March 13, 2025
Why CFOs Considering Stablecoins and Crypto Need a Cybersecurity Strategy
Another day, another push by cryptocurrency into mainstream financial services. BNY is reportedly handling additional services for the USDC stablecoin issuer Circle, while in Brazil, online-only bank Stark Bank is...
March 12, 2025
Rise of Industrialized Fraud Heats Up Cyber Arms Race
Fraud is an adversarial game, and today’s fraudsters are exhibiting a level of organization that mirrors legitimate businesses. They follow schedules, deploy sophisticated technology, and coordinate attacks to exploit security...
March 11, 2025
OKX Catches Crypto Regulators’ Eye Following Bybit Hack
European cryptocurrency regulators are reportedly examining the OKX exchange following a record heist. Last month, the trading platform Bybit was the victim of a $1.5 billion theft, believed to be...
March 10, 2025
Banks and FinTechs See Stablecoins’ Cross-Border Payments Potential
The world’s biggest banks and FinTechs are scrambling to roll out their own stablecoins. It’s a sort of “gold rush” driven by the anticipation that cryptocurrencies will transform the cross-border...
February 27, 2025
Regulations Become Crucial as Stablecoins Push Payments Frontier
The stablecoin market is positioning itself as at the forefront of payments innovation, and that forefront is at an inflection point. On Tuesday (Feb. 25), Bank of America’s CEO Brian...
February 24, 2025
Bybit ‘Back to 100%’ After Historic $1.5 Billion Hack
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit says it has replenished its reserve following a record-breaking $1.5 billion hack. The company announced Monday (Feb. 24) that it had conducted a fresh audit and restored its reserve to a...
February 21, 2025
Crypto Exchange Bybit Reports Hack, Analysts Estimate $1.5 Billion Loss
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit said Friday (Feb. 21) that a cyberattacker stole some of its holdings. In its posts on X about the incident, the company did not say how much was taken....
January 30, 2025
The AI Agent Revolution in Crypto: Looming Risks and Regulatory...
The convergence of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies promises a new era of financial innovation, accelerated by the expected proliferation of “AI agents” in 2025. These autonomous agents, capable of...
December 18, 2024
Chainalysis Acquires Hexagate to Combat Crypto Theft
Blockchain data platform Chainalysis has acquired Hexagate, security provider to companies like Coinbase and Consensys. “I have long believed that in order to advance the Chainalysis mission to build trust in blockchains, we...