Japanese man sentenced to 3 years after creating crypto ransomware with AI
In a reported legal first for Japan, the man was sentenced for abusing generative AI to create code for crypto ransomware.
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OpenAI tool used to create voice bot that can drain crypto wallets
Computer scientists used OpenAI’s GPT-4o model, in tandem with a number of other freely available tools, to carry out phone-based scams.
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Solana wallet Phantom down due to ‘major incident’
Phantom, a cryptocurrency wallet popular on Solana, is currently experiencing downtime due to a “major incident” with the backend.
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Why didn’t Donald Trump and Joe Rogan mention bitcoin or crypto?
Joe Rogan’s three-hour interview with Donald Trump avoided the topic of crypto, right as his recent crypto project flopped… Curious!
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Marc Andreessen’s crypto-trading AI breakthrough is human-operated
The crypto world is entranced by the dawn of supposed AI-managed hedge funds. Unfortunately, A16z and other humans are actually responsible.
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CHART: Crypto election markets and polls show very different odds
On Monday, Donald Trump’s odds of US election victory were 66% on crypto-friendly Polymarket but just 48% on The Hill. What gives?
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Did Bhutan just sell 935 bitcoins from its Bitdeer mining partnership?
The coins were moved in two separate transactions of $59.2 million and $7.3 million shortly after bitcoin crept above the $70,000 threshold.
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Consensys blames SEC at top of 20% staff layoff announcement
As the SEC’s lawsuit continues against Consensys’ alleged violations of US law, the company has laid off 1/5th of its staff.
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Craig Wright lawsuit made 184 ‘twisted and incoherent’ claims, say analysts
Fact-checkers say over 70% of Craig Wright’s claims in his latest UK lawsuit are “misunderstandings,” or “blatant misrepresentations.”
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DWF Labs partner allegedly caught trying to drug job applicant
A partner at the Singapore-based crypto firm DWF Labs has been accused of spiking the drink of a potential employee at a meeting.
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