OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website, PM says
An artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI "infiltrated" an Australian government website in June, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said.
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China Probes DeepSeek and Moonshot Over Alleged Data Leaks to Anthropic's Claude
China's internet regulator is investigating DeepSeek and Moonshot AI after Anthropic accused both of secretly routing millions of user exchanges through Claude to train their own models.
US rejects pleas from OpenAI, Anthropic for global AI standards
The heads of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face have told the UN that the current pace of artificial intelligence (AI) development, and the risks it poses to society, demands international coordination.
Trump reveals up to $100K Strategy stock purchase in ethics filing
President Donald Trump disclosed a July purchase of Strategy shares as his administration continues to advance crypto policy through federal regulators and Congress.
ICE canola futures rise on oil strength and weaker loonie
ICE canola futures were trading modestly weaker overnight but has turned now to small gains this morning…around $1/tonne higher.
$15.6 Billion in Bitcoin Options Expire Friday—Here's What It Means
Bitcoin options worth roughly $15.6 billion expire on Deribit early Friday. That's per Deribit's own strike-by-strike breakdown of the book: about 182,000 BTC in open contracts, split into 106,200 calls and 75,900 puts.
US lawmakers from gaming states urge SCOTUS to take up Kalshi case
The case between New Jersey authorities and a prediction market company, if accepted by the Supreme Court, could result in clarity for state and federal officials over sports bets.
Trump and Xi come face-to-face as US and China battle to win the AI race
US President Donald Trump has been blunt about his AI ambitions, as well as about who he considers the US's main rival to be: China.
Former Hack VC partner Hsin-Ju Chuang found dead following public dispute with the firm
Hsin-Ju Chuang, a former partner at crypto venture firm Hack VC, was pronounced dead on Aug. 24 and recently became public after a local newspaper, Hoodline, reported the news this month and circulated on social media.
Bitcoin’s $81,722 Cost Basis Becomes the Key Test for the Rally
The spot Bitcoin ETF complex is posting its best stretch of the year, and Wednesday tests whether that demand holds through a macro shock. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) traded at $48.42 early Wednesday, in a …
Anthropic Says Claude Found Something Big in DNA. It Just Doesn't Know What
Anthropic says Claude spent 21 hours and roughly 210 million tokens searching DNA databases before flagging an unusual enzyme system it now calls ART
OpenAI Gives Ukraine Access to Daybreak AI Cyber-Defense Tool
OpenAI is giving Ukraine's government access to Daybreak, an AI tool built to hunt down software vulnerabilities—the hidden coding flaws hackers exploit to break into a system—before Russian hackers find them first.
AI superpower ambitions take centre stage as Trump and Xi meet
US President Donald Trump has been blunt about his AI ambitions, as well as about who he considers the US's main rival to be: China.
Lidl banned from selling copycat Birkenstock sandals, Dutch court rules
Lidl must stop selling copycat versions of Birkenstock's famous sandals in the Netherlands, a Dutch court has ruled.
Crypto Exchange That Invented 100x Leverage Is No More: Here’s What BitMEX Users Need to Know
BitMEX officially ended exchange operations Wednesday, closing out a wind-down announced in July. Trading and deposits are off, but withdrawals remain open.
Rates Spark: The Overshoot Commences
A good series of PMIs has helped nudge global rates higher. It's taken us above some key levels, namely 5.1% on the US 10yr and 3.5% on the Euribor 10yr. And the move is likely far from over. To add insult to injury, we…
Zcash's Wall Street Moment Reaches Europe With Its First ETP Listing
The cypherpunk favorite Zcash continues to find interest among traditional investors. 21Shares listed Europe's first Zcash exchange-traded product on Euronext Paris and Euronext Amsterdam on Sept. 22.
Bentley unveils its first fully electric car
Bentley has unveiled its first fully electric car after investing £350m to upgrade its factory in Cheshire.
Bitcoin Dips, But Its Forks Are Flying Again
Bitcoin pulled back Wednesday, sliding toward $84,000 after touching a seven-month high near $87,250 earlier in the week.
NYSE, Blockchain.com in tie-up to bring tokenized US stocks to crypto users
Blockchain.com users could gain access to tokenized US stocks and ETFs through NYSE’s planned digital trading platform under a new partnership, as bourses rush to deliver new trading.
Why is Crypto Market Going Down Today?
Bitcoin has dropped to $84,242.05, down 2.1% over 24 hours, as the broader crypto market shed value alongside a sharp selloff across stocks and precious metals. The total crypto market cap sits at $3.01 trillion, roughl…
FTSE 100 today: Stocks flat as Iran war tensions, UK inflation weigh
July 21, 2026, 3:50 AM EDT. The U.S. dollar traded near a one-week peak as investors tracked Middle East hostilities affecting energy supply chains and weighing on ceasefire prospects. The greenback was flat against the…
Americans Would Use Stablecoins—If They Came With Bank Protections, Visa Study Finds
A Visa survey found U.S. willingness to use stablecoins for cross-border transfers rises from 36% to 56% when paired with hypothetical bank-level fraud protection and deposit insurance.
Borrow Against Your Bitcoin at a Fixed Rate: Coinbase Expands Morpho Loans
The product lets users lock in their rate and repayment date when borrowing USDC against Bitcoin, marking the first enterprise-scale deployment of Morpho Midnight and a shift away from on-chain lending's variable-rate n…