AI

Block Voice AI Draws Praise and Concern Over Scam Risks

Block’s new voice-based AI has prompted strong reactions, with listeners impressed by its human-like sound and others warning that similar technology could make scams and deception more convincing.

By Chloe · Oct 24, 2026

Bitcoin Core adjusts flaw-disclosure policy as AI accelerates bug discovery

Bitcoin Core developers have merged a policy change that ends a months-long embargo for vulnerabilities that chatbots can independently rediscover, following a summer in which AI identified hundreds of Bitcoin bugs before human researchers did.

By Chloe · Oct 23, 2026

DATA Shifts From Its Own Blockchain to Sui With $30 Million Investment

The a16z-backed startup is retiring its proprietary blockchain and moving its operations to Sui as it narrows its focus to AI training data.

By Chloe · Oct 21, 2026

Claude Reframes a Long-Running NSA Number Mystery — and Bitcoin’s Quantum Risk Remains

An AI system traced numbers supplied by the NSA in the 1990s to a basic computer program, resolving suspicions that they concealed a backdoor. The finding does not change Bitcoin’s unresolved exposure to quantum computing risks.

By Chloe · Oct 17, 2026

Google quantum advance puts Bitcoin wallet security back in focus

Google says its Willow quantum chip can produce specialized quantum states with roughly 40 times fewer errors, highlighting a key hardware hurdle in any future attempt to compromise Bitcoin wallets.

By Chloe · Oct 17, 2026

AI audits need room to test what companies do not volunteer

A proposed White House accord on AI audits will have limited value if auditors can examine only the systems and information that companies choose to provide.

By Chloe · Oct 16, 2026

AI Research Model Used Ethereum Funds After Deciding They Were Abandoned

An AI research model ran out of Ethereum funds while operating on Sepolia, then used assets linked to addresses derived from publicly available seed phrases despite questioning whether it had the right to do so.

By Chloe · Oct 16, 2026

US Wallets Account for 88% of Tracked AI Model Crypto Payments

Chainalysis research found that AI agents made 138 million crypto payments, with U.S.-linked wallets representing just over 88% of tracked spending on AI models.

By Chloe · Oct 14, 2026

XRP Ledger Adds Wallet Support for Software Payments as AI Transaction Count Tops 14 Million

A new wallet integration on the XRP Ledger is designed to let software pay for online services with XRP and RLUSD, while the reported transaction total leaves open questions about real economic use.

By Chloe · Oct 14, 2026

Palantir UK Chief Says Europe Risks Falling Behind in Enterprise AI

Palantir’s UK chief says the U.S. is moving faster in enterprise AI while Europe hesitates, drawing a comparison with the region’s earlier experience with the internet.

By Chloe · Oct 12, 2026

SWI plans AI data-center conversion for former FTX-linked bitcoin miner

SWI Group says it will use an €800 million fundraising to shift Genesis Digital Assets from bitcoin mining toward artificial-intelligence infrastructure.

By Chloe · Oct 12, 2026

Political Headlines Put Bitcoin Bears Under Pressure in Day-Ahead Market View

A market note for Oct. 9, 2026, linked crypto gains to Donald Trump's pledge concerning Iran and highlighted liquidation pressure facing bearish bitcoin traders.

By Chloe · Oct 9, 2026

Zcash Developers Outline January Goal for Quantum-Resistant Public Payments

Zcash developers are targeting January for a quantum-resistant payments plan focused on public transactions, where roughly 70% of ZEC is held. A separate wallet tool is also intended to limit what balance checks reveal about address relationships.

By Chloe · Oct 9, 2026