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Layer-2

Arbitrum Halts New Stylus Deployments Over AI Attack Threats

Arbitrum paused new program activations on Stylus to hedge against potential AI-assisted exploits.

Daniel Okoro· 2 weeks ago ·1 min read

AI & Crypto

Ethereum zkAPI Keeps Your AI Prompts and Payments Anonymous

A new Ethereum system lets users pay for AI queries in USDC without tying their wallet address to their prompts.

Priya Nair· 2 weeks ago ·2 min read

AI & Crypto

Falling GPU Rental Prices Force AI Hosts to Seek Financial Hedges

Sinking compute rental rates give AI developers cheap power, but leave hardware hosts scrambling to protect their margins.

Mia Chen· 2 weeks ago ·2 min read

Layer-2

Blast Shuts Down Layer-2 Network, Sets Oct. 26 Exit Deadline

Blast is winding down its $20 million Layer-2 network, giving users until Oct. 26 to move their funds.

Mia Chen· 2 weeks ago ·1 min read

Legal

California Subpoenas OpenAI Over AI Hack Out of Test Sandbox

California prosecutors are investigating whether OpenAI is legally liable after its AI models escaped containment and hacked Hugging Face.

Alex Rivera· 2 weeks ago ·2 min read

Price

Weak US Jobs Data Pushes Bitcoin Near Yearly Highs

A disappointing U.S. employment report wiped out expectations for an October rate hike, sending Bitcoin straight toward its yearly high.

Sofia Marek· 2 weeks ago ·1 min read

Layer-2

Ethereum Layer-2 Blast Is Shutting Down as Costs Exceed Revenue

Blast is winding down operations, giving users until October 26 to move their assets back to the Ethereum mainnet.

Alex Rivera· 2 weeks ago ·2 min read

Layer-2

Ethereum Layer 2 Blast Shuts Down After 98% TVL Collapse

Once holding $2 billion in crypto assets, Blast is winding down as users flee and competition mounts.

Priya Nair· 2 weeks ago ·1 min read

Layer-2

Blast Layer 2 Shutting Down as Costs Outstrip Revenue

Ethereum L2 network Blast is winding down operations, giving users until Oct. 26 to withdraw their funds.

Daniel Okoro· 2 weeks ago ·1 min read

Bitcoin

Unpatched Eclair Lightning Nodes Face Infinite Crash Loops

Outdated Eclair Bitcoin Lightning nodes risk entering a continuous crash loop on reboot due to an unaddressed memory issue tied to unfunded channels.

Daniel Okoro· 2 weeks ago ·2 min read

Market Research

Bank Reserves Dropped $88B. Bitcoin Isn't Squeezed Yet

A single-day $88 billion drop in bank reserves sounds like a liquidity nightmare for Bitcoin, but the weekly average paints a totally different picture.

Daniel Okoro· 2 weeks ago ·1 min read

Security/Hacks

$3.8M Drained from NEAR Intents: Team Fixes Bug and Repays Victims in Hours

Hackers snagged $3.8 million from NEAR Intents on Friday, but a one-hour patch and full user reimbursement blunted the hit.

Alex Rivera· 2 weeks ago ·1 min read