Abstract, the Ethereum layer-2 backed by Pudgy Penguins parent Igloo Inc., will shut down on 15 December 2026 after struggling to sustain growth despite attracting more than 400,000 users and major brands. Users must move their funds before the deadline, as Abstract says assets left on the network will become inaccessible.
AnaisHM Treasury has appointed Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Morgan Stanley, NatWest and RBC Capital Markets to help launch the UK’s first digitally native government bond, DIGIT. The pilot is expected in Q1 2027 and will test whether blockchain can support the bond’s issuance, settlement and lifecycle.
WeatherlyConduit has sued Tether over $2.76 million in USDT that it says was frozen without explanation in September 2025. The payments firm claims Brazilian police did not flag its wallet and says the freeze has hurt its business, while seeking the return of the funds and damages.
AnaisMichael Smith was sentenced to 18 months in prison for using thousands of bots and hundreds of thousands of AI-generated songs to create billions of fake streams from 2017 to 2024. The scheme earned him more than $8 million in royalties, with the US Department of Justice calling it the first criminal case involving “super-intelligence-assisted music streaming fraud”.
WeatherlySui has partnered with Alibaba Cloud to let AI agents pay for cloud services per use with USDC settled on the Sui network. Users can set spending limits for agents, while the integration uses x402 to handle automated payments before each service is delivered.
AnaisTikTok allegedly gave thousands of users fake Algo Refresh activations while testing engagement and ad revenue. The lawsuit also alleges safety features were disabled for some users, including a teenager later exposed to suicide and self-harm content.
WeatherlyMeta has introduced new AI tools to detect harmless-looking ads that secretly direct users to child sexual abuse material and block the accounts and links involved. Meta has introduced new AI tools to detect harmless-looking ads that secretly direct users to child sexual abuse material and block the accounts and links involved.
AnaisSamsung is adding USDC cross-border transfers to Samsung Wallet for 82 million US Galaxy devices from late October. Users can send USDC to wallets or bank accounts in more than 60 countries through Solana.
WeatherlyEuropol warned that crypto wallets, rather than blockchains, are the main risk from future quantum computers and urged the industry to adopt stronger security now. The agency said exposed Bitcoin keys cannot be fixed later, with about 6.04 million BTC already at risk, while also warning about encrypted data being collected for future decryption.
AnaisOpenAI said most teens spend 15 minutes or less a day on ChatGPT, while fewer than 2% use it for more than three hours. The company is adding more study tools, but Common Sense Media questioned whether ChatGPT for Teens reliably alerts parents about sensitive conversations.
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