Category: crypto

Kevin Warsh’s financial filing revealed his indirect stakes in over 20 blockchain and digital asset companies, totaling at least $192 million. He must divest these holdings within six months of taking office to comply with ethics rules. His investments in the crypto ecosystem may impact his future decisions as Federal Reserve Chair.

Ripple announced a four-phase roadmap for XRP quantum security, aiming for full quantum-resistant cryptography by 2028. The plan responds to Google Quantum AI research warning of quantum machines cracking current blockchain cryptography. Phases include testing NIST-standardized algorithms, deploying post-quantum signatures, and implementing native post-quantum cryptography by 2028, giving XRPL a head start in the transition.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is funding a 24/7 livestream show called “Monitoring the Situation” on X, inspired by Polymarket meme culture. This move reflects tech VCs building their own news-industrial complex by investing in live news, prediction markets, and creator streams. It shows a trend of VCs turning memes into branded news channels they control.

A 50-page quantum computing crypto risk assessment by Coinbase’s advisory board warns that a fault-tolerant quantum computer capable of breaking encryption is increasingly plausible. The transition to quantum-resistant alternatives could be costly and time-consuming for blockchains. Immediate vulnerability is identified for Bitcoin wallets with revealed public keys. The industry must prepare now.

A recent study found that zero-knowledge proof systems, such as Railgun, PrivacyPools, Aleo, and Aztec, are immune to quantum attacks due to their reliance on information-theoretic security. This provides a security advantage for privacy-preserving DeFi infrastructure, making them more future-proof than traditional blockchain accounts against quantum threats.

DefiLlama has recorded 518 crypto hacking incidents resulting in over $17 billion in losses over the past decade. Attackers are now targeting private keys, bridges, and wallets rather than just smart contracts. The recent rsETH bridge exploit drained approximately $290 million, marking the largest DeFi hack of 2026.

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced the launch of Agentic.market, a platform for AI agents to discover and purchase services without API keys, using USDC through the x402 payment protocol. The platform covers services in seven categories, with providers like OpenAI and Bloomberg. It has institutional support and has settled 165 million transactions.

The House Homeland Security Committee held a hearing on how criminal organizations use crypto fraud to steal from Americans. The FBI reported $16.6 billion in total scam losses in 2024, with $5.8 billion from crypto investment fraud. Authorities seized over $15 billion in illicit proceeds in 2025 and sanctioned 146 targets. Congress is considering legislation…

Attorney General Ken Paxton of Texas filed a lawsuit against ActBlue, a Democratic fundraising platform, for violating the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act by accepting gift card donations despite claiming to ban them. The lawsuit seeks to stop ActBlue from accepting such donations and includes civil penalties and attorneys’ fees. ActBlue denies wrongdoing, calling the…

Iranian officials, led by parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, stated that Tehran will not negotiate under what they see as coercive conditions. With the US-Iran ceasefire set to expire, both sides have sharpened rhetoric and tensions ahead of prospective talks in Islamabad. Ghalibaf warned of preparing new military actions if necessary.