AI is breaking crypto security by making hacks cheaper and easier, Ledger CTO warns
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Crypto platforms — and investors — have long suffered from hacker attacks and exploits. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) is making that threat even worse. That’s the view of Charles Guillemet, chief technology officer at crypto wallet provider Ledger, who said the economics of cybersecurity are breaking down as AI tools make it faster and cheaper […]

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Bitcoin tends to outperform gold and stocks after global shocks, Mercado Bitcoin finds
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Bitcoin BTC$67,107.31 tends to outperform traditional safe haven assets like gold in the two months following major global crises, according to new analysis from Brazilian crypto exchange Mercado Bitcoin. The study, led by Rony Szuster, head of research at the Latin American crypto platform, examined 60-day windows after economic or geopolitical shocks such as the […]

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Solana news: The network’s post-quantum push reveals harsh tradeoff: security vs speed
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Crypto has spent years obsessing over speed, fees and scalability. Now it may have to confront a more existential question: what happens when its core security breaks? That question is moving from theory to urgency. Quantum computers, machines that use the principles of quantum physics to process information in fundamentally different ways than today’s computers, […]

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Schwab plans spot crypto trading launch in first half of 2026, starting with BTC, ETH
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Brokerage services giant Charles Schwab plans to roll out spot cryptocurrency trading in the first half of 2026, pushing it deeper into digital assets. “We remain on track to launch our spot crypto offer in the first half of 2026, starting with bitcoin BTC$66,835.15 and ether (ETH),” a company spokesperson told CoinDesk on Friday. The […]

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U.S. March jobs smash expectations, with 178,000 added
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The U.S. employment market rebounded in a big way from February’s sizable losses. According to a Friday morning release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the country added 178,000 jobs in March, after losing 133,000 positions the previous month. Economist forecasts had been for 60,000 jobs to have been added. The unemployment rate fell to […]

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Todd Blanche, author of DOJ crypto enforcement memo, now interim AG
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The U.S. Department of Justice will be helmed by Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, after removing Attorney General Pam Bondi from the position. Blanche represented Trump in his criminal case in New York prior to Trump’s reelection as U.S. President in 2024. Trump named him deputy attorney general after […]

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Coinbase’s AI payments system joins Linux Foundation, gathers support from Google, Stripe, AWS and others
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Coinbase’s AI-focused payment protocol x402 is moving toward becoming an open, standardized infrastructure under the Linux Foundation, the non-profit hub for open-source software development. The move aims to create a community-governed ecosystem for high-frequency, micro transactions that legacy finance can’t efficiently handle. The protocol has formed an initial governing body, the x402 Foundation, that includes […]

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EDX Markets applies for U.S. trust charter to expand institutional crypto services
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EDX Markets, the crypto exchange backed by Citadel Securities, has applied for a national trust bank charter, marking a new step in its push to serve institutional clients. The exchange submitted its filing to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency on Wednesday, according to documents seen by CoinDesk. The move comes about three […]

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Bitcoin’s crashes are shrinking, and Wall Street is starting to notice
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Bitcoin’s reputation has historically been built on extreme boom-and-bust cycles, with steep drawdowns of up to 90% following all-time highs. This cycle, however, the decline has been closer to 50%, a shift that analysts said reflects the maturation of BTC as an asset class. “Bitcoin’s drawdowns compressing to about 50% is a sign of a […]

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Bitcoin enters the public bond market as Moody’s gives a first-of-its-kind crypto deal a rating
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The New Hampshire Business Finance Authority is set to issue what appears to be the first rated bitcoin-backed bond of its kind, marking a step toward integrating crypto into traditional public finance. The bonds received a provisional Ba2 rating from Moody’s Ratings, two notches below investment grade. They will be issued through the Business Finance […]

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Coinbase’s Base unveils strategy to focus on tokenized markets, stablecoins and developers
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Base, the layer-2 network from Coinbase (COIN), is doubling down on its push to build what it calls a “global onchain economy,” outlining a 2026 strategy centered on markets, payments and developers. Base is one of the most widely used layer-2 networks in the Ethereum ecosystem, having opened to public use in August 2023. It […]

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U.S. rule change may open trillions in 401(k) funds to crypto
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The U.S. Department of Labor has proposed a rule that would make it easier for 401(k) plans to include alternative assets such as cryptocurrencies, private equity and real estate. The proposal is in response to President Donald Trump’s executive order, released in August, which directed the Labor Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission to […]

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