What's new in crypto and the advent of the decentralized web. en https://decrypt.co/feed Decrypt Media Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:46:04 +0000 hourly 1 https://decrypt.co/377232/anthropic-security-claude-ai-hacks Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:46:04 +0000 After Claude models accessed real systems during cyber tests, Anthropic tightened its safeguards and warned that flawed training can encourage dangerous behavior. Jason Nelson https://decrypt.co/?p=377232 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/377231/afterquery-ai-tradining-data-unicorn-y-combinator Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:16:04 +0000 Afterquery's valuation jumped more than tenfold in five months, making it Y Combinator's fastest unicorn ever. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=377231 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/377230/fbi-seizes-560k-crypto-hamas Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:47:06 +0000 Agents seized digital assets, domains, and servers allegedly used by Hamas’ military wing to collect donations and recruit supporters. Jason Nelson https://decrypt.co/?p=377230 Coins https://decrypt.co/377228/remixpoint-xrp-ethereum-bitcoin-only Wed, 02 Sep 2026 21:31:05 +0000 The Japanese company booked a ¥117.8 million profit after selling its ETH, SOL, XRP and DOGE, leaving roughly 1,506 BTC as its only cryptocurrency holding. Jason Nelson https://decrypt.co/?p=377228 Coins https://decrypt.co/377225/pentagon-ai-official-sold-millions-perplexity-stock Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:46:04 +0000 Emil Michael's latest financial filings show a summer exit from Perplexity, months after a January sale of xAI stock that reportedly netted him up to $24 million. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=377225 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/377216/goldman-sachs-bofa-banks-stablecoin Wed, 02 Sep 2026 20:01:04 +0000 The bank-led consortium wants a U.S. dollar token live by the first half of 2027, with a euro version queued up next. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=377216 Coins https://decrypt.co/377215/right-trade-strategy-no-regrets-selling-bitcoin Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:15:06 +0000 Phong Le said Strategy’s cost of capital—not Bitcoin’s price—drove its decision to sell nearly 7,000 BTC before resuming purchases above $80,000. Jason Nelson https://decrypt.co/?p=377215 Business https://decrypt.co/377185/bitcoin-flash-crash-real-bart-simpson-pattern Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:30:06 +0000 Bitcoin traders are calling August's spike-and-fade a Bart Simpson hairline. Here's what separates an actual flash crash from an ordinary correction. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=377185 Markets https://decrypt.co/377184/crypto-groups-sec-novel-etfs Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:41:04 +0000 Groups including The Crypto Council for Innovation, Grayscale, and a16z urged the regulator to preserve existing fund classifications and streamline reviews for new exchange-traded products. Jason Nelson https://decrypt.co/?p=377184 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/377180/openai-astra-first-ai-model-critical-hacking Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:43:53 +0000 The unreleased model can find zero-day vulnerabilities and chain them into working exploits without a human walking it through each step, and access to that capability is starting with a small group of testers. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=377180 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/377171/tether-sued-freeze-42-4-million-usdt Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:42:13 +0000 Two Thai businessmen claim Tether blocked access to their stablecoins months before federal authorities secured a seizure warrant. Jason Nelson https://decrypt.co/?p=377171 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/377169/norway-moves-to-regulate-pervert-glasses-weighs-facial-recognition-ban Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:18:44 +0000 The country's consumer watchdog went further, urging retailers to stop selling the devices until the law is clear. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=377169 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/377162/ai-billionaires-fund-ad-blitz-as-data-center-opposition-hits-61 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:16:44 +0000 Marc Andreessen, Ben Horowitz and OpenAI's Greg Brockman have backed the super PAC behind the campaign, which faces surging opposition. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=377162 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/377159/morning-minute-bitcoin-enters-rektember-after-best-august-since-2017 Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:55:48 +0000 So far, Rektember is living up to its name as Bitcoin slips. Will this September follow the historical averages, or break the trend? Tyler Warner https://decrypt.co/?p=377159 Opinion https://decrypt.co/377156/sality-botnet-dismantled-after-eight-years-of-stealing-bitcoin-and-ethereum Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:30:45 +0000 CrowdStrike and the DOJ isolated more than 15,000 infected machines in a malware takedown spanning four countries. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=377156 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/377149/sec-proposes-first-transfer-agent-overhaul-in-40-years-citing-tokenization Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:25:02 +0000 New Form TA-2 questions would make agents report how many share registers they keep on distributed ledgers. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=377149 Business https://decrypt.co/377142/kalshi-suspends-house-candidate-laurie-buckhout-for-betting-on-herself Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:06:22 +0000 The North Carolina Republican bought less than $1,000 of contracts on her own race and drew a three-year ban. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=377142 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/377135/openclaw-2-0-is-here-whats-new Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:16:04 +0000 The open-source agent framework that started the "autonomous AI" hype cycle just shipped its biggest update ever, almost by accident, and it's coming for the enterprise now. