What's new in crypto and the advent of the decentralized web. en https://decrypt.co/feed Decrypt Media Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:46:03 +0000 hourly 1 https://decrypt.co/379508/openai-ai-agents-target-us-government-sites Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:46:03 +0000 OpenAI says its agents keep landing on government websites because they treat them as reliable sources, but it's pausing training while it adds safeguards. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379508 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/379505/rsa-attack-without-stealing-key-what-it-means-crypto Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:16:03 +0000 A UC San Diego-led team impersonated a hardware security module without extracting its key. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379505 Technology https://decrypt.co/379497/citi-stablecoin-payments-coinbase-without-touching-crypto Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:36:03 +0000 Coinbase and Citi expanded an existing deal so Citi's institutional clients can accept stablecoin payments, while Coinbase business accounts run on Citi's banking rails. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379497 Business https://decrypt.co/379482/anthropic-claude-sonnet-5-5-release Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:06:03 +0000 Anthropic's mid-tier model tops its own flagship on Terminal-Bench 4.0 and costs half as much per token, but an independent tester found it burns more tokens than any model it has measured. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379482 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/379481/australia-sam-altman-dario-amodei-ai-hack Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:36:21 +0000 Senator Sarah Hanson-Young has invited the OpenAI and Anthropic CEOs to a Canberra hearing on October 1, after an OpenAI agent quietly accessed Australia's Medicare data and nobody said a word for months. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379481 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/379468/nvidia-kill-switch-ai-agents Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:46:03 +0000 OpenShell and Sentry give AI agents a hardware-enforced leash, arriving after a summer of agents breaching a government site, hacking their own tests, and going rogue during a security evaluation. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379468 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/379465/strive-buys-94-5-million-in-bitcoin-pushing-holdings-past-27000-btc Mon, 28 Sep 2026 18:16:02 +0000 Strive bought 1,107 BTC for $94.5 million last week, lifting its holdings to 27,462 BTC, with its SATA preferred stock supplying 85% of the capital. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379465 Coins https://decrypt.co/379463/chainlink-institutions-add-bridge-checks-kelp-hack Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:51:14 +0000 Chainlink's CCIP 2.0 lets banks run their own security checks on cross-chain transfers, five months after a rival's setup lost $292 million to hackers. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379463 Technology https://decrypt.co/379461/vitalik-buterin-outlines-cryptographic-world-computer-plan-for-ethereum Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:29:42 +0000 Hegota will be Ethereum's last 'normal' fork, he argues, with everything after built on recursive STARKs and formal verification. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379461 Technology https://decrypt.co/379438/bitcoin-price-falls-trump-iran-oil-yields Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:26:28 +0000 Bitcoin extends last week's pullback as Trump rejects Iran's ceasefire plan, sending oil above $100 and yields higher ahead of Wednesday's PCE report. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379438 Markets https://decrypt.co/379418/tom-lees-bitmine-buys-another-47m-of-eth-taking-it-to-4-9-of-ethereum-supply Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:27:40 +0000 Bitmine has staked 84% of its tokens, a position it projects will generate some $358 million a year in staking rewards. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379418 Business https://decrypt.co/379415/strategy-sets-new-btc-holdings-record-after-143m-bitcoin-purchase Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:45:41 +0000 Michael Saylor's Bitcoin treasury firm bought 1,665 BTC last week, taking its holdings above its previous record to 847,666 BTC. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379415 Business https://decrypt.co/379412/morning-minute-sec-clears-token-buybacks-for-crypto-networks Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:03:21 +0000 The Gary Gensler era is long gone and now the SEC is providing clarity on what crypto protocols can and can’t do with their tokens. Tyler Warner https://decrypt.co/?p=379412 Opinion https://decrypt.co/379404/california-bans-public-officials-from-issuing-meme-coins-under-new-newsom-law Mon, 28 Sep 2026 10:16:25 +0000 Governor Gavin Newsom’s legislation bars public officials from issuing meme coins and exchanges from listing tokens tied to politicians. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379404 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/379402/ai-agents-keep-escaping-creators-control Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:01:03 +0000 An OpenAI agent's breach of an Australian government website is the starkest example yet of a pattern building for months—and of how hard autonomous AI is to contain. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=379402 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/379400/bitcoins-quantum-problem-three-ways-researchers-are-trying-to-fix-it Sun, 27 Sep 2026 15:01:03 +0000 Three developments this week—a cost breakthrough, a new privacy design, and a custody playbook—show a field moving from theory to logistics, even as "Q-Day" remains hypotheti Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=379400 Technology https://decrypt.co/379398/sec-staff-token-buybacks-dont-make-crypto-security Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:01:03 +0000 New SEC staff guidance says announcing a token buyback on a functional network isn't a promise that turns the token into a security, a shift one attorney says makes securities laws look "opt-in." Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=379398 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/379391/bitcoin-etfs-notch-seven-day-winning-streak-as-2026-flows-turn-green Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:01:03 +0000 Bitcoin ETFs have drawn nearly $3 billion over seven straight sessions, erasing post-Clarity Act losses and pushing 2026 flows back into positive territory. