Crypto industry spending failed to stop a Democratic sweep, and a stalled market structure bill now complicates the policy outlook for digital assets.

North Korea denied the FBI's attribution of the record theft, while exchanges and ETF flows reacted to the fallout.

Brazil's largest exchange said customers would not bear the loss, while an on-chain sleuth tied a separate $133M theft to a French bank hack.

Bitcoin traded in its quietest session since mid-October, with futures liquidations offset by steady spot buying and gains in mining equities.

Paolo Ardoino's disclosure at a Lugano forum diverges from Tether's Q3 attestation, raising questions about reporting for the largest stablecoin issuer.

Wall Street tokenization gained institutional traction as the SEC signaled it views Canton Coin as a digital commodity.

Kim Yo Jong suggested the US itself could be behind the theft, as Binance reported deposits recovering.

The agency extended a crypto-native derivatives structure to traditional stocks even as it faced new litigation.

Security vendors are racing to build controls for autonomous AI software as banks restrict agent access to accounts.

The bank regulator's examiner guide addresses autonomy and financial harm from outside AI agents, alongside UK warnings on AI-powered ransomware.

Ballot measures curbing data centers raise new obstacles for AI infrastructure as power and water costs dominate local debates.

Investors reassessed Washington's posture toward AI and Big Tech, producing a divided market reaction.

The crypto documentation host said attackers accessed infrastructure credentials, prompting a shutdown and emergency token resets.

The filing seeks to create the first US-listed spot fund tracking the meme token, a notable step for a memecoin product.

Districts that want Search without Gemini are out of luck, fueling accusations the company is pressuring educators.

The memecoin launchpad's token buyback and burn plan is one of the largest capital return programs in the sector.

Corporate bitcoin treasuries now total roughly 1.3 million BTC across about 180 firms, concentrating supply.

The miner's bitcoin sale underscores how AI infrastructure demand is reshaping the economics of crypto mining.