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The hack is one of the largest in crypto history and has revived scrutiny of exchange security and of Wall Street's tokenization push, with North Korean actors resuming laundering of stolen funds.

Democratic wins in Texas over data center siting signal new permitting hurdles for AI and mining buildouts, with Cipher Mining and other operators selling off.

Miners continue converting energy capacity to AI compute, with deals like Riot-Anthropic drawing investor scrutiny as Texas election results cloud data center expansion.

The law extends tax reporting obligations to crypto trading venues in a major Asian hub, mirroring global moves toward exchange-level disclosure.

The loss highlights the risk of production releases missing security patches, and reports of a Hyperbridge exploit minting 1B DOT added to pressure on the token, which trades near $0.94, down 98% from its 2021 peak.

The SEC division's endorsement of Canton Coin adds to momentum in Wall Street tokenization and clarifies treatment of a major institutional blockchain token.

The disclosure widens the gap between the CEO's public statements and the attestation in Tether's reserve report.

Major banks continue adopting tokenized securities, with Morgan Stanley leading the current wave of institutional tokenization.

A report says the intrusion continued for hours after the exchange said the attack was contained, adding to scrutiny of incident response at major exchanges.

State-level litigation against prediction market operators is expanding even as federal regulators move to permit crypto-style event contracts.

A potential nine-figure federal settlement compounds pressure on Block's bitcoin business amid falling profits.

The $1.1T asset manager's Solana fund launch extends tokenized fund offerings beyond Ethereum and Ethereum-compatible chains.

The USDC issuer trimmed staff even as revenue beat, reflecting continued cost discipline in the stablecoin business.

The agency's approval of stock perps mirrors crypto-style perpetuals just as litigation challenges its authority, with Kalshi among the targets.

Blockchain data shows the transfer close to the amount Trump Media pledged as loan collateral, raising questions about the company's treasury management.

The guidance creates a supervisory baseline for AI use in banking as institutions confront risks from autonomous agents.

The U.S.-sanctioned Russian exchange is formalizing crypto trading infrastructure despite sanctions restricting foreign participation.

The bank resumed transfers after the attack but left the crypto loss unconfirmed as on-chain investigators linked the incident to a named institution.

Roughly $170.5M of industry spending did not prevent a blue sweep, with Sherrod Brown's win a particular rebuke.

Two governance decisions reshape Zcash's funding and privacy-pool economics as the token rode a post-election rally.

The patched flaw could have allowed stablecoin issuance beyond intended limits, raising questions about the ledger's permissioning model.

DeFi protocols shed deposits as the exchange hack prompted risk-off moves among large holders.

Ballot results show local opposition to data center siting broadening beyond Texas, with implications for AI and mining buildout.

SpaceX is raising large-scale AI compute financing while expanding into wireless with Qualcomm, with Goldman and Apollo seeking buyers.

The social-engineering detail adds to the account of how attackers breached exchange systems.

On-chain activity tied to laundering flows moved a cross-chain protocol's token, showing how stolen funds route through DeFi.

Capability claims around automated exploitation underscore how AI tooling may shift the offense-defense balance for crypto infrastructure.

The reversal suggests large cloud operators are reassessing data center commitments amid shifting politics and power constraints.

Security vendors are adding controls for autonomous AI agents as enterprises deploy them in sensitive environments.

Repeated delays push back one of the largest planned crypto taxation regimes for retail investors.

The exchange says backing is restored after a shortfall, with manual processing still limiting withdrawals.

The finding raises questions about incident response timelines at the Brazilian exchange following a $40M theft.

The documentation hosting platform's breach is another instance of attackers using AI agents against software supply chains.

Mining economics increasingly hinge on treasury markups rather than operating margins, a dynamic on display in the Q3 report.

Trump-branded tokens and Trump Media shares weakened even as broader crypto and equities rallied after the Democratic sweep.

Political pressure on AI development weighed on semiconductor shares broadly.

Senate Democrats are positioned to block attempts to reshape Fed leadership, adding uncertainty to rate policy.

The company's aggressive ETH accumulation mirrors the corporate treasury strategy championed by other listed crypto holders.

The dispute between the Tron founder and World Liberty Financial adds to legal uncertainty around the Trump-affiliated venture.

Diversification into auto and data center segments is drawing analyst support for the chipmaker.

Inflation expectations arrived as markets digested the midterm outcome and a Fed succession fight in the Senate.

Hard-asset moves after the election underscore investor hedging around fiscal and monetary policy.

The insider purchase comes amid continued weakness in the chipmaker's shares.

The proposal's limited scope is seen as a rehearsal for more contentious consensus changes.

ETF flows turned negative overall as one altcoin fund drew net inflows.

The messaging shift comes as data center siting faces growing local opposition in US elections.

The bundling ties educational AI adoption to core Google services, drawing scrutiny over leverage in school contracts.

The social platform reported quarterly results as tech shares split after the election.

The comments come as the XRP Ledger ranks sixth for tokenized assets with $5B and fixes a token-issuance bug.

Falling inference costs pressure model providers' margins even as adoption grows.

The ruling addresses who may claim seized crypto assets in a criminal case.

A quiet product addition points to an unreleased image model in OpenAI's pipeline.

The foundation frames tokenized real-world assets as its growth driver.

Prediction market payouts show the scale of wagers on election outcomes.