Mastercard has opened early access to Agent Pay for Machines after demonstrating an AI agent making nine payments to two sellers for research and campaign images within one approved budget. The system uses Coinbase’s x402 protocol to support automated payments in fiat currencies and stablecoins, but is not yet commercially available.
AnaisHackers linked to the $295.7 million Drift Protocol exploit deposited 25,700 ETH worth about $61.56 million into Tornado Cash on 20 October 2026 to make the stolen funds harder to trace. Nearly $200 million in Ethereum remains linked to the attackers, leaving thousands of affected users facing uncertainty over whether they will recover their losses.
WeatherlyMural raised $15 million in a Tether-led funding round, bringing its total funding to $28 million. The fintech has processed $2.1 billion across 128 countries and plans to expand its stablecoin payments and compliance infrastructure.
AnaisShinhan Card partnered with Japan’s SBI Group to test yen stablecoin payments between Japan and South Korea. The trial will assess whether stablecoins can make card payments and cross-border trade settlements faster and cheaper.
AnaisClaude Code reportedly discovered a hidden XMRig cryptocurrency miner on a developer’s Mac, using 1,175% CPU and pushing temperatures to 112°C. With the developer’s approval, the AI stopped the miner and disabled its startup entry, but a full malware removal remains unconfirmed.
AnaisCointelegraph tweeted that SEC approved iShares' Bitcoin (BTC) Spot ETF, but was confirmed to be false by BlackRock.
AaronThis development follows a transaction made just three weeks ago, where another wallet linked to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin sent 400 ETH, valued at approximately $600,000, to Coinbase.
DavinFake spot Bitcoin ETF news’ approval disseminated by Cointelegraph caused BTC price to pump to $30k before dropping while the news outlet quickly jumped on damage control.
CatherineiSanctuary did not name the exchanges.
ClementFour suspects in South Korean cryptocurrency-linked murder case face possible capital sentence.
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