Crypto
AI Summary
- The crypto industry is witnessing significant advancements in AI integration, with reports highlighting crypto rails as the default payment layer for AI agents and AI speeding up quantum threats to crypto.
- Major players like Coinbase and Polygon are actively exploring tokenization and DeFi, with Coinbase CEO’s finance wishlist mirroring the company’s product roadmap, and Polygon focusing on tokenized stocks via Prometheum.
- Ethereum is undergoing structural changes, including Vitalik Buterin signaling a shift to a 'smaller ship' at the Ethereum Foundation, focusing on longevity and reducing ETH sales amidst criticism.
- Prediction markets like Polymarket are facing increased regulatory scrutiny and legal challenges, with concerns about insider trading, classification as online gambling, and related CFTC official suspensions.
- The cryptocurrency market is experiencing volatility, with Bitcoin prices fluctuating around key levels, influenced by macro-economic factors like PCE and jobless claims, and ETF flows showing mixed trends.
Sources
Cointelegraph
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UAE-linked ADI Chain gains Ledger support amid stablecoin growth
2 hours ago
by Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar
Latest NewsThe integration gives ADI token holders access to Ledger’s self-custody platform as ADI Chain expands its stablecoin and tokenized asset network.
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Crypto PAC money pours into Texas primary runoffs, as prediction markets favor challengers
2 hours ago
by Cointelegraph by Turner Wright
Latest NewsThe crypto-aligned Protect Progress PAC reported spending another $750,000 on media for a Democratic candidate over Representative Al Green, whom it described as “actively hostile” to digital assets.
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CoinQuant introduces trading infrastructure for the agent economy
4 hours ago
by Cointelegraph by Advertorial
Press ReleasesCoinQuant, the AI-powered no-code trading platform that has attracted over 15,000 users since launch, today announces its expansion into a unified trading intelligence architecture built for both human traders and autonomous AI agents.
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Squid and Safe Labs say third-party module behind $3.2M exploit
5 hours ago
by Cointelegraph by Helen Partz
Latest NewsA third-party module drained about $3 million from Safe wallets, with Squid attributing the incident to an external Safe module, saying its core systems were unaffected.
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ARIQO makes its Bangkok debut at SEABW, drawing industry attention
5 hours ago
by Cointelegraph by Advertorial
Press ReleasesCanton Foundation, Toss, BitGo Among Co-Hosts at Private Event; Token Launch Slated for Second Half of 2026
CoinDesk
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NEAR price rally gains momentum as cross-chain product activity fuels further 15% jump
2 hours ago
by Francisco Rodrigues
Markets, Crypto News, NewsThe rally is fueled by NEAR Intents, the cross-chain system that has processed over $19 billion in volume and generated $32 million in fees.
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Indonesia blocks Polymarket, calling prediction market online gambling in disguise
3 hours ago
by Francisco Rodrigues
Policy, Polymarket, NewsAuthorities stated that using crypto or blockchain doesn't change platforms that let users wager on uncertain outcomes from being gambling products.
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Bitcoin, crypto prices tick up as US-Iran peace deal odds climb
3 hours ago
by Francisco Rodrigues
Markets, Crypto News, NewsIranian negotiators arrived in Doha for talks, focusing on the Strait of Hormuz and highly enriched uranium, as Pakistan and Qatar are mediating.
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Buterin says Ethereum Foundation will shrink, sell less ETH, and focus on 'CROPS'
4 hours ago
by Francisco Rodrigues
Web3, Ethereum News, NewsButerin's influence in the EF will decrease as the board expands. He framed the EF as "one node, with a defined purpose," not the center of Ethereum.
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PCE, jobless claims and housing data test Fed cut hopes: Crypto Week Ahead
7 hours ago
by Francisco Rodrigues
Markets, week ahead, NewsYour look at what's coming in the week starting May 25.
Decrypt
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Famed iPhone, Sony Hacker Says AI Coding Agents Are a Disaster Waiting to Happen
an hour ago
by Jose Antonio Lanz
Artificial IntelligenceGeorge Hotz spent six months testing agents on real projects and came away convinced they're creating an avalanche of undetectable slop—and that large organizations won't realize it until it's too late.
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With Central Bank’s Blessing, Georgia Taps Tether for 'Official' Stablecoin
2 hours ago
by André Beganski
BusinessTether plans to issue a stablecoin in Georgia with support from the country’s government, marking a new frontier for the crypto giant.
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Perplexity Built a Tool That Checks Your Computer for Infected Software—Without Setting Off the Infection
3 hours ago
by Jose Antonio Lanz
Artificial IntelligenceBumblebee scans developer machines for compromised packages and AI tool configs. Its core trick: It never actually runs the code it's looking for.
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Vitalik Buterin Signals Shift to 'Smaller Ship' at Ethereum Foundation Amid Departures
4 hours ago
by André Beganski
CoinsButerin revealed that 90% of his net worth is tied up in Ethereum.
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Pope Leo Releases First AI Encyclical, Calls Data a Common Good and Rejects Moral Neutrality of Tech
5 hours ago
by Jose Antonio Lanz
Artificial IntelligenceThe 245-paragraph document was presented alongside Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah, whose company is actively suing the Trump administration over military AI use.
AMBCrypto
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Polymarket scrutiny grows as CFTC suspensions raise oversight concerns
an hour ago
by Muriuki Lazaro
Global News, News, Social, Trading View, ambcryptoPolitical pressure increasingly reshaped regulatory access across expanding prediction markets.
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Babylon and Aave push for Bitcoin-backed DeFi lending without wrapped BTC
3 hours ago
by Adewale Olarinde
Bitcoin, DeFi, News, News 1, Social, Trading ViewBabylon's proposal would let users lock BTC directly on Bitcoin while borrowing assets through Aave V4 using trust-minimized collateral infrastructure.
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XDC rally faces pressure – Could fading demand trigger a pullback?
3 hours ago
by Olayiwola Dolapo
Altcoin, News, Social, Trading ViewXDC is caught in a tight battle as the price surge fails to match market trader activity.
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$ESPORTS crashes 92% after on-chain analysts flag massive token movements
4 hours ago
by Adewale Olarinde
News, News 1, Social, Trading ViewOn-chain commentators claimed large amounts of $ESPORTS moved through fresh wallets and exchanges before the token collapsed in a high-volume liquidation event.
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Inertia exploit shows old ERC4626 vulnerabilities still threaten DeFi lending protocols
5 hours ago
by Adewale Olarinde
News, News 1, Social, Trading ViewInertia’s post-mortem revealed how attackers manipulated roETH collateral pricing through an old ERC4626 weakness before draining assets across five lending markets.