Cybersecurity’s Black October: How to protect yourself

Each day brings news of another AI-powered attack, or a newly discovered vulnerability. Here’s what’s happening and how ordinary people can protect themselves online.

Each day brings news of another AI-powered attack, or a newly discovered vulnerability. Here’s what’s happening and how ordinary people can protect themselves online.

The furious debate over Bitget’s $387.7M of hacked funds comes down to whether ideals around “permissionless and decentralized” tech means never intervening — even if you could.

Altseason is almost here and early signs suggest traders are becoming more selective, with capital flowing into revenue-generating protocols across a number of different narratives.

CLARITY isn’t dead after failing a key Senate vote, but with time running short and Democrats still demanding changes, its path forward is narrowing.

Bitcoin treasury companies promise to amplify returns over investing in Bitcoin alone, but does the potential upside outweigh the risks to the downside?

South Korean lawmaker Kim Byung-gi faces probe over alleged nepotism tied to his son’s crypto jobs as police raid Bithumb's offices.

Strategy resumed Bitcoin buying by purchasing 1,550 BTC for $101.3 million, bringing its total holdings to 845,256 BTC after last week’s controversial sale.

Man in eastern China who stole 107 Bitcoin using a memorized seed phrase gets 10 years and nine months behind bars.

Visa is testing private stablecoin settlement on Canton with Brale, exploring whether institutions can use blockchain without exposing sensitive transaction data.

Standard Chartered will absorb Zodia Custody’s regulated crypto business and spin out Zodia Solutions, as big banks move to own core digital asset custody in-house.

South Korea’s FSC is reportedly reviewing Hana Bank’s $668 million Dunamu stake under “banking-commerce separation” rules that limit bank ownership tied to crypto firms.

Peter Thiel-backed Augustus has won conditional OCC approval for a US bank charter focused on AI-driven payments and stablecoin settlement infrastructure.

Crypto.com says a new UAE Stored Value Facilities license will let residents pay Dubai government fees in crypto, as the company doubles down on regulated expansion in the Middle East and beyond.

China’s new online marketing rules tighten an already sweeping crypto ban and place fresh pressure on financial influencers, echoing parallel crackdowns in Europe, Australia and the UK.

Wisconsin’s lawsuit against Kalshi, Robinhood, Coinbase, Polymarket and Crypto.com deepens the battle between state gambling enforcers and federal regulators over sports prediction markets.

MetaMask co-founder Dan Finlay is stepping down from ConsenSys citing burnout, as long-time crypto figures such as Bitcoin advocate Preston Pysh also pull back from public roles.

Australia is moving closer to a new licensing regime that would bring crypto exchanges and tokenization platforms into the Australian Financial Services Licence regime.

The Bitcoin lender reportedly packaged thousands of Bitcoin-backed consumer loans into rated bonds, giving investors a new way to take crypto‑linked risk without holding BTC.

Ray Dalio warns that the rules‑based order is now over, putting monetary debasement, dollar risk and neutral, permissionless financial rails back at the center of the macro conversation.

Onchain analyst Willy Woo says markets are starting to price in the quantum threat, putting 4 million “lost” BTC and a 12‑year valuation uptrend versus gold into question.