Griff Green, a member of Arbitrum’s security council, said the group acted with input from law enforcement and “did not make this decision lightly.” Ethereum layer-2 blockchain Arbitrum on Monday froze more than 30,000 Ether worth about $71.2 million held in a wallet connected to the recent exploit of the Kelp protocol. Arbitrum said on...Continue Reading

The proposed AI dividend would be funded by taxes on AI use and equity stakes in AI companies, paying US citizens if automation meaningfully displaces workers. A New York state assemblymember and congressional candidate has proposed an artificial intelligence dividend program for US citizens to address potential job losses stemming from advances in AI technology....Continue Reading

Coinbase’s x402 AI payments protocol has launched Agentic.market, a platform where AI agents can discover and use AI-friendly services. Coinbase-backed artificial intelligence payments standard x402 has launched a marketplace for apps and services to boost the usefulness of AI agents. Coinbase product lead Nick Prince said in a video posted on X on Monday that...Continue Reading

Crypto software developers are concerned about whether they could be held criminally liable for publishing their software, following high-profile convictions last year. Crypto lobby Coin Center has expanded on its argument that software code is free speech and should be protected under the First Amendment of the US Constitution, amid continued uncertainty over whether crypto...Continue Reading

The first scenario is far cheaper but runs the risk of rsETH depegging an estimated 15%, while the second is costlier but better protects Ethereum mainnet and concentrates losses at the layer 2 level. Decentralized lending platform Aave’s risk management provider has outlined two scenarios on how bad debt from the Kelp DAO exploit over...Continue Reading

Neo founder proposes giving back 50M tokens, more than 50 crypto projects warned they have been infiltrated by North Korea. Asia ExpressContinue Reading

Prediction market platforms took center stage on HBO‘s Last Week Tonight on Sunday as host John Oliver addressed regulation, laws and market manipulation. John Oliver, host of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, targeted prediction market platforms on his show’s latest weekly deep dive. In Sunday’s airing of the HBO show, Oliver discussed some of the trivial...Continue Reading

The funding supports a dual-licensed platform as Malaysia expands its regulatory framework for digital assets and tokenization. Bybit has led an $8 million Series A funding round in Hata, a dual-licensed digital asset exchange operating in Malaysia. The round also included participation from global family offices and follows Bybit’s earlier investment in Hata’s $4.2 million...Continue Reading