MoonPay has launched PayBox, letting ChatGPT and Claude users make crypto and everyday payments directly in chat. The platform uses MPC security and spending limits to let AI complete approved transactions safely.
WeatherlyIndia ordered GitHub and Google to remove Bitchat and other offline messaging apps over protest-related security concerns. The apps remain available, fuelling debate over decentralised private communication.
AnaisA Russian court has moved BitRiver founder Igor Runets into pre-trial detention over a fraud case involving nearly 1 billion rubles (US$12.5 million) linked to undelivered crypto mining equipment.
WeatherlyAustralia has taken Telegram to court, accusing the platform of failing to remove terrorism-related content even after users repeatedly reported it. Telegram denies the allegations, while the case adds to growing legal pressure on the company and its founder, Pavel Durov, in several countries.
AnaisSouth Korean police arrested three suspects over a fake XRP staking platform that tricked 71 investors into losing about US$8.6 million in cryptocurrency. Authorities also froze around US$12.1 million in crypto assets and are searching for another suspect believed to be overseas.
AnaisChainalysis found that the 2026 FIFA World Cup generated $20 billion in blockchain prediction market trading, with more than 400,000 wallets taking part. The report also traced $5.4 million in betting funds to a sanctioned crypto exchange, while FIFA Collect recorded very little illicit activity thanks to identity checks.
WeatherlyThe IRS has warned crypto holders about fake tax letters that lead victims to a fraudulent website designed to steal personal information and cryptocurrency. Separately, Senator Cynthia Lummis' X account was briefly hacked to promote a fake Solana meme coin before the post was removed with no reported losses.
AnaisCoinkite warned that some Coldcard Mk3 hardware wallets may generate weak Bitcoin seed phrases, putting users' funds at risk. The warning came as hackers drained about 594 BTC worth around $38.3 million from roughly 500 wallets, although no confirmed link has been established.
WeatherlyKansai Electric's rewards platform, MOACT, has partnered with HashPort to let users convert loyalty points into the yen-backed stablecoin JPYC on the Polygon blockchain.
AnaisCointelegraph tweeted that SEC approved iShares' Bitcoin (BTC) Spot ETF, but was confirmed to be false by BlackRock.
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