AI models led to a ‘vulnerability apocalypse’ in crypto security: Immunefi CEO
The proliferation of new frontier AI models is the main catalyst behind the latest resurgence in DeFi hacks, according to Immunefi CEO Mitchell Amador. Go to Source
Month: June 2026
South African Reserve Bank Backs Payshap Over Digital Rand as Cassim Targets Real-Time Payments
The South African Reserve Bank has decided to pause the immediate implementation of a digital rand despite successfully testing its technical feasibility. Digital Rand Trials Reveal Privacy and Speed Tradeoffs The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has no compelling need to immediately launch a digital version of its currency, a top official said, citing significant … Read more
Luno CEO James Lanigan Warns $33T Stablecoin Boom Could Bypass South Africa
Luno CEO James Lanigan warned that South Africa’s proposed Capital Flow Management Regulations could severely harm the country’s economic competitiveness by restricting stablecoin use. Lanigan Warns of Competitiveness Risk South Africa risks severely undermining its global economic competitiveness if upcoming financial regulations block the use of stablecoins, according to James Lanigan, chief executive officer of … Read more
Nasdaq-Listed Fold Sells $45M in Bitcoin, Clears $20M Debt and Frees Cash for Expansion
Fold Holdings recently sold $45 million in bitcoin and used the proceeds to pay off $20 million in bitcoin-collateralized loans. Debt Elimination and Liquidity Boost The Nasdaq-listed bitcoin financial services company, Fold, disclosed that it monetized approximately $45 million of bitcoin at an average price of about $71,000 per bitcoin. From the proceeds, Fold repaid … Read more
Dragonfly’s Rob Hadick Says Stablecoins Could Grow 10x as Payments Adoption Expands
Stablecoins may have begun as a reserve-yield business. Still, Dragonfly’s Rob Hadick argues the next phase of value creation will come from distribution, compliance, payments, and the collapse of legacy financial infrastructure. Stablecoins and the Fall of Legacy Payments For years, the stablecoin market has been viewed through the lens of issuance. The most visible … Read more
TradFi advisors want stablecoins, tokenization over Bitcoin: Bitwise
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan says it was “pretty hard to engage with advisors on Bitcoin” during recent discussions, who are more interested in stablecoins and tokenization. Go to Source
AI researcher claims he’s already bypassed Anthropic’s Fable 5 guardrails
“Pliny the Liberator,” says he has been “cleverly finding the holes in the fence that the thought police missed,” in the newly launched Fable 5. Go to Source
Mastercard Launches Agent Pay for Machines, Ripple and XRPL Join 30+ Partners to Power AI-Driven Commerce
Mastercard just made its biggest move yet into the AI economy. The payments giant has officially launched Agent Pay for Machines, a new payments infrastructure designed specifically for AI agents executing transactions at machine speed and Ripple is right in the middle of it, with the XRP Ledger and RLUSD helping lay the foundation for … Read more
Pyth Network Launches 24/7 Price Indices for U.S. Equities, Oil, and Metals
Pyth Network just solved one of the most persistent structural problems in crypto derivatives markets, and it did it with partners that carry serious institutional weight. The oracle network has launched Pyth Indices, a set of proprietary 24/7 price indexes covering U.S. equities, oil, gold, silver, and thematic baskets and the products are not just … Read more
Three Whale Addresses Pull $122M in ETH Off FalconX and Kraken in a Single Move
Three whale addresses, two of them freshly created, just withdrew a combined $122.29 million worth of ETH from FalconX and Kraken in what on-chain analysts are flagging as a significant accumulation signal. The move is being tracked across crypto monitoring communities and the details are specific. Two of the three addresses involved are brand new, … Read more