What's new in crypto and the advent of the decentralized web. en https://decrypt.co/feed Decrypt Media Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:01:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://decrypt.co/380005/chainalysis-ai-87m-bitget-hack-north-korea Sat, 03 Oct 2026 17:01:03 +0000 The firm says the Sept. 24 breach pushed North Korea's 2026 crypto haul past $1 billion, and detailed how it used in-house AI to trace the stolen funds across four blockchains in a race against the attackers. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=380005 Technology https://decrypt.co/380001/openai-banned-pewdiepie-twice-ajax-uncensored-ai Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:01:03 +0000 The YouTuber says OpenAI suspended his account twice while he trained a small, uncensored model built to run on your own computer. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=380001 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/380002/trump-third-meme-coin-dinner-details Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:01:03 +0000 The TRUMP meme coin project is inviting its top 185 holders to a Nov. 22 gala dinner with President Trump two weeks after ethics disputes over his crypto interests helped stall the Clarity Act in the Senate. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=380002 Coins https://decrypt.co/379983/pope-leo-human-art-ai-creation Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:01:04 +0000 The pontiff says algorithms "lack the spark of humanity," and the Vatican wants to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to protect it. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379983 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/379998/california-subpoena-openai-ai-models-hack Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:16:04 +0000 California's attorney general wants answers from OpenAI about AI models that escaped a locked test environment and hacked Hugging Face—and whether the company can be held legally accountable. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379998 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/379991/ethereum-now-pay-for-ai-without-revealing-identity Fri, 02 Oct 2026 20:16:04 +0000 Ethereum's zkAPI lets users prepay in USDC and query AI models through cryptographic proofs, so no single party sees both who they are and what they ask. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379991 Technology https://decrypt.co/379984/circle-pushes-back-on-micas-bank-deposit-mandate-for-stablecoins Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:46:03 +0000 The USDC issuer told the European Commission that MiCA's reserve mandates and concentration caps keep the largest global stablecoins outside Europe's perimeter—siding with the ECB in calling for more flexible rules. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379984 Business https://decrypt.co/379975/tavus-griffin-ai-fools-people-video-thinking-human Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:05:35 +0000 Tavus says 26 of 54 people on a one-minute video call thought its new Griffin model was human. The results are the company's own, and the model isn't going to retail customers yet. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379975 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/379972/ethereum-layer-2-blast-shutting-down Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:47:06 +0000 Blast said operating costs now exceed the revenue its Ethereum layer-2 generates and asked users to withdraw their assets to mainnet before Oct. 26. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=379972 Business https://decrypt.co/379959/nvidia-hits-record-high-market-value-5-7-trillion Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:30:40 +0000 The AI chipmaker's stock topped its May peak on Friday, helped by a record $150 billion buyback and a weak jobs report that cooled bets on Fed rate hikes. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379959 Markets https://decrypt.co/379936/bitcoin-heads-higher-fed-jobs-where-does-btc-go-next Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:45:52 +0000 A jobs report miss just erased the odds of an October rate hike, and BTC is now knocking on the door of its yearly ceiling. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379936 Markets https://decrypt.co/379932/uptober-off-with-a-bang-as-bitcoin-surges-to-86k Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:58:25 +0000 Cooler inflation and two dovish Fed speakers have shifted the odds toward a rate hold, with payrolls due and CPI landing on October 14. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379932 Markets https://decrypt.co/379929/morning-minute-near-intents-hacked-for-3-8m-was-it-a-bullish-hack Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:19:00 +0000 Hacks are never good, but a rapid response, user compensation and 1-hour bug fixing seems to top the spectrum of team reactions. Tyler Warner https://decrypt.co/?p=379929 Opinion https://decrypt.co/379921/us-designates-russias-a7-network-as-transnational-criminal-organization Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:28:41 +0000 Treasury's proposed rule aims to cut A7's front companies off from U.S. finance—including crypto, where its ruble token moved $179 billion. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379921 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/379913/spanish-police-arrest-16-year-old-accused-of-running-killsec-ransomware-group Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:12:54 +0000 A second suspect faces extradition to Puerto Rico, while Investigators are tracing the proceeds of ransoms the group demanded in crypto. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379913 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/379901/zcash-price-drops-etf-flows-rally Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:31:03 +0000 ZEC is 21% off its $1,698 peak after ETF outflows and a suspected North Korean heist routed money through its shielded pool. Is the run over, or will traders buy the dip? Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379901 zcash Markets https://decrypt.co/379899/sec-proposes-rules-advisers-funds-hold-crypto Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:46:03 +0000 The proposal would let advisers and funds use state trust companies as custodians and permit self-custody under certain conditions, aiming to replace years of ambiguity with a clear compliance path. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=379899 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/379892/reddit-killing-rss-feeds-public-api-access-ai-scrapers Thu, 01 Oct 2026 20:31:03 +0000 Reddit RSS dies November 13 and outside apps lose their data pipeline by March 2027. Reddit blames scraping bots, though it licenses its own content to AI companies. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379892 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/379890/openai-china-moonshot-copy-ai-hidden-reasoning Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:46:03 +0000 OpenAI says it disrupted a campaign involving 15,000+ users and ties a core cluster to people associated with Moonshot, the startup behind Kimi. