In brief Amy Oldenburg, head of digital-asset strategy at Morgan Stanley, sees a tokenized money-market fund as a natural path forward for its crypto roadmap. What’s more, the investment bank with $9.3 trillion in client assets could explore tax-lost harvesting strategies for digital assets via the subsidiary Parametric. The firm has an army of more…
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In brief TAO has fallen more than 18% in the last 24 hours amid a spat between the network’s founder and a leading ecosystem contributor. The subnet operator, Covenant AI, is leaving BitTensor after alleging centralized control by the project’s founder, Jacob Steeves. Steeves denied the claims, but the market reacted negatively regardless. Tensions between…
In brief World Liberty Financial’s governance token plunged to new lows on Friday, shaving $427 million in market cap over the past day. The Trump-backed crypto project responded to what it described as “FUD” after tapping DeFi protocol Dolomite for $160 million in USDC loans. World Liberty is also drafting a governance proposal that would…
In brief U.S. officials warned major banks about cybersecurity risks tied to Anthropic’s Mythos AI model, Bloomberg reports. The system can reportedly identify and exploit vulnerabilities in operating systems and browsers. Anthropic has limited access to the model while it evaluates potential security risks. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell…
In brief Exodus launches Exodus Pay, a feature that lets users spend crypto directly from its wallet app. The rollout is limited to five U.S. states, including New York and California. The company says the feature aims to reduce reliance on third-party payment platforms. Exodus, the publicly traded crypto wallet provider, began rolling out a…
In brief ASI Alliance and Matterhorn said they are building tools to reduce risks from AI-generated blockchain code. The platform combines automated analysis, human review, and testing tools to audit smart contracts before deployment. The partnership runs on ASI:Chain and aims to onboard 20,000 developers in 2026. Artificial intelligence is starting to write the code…
In brief Zcash (ZEC) is up more than 62% this week, recently trading around $380. Predictors on Myriad now favor the privacy token to move to $420 during the month, another 10% move higher. Optimism has swelled in the last 24 hours, representing a 40% odds shift on Myriad’s prediction market. Traders have flipped optimistic…
In brief Elon Musk’s AI company filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block Colorado’s AI law before it takes effect on June 30. The case reflects a broader conflict over whether states or the federal government should regulate artificial intelligence. The company faces separate lawsuits and investigations tied to Grok’s image-generation tools. Elon Musk’s artificial…
In brief CIA Deputy Director Michael Ellis confirmed the agency produced its first-ever fully AI-generated intelligence report. Ellis outlined a roadmap for AI “coworkers” in analyst workflows—and within a decade, officers managing teams of AI agents. The disclosure came as the CIA distanced itself from Anthropic, whose tools the Trump administration has ordered federal agencies…