The week’s key cybersecurity developments. Researchers found a compromised device belonging to a North Korean hacker. Spyware is targeting Android users. The Broadside botnet targets maritime navigation systems. Asus, Qualcomm and ArcSoft were hit by hackers. Analysts find a North Korean hacker’s compromised device Researchers at Israeli cybersecurity firm Hudson Rock found in the logs […]
Ripple has expanded its partnership with AMINA Bank, a crypto bank regulated by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA). Big News: @AMINABankGlobal is the first European bank to go live with Ripple Payments: https://t.co/3cxySxnZeI This partnership provides a crucial, compliant bridge between traditional fiat and blockchain rails, solving a major friction point for crypto-native […]
A solo miner has successfully mined block #927,474 on the Bitcoin network. The reward amounted to 3.133 BTC ($284,661), including 0.008 BTC ($689.5) in network fees. Source: mempool.space. The user operated with a hash rate of 270 TH/s, confirmed CKPool administrator Con Kolivas. The odds of success with such power were approximately 1 in 30,000 […]
After a pullback to $80,000, the price of the leading cryptocurrency has stalled in an ascending channel that risks turning into a “bear flag”. A trader known as Roman allowed for a decline to $76,000. $BTC 1D Let the drop to 76k begin. Bear divs + bear price action proving their worth. “But interest rates […]
Google Labs has introduced an experimental web-surfing tool called Disco, powered by the AI model Gemini 3. 🚨NEW LABS EXPERIMENT 🚨 Introducing Disco, an experimental way to discover new generative AI features on the web. Our first feature, GenTabs, uses Gemini 3 to remix your open tabs into totally custom apps to help you get […]
The custodial service Hex Trust is set to launch wrapped XRP — wXRP — at a 1:1 ratio. This will enable the asset to extend beyond its native XRP Ledger (XRPL) network. 🚀 HUGE news for the #XRP ecosystem! @Hex_Trust is launching and securing Wrapped XRP (wXRP), a 1:1-backed representation of native XRP, issued on […]
Many users of prediction platforms are convinced that the first cryptocurrency will end the year below the psychological mark of $100,000. As of December 12, the corresponding probability on Kalshi stands at just 42%: Source: Kalshi. A similar figure on Polymarket is 39%. Source: Polymarket. At the time of writing, digital gold is trading around […]
Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm, a16z crypto, has set out its “Big Ideas” forecast for 2026. The firm highlighted 17 key theses that will shape the near future of cryptocurrencies and adjacent technologies. Stablecoins and tokenisation The firm argues the industry should prioritise “smart” on- and off-ramps for digital assets. The goal is to link stablecoins […]
The cryptocurrency regulation bill has been resubmitted to the Polish Sejm after its previous version was rejected by President Karol Nawrocki. The initiative to bring back the bill was led by the Poland 2050 party, part of the ruling coalition. Although the authors described the version as “improved,” government spokesman Adam Szłapka stated that “not […]
Google DeepMind is set to launch its first research laboratory dedicated to discovering new substances and compounds used in batteries and semiconductors. Also coming to the UK in 2026: our first automated materials discovery lab, fully integrated with Gemini. 💎 Overseen by a team of researchers, it will synthesize hundreds of new candidate materials daily […]
