Security
North Korea-linked hacking group Lazarus is back in the spotlight with a sophisticated new cyberattack campaign aimed at professionals in the cryptocurrency and financial sectors. According to web3 security firm SlowMist, the group is leveraging a new malware strain dubbed OtterCookie, using tactics like fake job offers, deepfake recruiter videos,
NFT
Yuga Labs, the creator of the Bored Ape Yacht Club, has proposed shutting down the struggling ApeCoin DAO and replacing it with a new, streamlined organization called ApeCo. The move is intended to refocus the Ethereum-based ApeCoin project on development and ecosystem growth, after what Yuga describes as years of
AI
The release of DeepSeek’s latest open-source AI model, R1 0528, has sparked concern among researchers and developers, with some calling it a step backwards for free expression in artificial intelligence. One prominent voice, known online as ‘xlr8harder,’ tested the model extensively and reported a significant increase in content restrictions,
Finance
Uber is taking a serious look at stablecoins as a potential tool for payments, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi confirmed during the Bloomberg Tech Summit held Thursday in San Francisco. While still in the exploratory phase, the global ride-hailing and delivery giant sees promising use cases in the crypto-based technology—particularly for
Markets
The cryptocurrency market was rocked on Thursday, with nearly $1 billion in leveraged positions liquidated in just 24 hours. According to data from Coinglass, over 223,000 traders were caught in the downturn, losing a combined $980.9 million—though the actual number could be higher due to limitations in
DeFi
Botanix Labs, the team behind the Bitcoin Layer 2 protocol Botanix, has taken a major step toward full decentralization, officially handing over operational control to a newly formed validator federation. The move marks a shift from a development-led model to a federated, community-driven structure, with prominent names like Antpool, Fireblocks,
AI
Reddit is taking Anthropic to court, accusing the AI company of illegally using Reddit users’ content to train its AI models without permission or compensation. The lawsuit, filed by Reddit in the U.S., alleges that Anthropic’s Claude models were trained on massive amounts of Reddit data scraped over
Cryptocurrency
U.S. law enforcement has shut down BidenCash, a darknet marketplace known for trafficking stolen credit card data and personal information. In a coordinated operation led by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia, authorities announced on June 4, 2025, that the platform has been
Markets
Retail investors are pulling back from Nvidia in a big way—prompting a growing question across markets: will that money flow into Bitcoin or other high-risk assets? According to recent data from Vanda Research, retail traders sold off roughly $258 million worth of Nvidia shares in the week ending June
Markets
U.S. markets opened in positive territory on Thursday, buoyed by reports of a phone call between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping—an encouraging signal amid ongoing global economic jitters. Although the initial boost faded slightly during early trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P
DeFi
Plume Network has officially launched its Genesis mainnet, marking a major step toward merging decentralized finance (DeFi) with real-world assets (RWAs). The rollout comes after a successful Alpha phase, during which over $150 million in RWA capital was deployed on-chain. The new mainnet, unveiled on June 5, is purpose-built for
Markets
In a major shift toward embracing digital assets, JPMorgan Chase is now offering its wealthy clients the option to use spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as collateral for loans. According to a June 4 Bloomberg report, the move is part of a broader strategy to integrate crypto into traditional finance