the red. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=381777 Markets https://decrypt.co/381775/google-quietly-updates-privacy-policy-gmail-photos-ads Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:01:02 +0000 A policy change effective Oct. 16 carves out an exception to Google’s long-standing pledge—letting connected Gmail, Drive, and Photos data personalize ads through its Personal Intelligence AI features. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=381775 Technology https://decrypt.co/381763/sweden-government-offices-block-chatgpt-claude Sat, 24 Oct 2026 16:01:03 +0000 Sweden's Government Offices will block ChatGPT and Claude on staff computers from Monday, steering civil servants to Microsoft Copilot as the only AI that passed its security review. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=381763 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/381674/game-publishers-have-pushed-to-cut-discs-since-2007-infinity-ward-veteran-says Sat, 24 Oct 2026 15:01:02 +0000 Robert Bowling, who spent six years working on Call of Duty, told Decrypt that Activision suggested cutting discs nearly two decades ago. Ryan Gladwin https://decrypt.co/?p=381674 Gaming https://decrypt.co/381760/hong-kong-bank-hsbc-stablecoin-3-million-wallets Sat, 24 Oct 2026 13:01:02 +0000 HSBC switched on its Hong Kong dollar stablecoin inside PayMe on Friday, testing whether a bank-issued token can become everyday money. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=381760 Coins https://decrypt.co/381758/netanyahu-crypto-plan-banking-sanctions-israel Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:16:03 +0000 Days before Israel’s election, Netanyahu said he has asked for a blockchain plan in case banks are hit with sanctions, and told Israelis to prepare for a rainy day after Trump. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=381758 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/381755/senate-democrat-tether-payments-ex-white-house-crypto-adviser Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:16:02 +0000 Sen. Richard Blumenthal demanded Tether’s records on payments to Nxum, a firm co-owned by former White House crypto adviser Bo Hines. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=381755 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/381753/spacex-filing-elon-musk-final-word-tesla-merger Fri, 23 Oct 2026 19:36:02 +0000 SpaceX’s latest 10-Q filing quietly confirms any Tesla combination requires sign-off from its “controlling shareholder.” Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=381753 Business https://decrypt.co/381745/sec-ai-super-intelligence-tokenization-2027-exam-list Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:54:55 +0000 The regulator's Division of Examinations named "super intelligence and other advanced technologies" as a focus area alongside tokenization risks. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=381745 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/381717/how-vibe-coded-my-smart-tv-claude-killed-it Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:53:29 +0000 Vibe coding your TV is impressive. Doing it without knowing exactly what you're touching is how you lose a rooted LG set and get a very sincere apology from an AI. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=381717 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/381715/bitcoin-core-security-policy-ai-threats Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:16:03 +0000 Developers will now backport fixes and cut releases immediately for flaws flagged as “easily discoverable,” abandoning long embargoes for bugs an attacker can surface with a single AI prompt. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=381715 Coins https://decrypt.co/381708/crypto-scammers-prayer-groups-lure-victims-must-pay-1-3-billion-new-york Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:31:03 +0000 New York’s attorney general asked a court to order NovaTech’s founders, who fled the country, to pay about $1.37 billion, and settled with four top promoters for nearly $6 million. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=381708 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/381700/bitcoin-etfs-bleed-october-turns-red-again Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:50:41 +0000 Spot Bitcoin ETFs lost $635.6 million on Thursday, their biggest outflow of the month, pushing October flows back to a loss of about $176 million as Ethereum and Solana funds also bled. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=381700 Markets https://decrypt.co/381691/morning-minute-a16z-drops-crypto-from-its-fund Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:29:21 +0000 The name change is symbolic of the fund’s future investing focus, though the firm will continue investing in crypto. Tyler Warner https://decrypt.co/?p=381691 Opinion https://decrypt.co/381690/interpol-recovers-105m-in-african-cybercrime-sweep-that-shut-illegal-crypto-mines Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:18:18 +0000 Operation Serengeti III led to 1,462 arrests across 21 countries, while Angolan police seized more than 2,000 crypto mining devices. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=381690 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/381681/ethereum-delays-glamsterdam-testnet-fork-over-gas-security-flaws Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:49:37 +0000 The Hoodi testnet fork is off after ChainSecurity found gas changes that could let contracts lock in failures, citing 13 real-world cases. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=381681 Technology https://decrypt.co/381665/heatbits-899-water-heater-element-mines-bitcoin-while-it-heats-your-tank Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:54:35 +0000 The Bitwater element swaps a tank's resistance wire for 20 mining chips, and Heatbit says it uses the same electricity to heat the water. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=381665 Coins https://decrypt.co/381666/bitcoin-in-wait-and-see-mode-and-that-might-be-a-good-thing Fri, 23 Oct 2026 08:55:35 +0000 The crypto market has been quiet as of late. Market analysts think that might actually be a good sign and that a bull market might be near. Ryan Gladwin https://decrypt.co/?p=381666 Markets https://decrypt.co/381662/internet-safe-again-after-php-nightmare-what-you-need-know Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:21:46 +0000 PHP shipped its fix, attackers launched millions of attempts, and governments say no one has broken in yet. Here's what that means for your passwords, your crypto, and your browsing. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=381662 Technology https://decrypt.co/381644/chatgpt-messi-chess-board-wrong-loses-in-four-moves Thu, 22 Oct 2026 20:39:18 +0000 Lionel Messi’s ChatGPT ad has the AI teaching him chess on a board with kings and queens swapped, then suggesting an opening that loses in four moves on that board. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=381644 Artificial Intelligence