Crypto News

Staking

Lido Proposal Demands 13x Default Bond for Staking Route

Lido is weighing a new staking route that forces node operators to put up 13 times the default entry bond.

Sofia Marek· 2 weeks ago ·1 min read

Markets

How Fed Rate Hikes Help Stablecoins but Squeeze Bitcoin Borrowers

Higher Fed interest rates split crypto down the middle—giving stablecoin reserves a massive boost while putting the screws to leveraged Bitcoin buyers.

Priya Nair· 2 weeks ago ·2 min read

Exchanges

Binance Will Hold Certain Brazilian Crypto Deposits Starting Nov. 1

Brazilian traders using Binance must soon prove where international crypto deposits came from before the funds hit their accounts.

Alex Rivera· 2 weeks ago ·1 min read

Policy

ESMA Moves to Ban EU Custody for Unregulated Stablecoins

EU regulators want licensed crypto firms to stop holding and moving stablecoins that fail to meet EU standards.

Sofia Marek· 2 weeks ago ·2 min read

Markets

Hedge Funds Sit on a $1.2 Trillion Treasury Basis Trade

Wall Street funds rely on daily repo borrowing to profit off tiny price gaps in US government bonds.

Priya Nair· 2 weeks ago ·2 min read

Legal

Bankers Sue OCC to Block Crypto Firm Charters

A major banking lobby is suing federal regulators to overturn trust bank rules used by crypto companies.

Priya Nair· 2 weeks ago ·2 min read

AI Agents

Cathie Wood Says You Need to Follow the AI Agent Money Trail

Big tech and VCs are scrambling to own the payment rails powering autonomous machine trade.

Alex Rivera· 2 weeks ago ·1 min read

Security/Hacks

Chainalysis Traces $387M Bitget Hack to North Korea Using AI

North Korea's crypto thefts passed $1 billion in 2026 after attackers drained $387 million from exchange Bitget.

Daniel Okoro· 2 weeks ago ·2 min read

AI & Crypto

OpenAI Suspends PewDiePie Account Twice During Uncensored AI Project

YouTube star PewDiePie says OpenAI booted his account twice while he trained Ajax—a small AI built to run locally on your PC.

Sofia Marek· 2 weeks ago ·1 min read

AI & Crypto

Tavus Claims Its New AI Fooled Nearly Half of Video Callers

Almost half the callers on a brief test video call couldn't tell Tavus's new Griffin AI model apart from an actual human.

Sofia Marek· 2 weeks ago ·2 min read

AI & Crypto

Pope Slams AI Art, Says Pure Code Lacks Human Spark

The Vatican wants a fresh alliance with artists to shield human creativity from automated algorithms.

Priya Nair· 2 weeks ago ·1 min read

Markets

Leveraged Funds Trim Bitcoin Futures Shorts by 5,300 BTC

Hedge funds scaled back both short and long Bitcoin futures positions in late September, choosing to lower total market risk.

Daniel Okoro· 2 weeks ago ·1 min read