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=377135 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/377128/nvidia-invests-3-5-billion-mediatek Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:31:04 +0000 The deal, part of MediaTek's record $3.9 billion bond offering, ties Nvidia's chip ecosystem to a Taiwanese rival building its own AI accelerator business. Emre Yilmaz https://decrypt.co/?p=377128 Business https://decrypt.co/377126/robinhood-chain-dex-volume-jumps Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:01:04 +0000 Trading on the Ethereum Layer 2 climbed 61% in a matter of days as DeFi deposits and stablecoin holdings approached $800 million. Jason Nelson https://decrypt.co/?p=377126 DeFi https://decrypt.co/377100/what-is-red-september-bitcoin-curse Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:31:05 +0000 Bitcoin has lost ground in eight of the last 13 Septembers. The stock market's had the same problem since 1928. Here's the case for the curse, what broke it last year, and what's coming in the next round. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=377100 Coins https://decrypt.co/377099/dropbox-security-breach Tue, 01 Sep 2026 20:01:05 +0000 Attackers reportedly registered Lenovo IDs using victims’ email addresses, allowing them to sign into existing Dropbox accounts without their passwords. Jason Nelson https://decrypt.co/?p=377099 Technology https://decrypt.co/377078/anthropic-claude-fable-5-1 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:29:12 +0000 Fable 5.1 and its restricted sibling Mythos 5.1 arrive three months after export controls forced Anthropic to pull Fable 5 offline for 18 days Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=377078 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/377052/bitcoins-next-move-bullish-bets-run-up-against-a-historical-wall Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:22:09 +0000 Bitcoin just had one its best months in years amid a price rally that broke the crypto winter pattern. But the charts tell a complicated story. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=377052 Markets https://decrypt.co/377068/defi-development-corp-20-million-raise-more-solana Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:03:47 +0000 The publicly traded company recently bought 19,000 SOL, bringing its treasury to more than 2.33 million SOL and SOL equivalents. Jason Nelson https://decrypt.co/?p=377068 Business https://decrypt.co/377048/x-data-breach-users-flooded-password-reset Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:26:10 +0000 X engineers have acknowledged the issue, but have not confirmed a new data breach of its systems. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=377048 Business https://decrypt.co/377046/cathie-wood-ark-invest-buys-more-block Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:13:28 +0000 The investment firm bought 456,059 Block shares across three ETFs and added $3.4 million in Circle stock. Jason Nelson https://decrypt.co/?p=377046 Business https://decrypt.co/377032/gal-gadot-defends-ai-use-in-bitcoin-film-work-with-it-or-be-out-of-the-game Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:39:55 +0000 The actor’s lawyers spent six months negotiating the contract for “Bitcoin: Killing Satoshi” in order to “protect” her performance. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=377032 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/377014/morning-minute-saylors-back-buying-bitcoin Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:21:23 +0000 Strategy somehow threaded the needle of buying Bitcoin and STRC while also raising cash. Now how will the market respond? Tyler Warner https://decrypt.co/?p=377014 Opinion https://decrypt.co/377015/south-korea-arrests-four-over-crypto-payments-to-syrian-terror-group Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:16:24 +0000 Police say the ringleader also took crypto from the group and sent back 11 used cars and two excavators, a first for Korean investigators. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=377015 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/377010/saylor-urges-msci-to-drop-discriminatory-rule-that-would-delete-strategy Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:28:45 +0000 The proposed screen would cut three companies from MSCI's global indexes in November, with Strategy the largest by some distance. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=377010 Business https://decrypt.co/377006/uks-national-crime-agency-freezes-13-6m-of-premier-league-money-in-sorare-probe-report Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:46:27 +0000 The sum was the first payment under a $163 million deal with the Messi-backed fantasy card game, now facing a gambling prosecution. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=377006 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/376999/texas-bans-flock-surveillance-funding Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:46:04 +0000 Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to stop paying for the AI-powered license-plate readers as privacy concerns and officer-misuse scandals mount across Texas. Guillermo Jimenez https://decrypt.co/?p=376999 Technology https://decrypt.co/376992/strive-adds-143-million-bitcoin Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:01:05 +0000 The Nasdaq-listed asset manager paid an average of $79,431 per coin, lifting its total stash to 23,156 BTC amid a wave of renewed treasury buying. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=376992 Coins https://decrypt.co/376985/george-santos-kalshi-lifetime-ban Mon, 31 Aug 2026 20:16:03 +0000 The exchange found the former congressman placed large trades on his own State of the Union attendance, then made false statements to move prices, profiting nearly $18,000. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=376985 Markets https://decrypt.co/376973/xrp-etfs-inflow-streak-9-days Mon, 31 Aug 2026 19:31:04 +0000 Spot XRP funds have drawn inflows for nine straight days, reaching $1.6 billion in cumulative net inflows even as the token's price cools. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=376973 Markets https://decrypt.co/376971/russia-sberbank-46-billion-crypto-trading-ethereum-usdt Mon, 31 Aug 2026 18:46:04 +0000 Deputy Chairman Anatoly Popov told state media that trading could hit 4 trillion rubles in its first year, as the bank prepares to broaden crypto-backed lending once regulators sign off. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=376971 Business https://decrypt.co/376963/hyperliquid-crypto-perps-us-kraken-parent Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:54:15 +0000 A deal would route the decentralized exchange's perpetual futures through Payward's US-regulated Bitnomial, marking Hyperliquid's first US entry—weeks after Trump said his administration was working to bring it onshore. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=376963 Business