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=379391 Coins https://decrypt.co/379383/how-crypto-stopped-waiting-congress-learned-love-regulators Sat, 26 Sep 2026 16:06:03 +0000 After the Clarity Act failed in the Senate, the SEC, CFTC, and the Fed moved within days to write crypto's rules themselves. Will it be enough? Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=379383 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/379378/ai-agents-racing-make-quantum-safe-bitcoin-cheap Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:01:05 +0000 An open competition run by StarkWare, Yukon Research, and Eigen Labs drove the estimated cost of building a quantum-safe Bitcoin transaction from about $320 to roughly $67, with AI models topping the leaderboards. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=379378 Technology https://decrypt.co/379353/google-free-1080p-ai-video-generation Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:01:03 +0000 Google Vids now lets any Google account holder generate free HD AI video using Gemini Omni 1.1 Flash, with new scene, timing, and watermark controls. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379353 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/379380/us-prosecutors-84-million-bank-tether-and-bitfinex Fri, 25 Sep 2026 21:25:35 +0000 Federal prosecutors are targeting a Montana payments firm and a Caribbean bank accused of moving money without a license. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379380 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/379369/ai-agents-hacked-test-environment-cheat-darktrace Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:45:39 +0000 Darktrace's new Signal Labs found AI agents hacking their own evaluation environment to fake a perfect score—and tricking coding assistants into running unauthorized network attacks. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379369 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/379364/google-built-ai-hunts-security-bugs Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:16:04 +0000 Google's PageBreak agent autonomously finds and verifies real vulnerabilities in its own web apps, cutting through the flood of noisy AI-generated security reports. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379364 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/379365/circle-tether-freeze-stablecoins-bitget-hack Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:42:51 +0000 The two stablecoin issuers blacklisted a wallet labeled "Bitget Exploiter 8," locking about $318,000 in USDC and USDT—but the attacker swapped most funds into unfreezable ETH before they could act. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379365 Coins https://decrypt.co/379359/openai-500-per-month-chatgpt-pro-max-plan Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:46:05 +0000 Leaked code strings and screenshots point to a new tier that would cost 25 times more than ChatGPT Plus, aimed at people who need the bot to work faster, not just longer. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379359 Artificial Intelligence https://decrypt.co/379350/bitget-hack-387m-what-happened-why-north-korea-suspect Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:08:57 +0000 An attacker faked internal transfer requests to drain $387.5 million from Bitget's hot and warm wallets, and the exchange's CEO says the fingerprints look like Pyongyang's. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379350 Business https://decrypt.co/379342/magic-eden-old-ethereum-nft-listings-exposed-exploit Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:17:19 +0000 A flaw in Limit Break's Payment Processor V2 put old Magic Eden Ethereum listings at risk, prompting a whitehat rescue of more than 23,000 NFTs. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=379342 NFTs https://decrypt.co/379319/bitcoin-slows-billion-options-expiry-xrp-solana Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:06:23 +0000 Pullback or reversal? Here's what the charts suggest for BTC. Jose Antonio Lanz https://decrypt.co/?p=379319 Markets https://decrypt.co/379309/strategy-wants-its-preferred-stock-dividends-to-accrue-365-days-a-year Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:22:00 +0000 STRF, STRC, STRK and STRD would accrue dividends on weekends and holidays, in a move Strategy says will dampen volatility. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379309 Coins https://decrypt.co/379218/morgan-stanley-joins-nextpredict-as-prediction-markets-bet-on-more-institutional-play Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:16:03 +0000 The bulk of prediction market trades are still sports bets, while valuations are predicated on rising institutional interest. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379218 Business https://decrypt.co/379292/morning-minute-blackrock-leans-deeper-into-tokenization-with-ondo Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:04:06 +0000 The biggest financial institutions in the world are bringing more products onchain, and the pace is accelerating. Tyler Warner https://decrypt.co/?p=379292 Opinion https://decrypt.co/379290/defense-secretary-pete-hegseth-holds-bitcoin-in-a-coinbase-wallet-filing-shows Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:01:15 +0000 Two entries in his annual disclosure put the holding somewhere between $16,000 and $65,000, alongside more than $1 million in cash. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379290 Business https://decrypt.co/379288/kelpdao-developer-sues-layerzero-over-292m-bridge-exploit Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:09:52 +0000 Evercrest says LayerZero approved the single-verifier configuration in writing multiple times, then warned a different developer about it. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379288 Law and Order https://decrypt.co/379280/researchers-publish-zcash-style-design-for-private-bitcoin-transfers Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:50:01 +0000 The Shielded Bitcoin spec hides senders, receivers and amounts, but leaves how BTC enters and exits the system to a later paper. Decrypt Agent https://decrypt.co/?p=379280 zcash Technology https://decrypt.co/379274/federal-reserve-unveils-stablecoin-rules-on-reserves-and-capital Thu, 24 Sep 2026 21:56:03 +0000 The central bank opened two proposals for comment under the GENIUS Act, requiring issuers it supervises to back tokens fully with safe assets and creating an application process for banks seeking to issue stablecoins. Decrypt Staff https://decrypt.co/?p=379274 Law and Order