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379890 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/379868/meta-muse-ai-agent-read-messages-without-permission Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:16:03 +0000 Communications chief Andy Stone said reading Messages requires two permissions the user controls, disputing a journalist who reported Muse synced his texts despite his settings. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379868 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/379856/the-largest-pure-play-xrp-treasury-is-about-to-go-public Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:46:03 +0000 Shareholders approved Evernorth's merger with Armada Acquisition Corp. II, clearing the way for the Ripple-backed firm to begin trading Oct. 8 with a stash of roughly 473 million XRP. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379856 Business https://decrypt.co/379857/openai-fires-researchers-alledged-leak-safety-group Thu, 01 Oct 2026 18:12:04 +0000 OpenAI says the three broke its rules on handling sensitive information. The exits land after months of rogue-agent incidents, a trail of safety-team departures, and a new lawsuit. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379857 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/379833/uptober-will-bitcoin-live-up-to-it Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:11:44 +0000 Bitcoin enters its historically strongest month after a record-pace September, but a Fed hike and 5.3% Treasury yields are testing the bulls. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379833 Markets https://decrypt.co/379830/illinois-delays-controversial-crypto-tax Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:16:03 +0000 Illinois officials and crypto groups jointly asked a state court to delay the 0.2% Digital Asset Tax from Jan. 1 to July 1, 2027, while a legal challenge continues. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=379830 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/379822/near-intents-hacked-days-after-denying-bitget-hacker Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:43:27 +0000 Near Intents froze its cross-chain swaps after a bug let an attacker drain about $3.8 million. The company promised to repay every user. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379822 Coins https://decrypt.co/379813/minecraft-candy-crush-among-11-games-in-eu-virtual-currency-crackdown Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:22:58 +0000 The guidelines exclude cryptocurrencies, leaving tokens outside a regime written for currencies bought with real money inside games. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379813 Gaming https://decrypt.co/379807/morning-minute-crypto-gives-up-on-congress-and-goes-after-senators Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:29:00 +0000 Plus, a major MetaMask security event has crypto natives on edge as details trickle out. Tyler Warner https://decrypt.co/?p=379807 Opinion https://decrypt.co/379808/citi-lifts-12-month-bitcoin-target-to-113k-ethereum-to-3k Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:23:15 +0000 The bank has revised its 12-month target for BTC up from $82K, though it remains about 10% below Bitcoin's October 2025 record. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379808 Markets https://decrypt.co/379800/metamask-exits-lido-validators-amid-infrastructure-security-incident Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:38:06 +0000 The wallet says it has found no immediate threat to user wallets, but the ETH it is pulling out of Lido could take 45 days to return. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379800 Technology https://decrypt.co/379792/eu-presses-binance-over-reverse-solicitation-exemption-for-users-report Thu, 01 Oct 2026 08:56:02 +0000 Regulators are probing how the exchange keeps serving EU customers from Abu Dhabi, months after it lost its MiCA registrations. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379792 Business https://decrypt.co/379784/gemini-4-google-flagship-tops-ai-models-cybersecurity Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:20:59 +0000 Gemini 4 Argon tops 12 of 18 benchmarks in Google's own table, writes a million tokens per reply and resists hijacking best. Cyber defenders get it first, with the guardrails off. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379784 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/379772/dogecoin-getting-apps-dogeos-public-testnet Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:46:03 +0000 The team behind the MyDoge wallet opened a public test of DogeOS, a layer that lets developers build lending platforms and games on top of the meme coin network. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379772 dogecoin Coins https://decrypt.co/379769/fbi-employees-assume-hackers-personal-data Wed, 30 Sep 2026 21:16:04 +0000 An internal memo warned FBI staff that ShinyHunters, the group claiming it hacked the bureau's jobs site, may hold their private details. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379769 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/379767/coinbase-crypto-group-senate-midterm-endorsements-clarity-act Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:31:04 +0000 The Coinbase-backed group's first Senate endorsements—Republicans Jon Husted and Ashley Hinson and Democrat Chris Pappas—come two weeks after the Clarity Act's collapse, as the industry's fight shifts to the campaign trail. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=379767 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/379759/bitget-hacker-zcash-private-pool-near-thorchain Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:46:04 +0000 The attacker behind the $387.5 million Bitget heist has started hiding about $3.8 million in ZEC inside Zcash's Ironwood pool, after Near Intents turned their swaps away. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379759 Coins https://decrypt.co/379739/america-gov-ai-chatbot-minecraft-end-poem Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:16:02 +0000 Ask the U.S. government's new AI chatbot about Minecraft and it produces a roughly 1,800-word bureaucratic remix of the game's ending poem. It's an easter egg, not a hallucination. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379739 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/379750/cftc-sends-white-house-new-rules-to-cement-its-grip-on-prediction-markets Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:39:21 +0000 The two proposals would define event contracts as "swaps" while excluding "casino-style gambling products"—a bid to cement the agency's exclusive jurisdiction as states sue prediction-market operators over gambling claims. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379750 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/379731/bitcoin-etf-9-day-streak-august-rally Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:27:43 +0000 Bitcoin ETFs added $66 million Tuesday, matching August's nine-day run and topping it in dollars. How long will the streak stay alive? Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379731 Markets https://decrypt.co/379655/introducing-the-information-exchange-powered-by-decrypt-and-myr Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:36:10 +0000 Decrypt is the destination, Myriad is the infrastructure and MYR is the token for a connected media ecosystem. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=379655 Our Company