Kelp DAO theft of approximately $292 million labeled the most significant DeFi hacks event of 2026.

X launched Cashtags for iPhone users, transforming social posts into financial tools by leveraging Elon Musk and Crypto technology.

Abu Dhabi opened up exposure to Bitcoin in the fourth quarter of 2025, reinforcing Bitcoin Abu Dhabi in institutional portfolios.

Millions of Jeffrey Epstein’s financial documents expose that some of cryptocurrency’s most influential early projects, including the Epstein Bitcoin.

As governments across Southeast Asia intensify crackdowns on cyber fraud networks, criminal groups including scammers in China.

Security researcher Alexander Hanff has recently discovered that Google Chrome is performing a silent install of a 4GB AI model.

Cybersecurity researchers revealed that 5G emergency systems are vulnerable to AI phishing using inexpensive hardware.

An attack occurred against ANTS, a French government agency, exposing weakness of systems based on biometric databases.

Fintech investors weighing SoFi Technologies’ rapid rise as a profitable digital bank against Upstart’s volatile AI-powered lending model.

Revolut extended its platform through a new Revolut Polygon integration, adding faster payments and new spending features.

EU, US clash over Fintech, with the fintech Europe scene pushing aggressive digital sovereign regulations to break Visa and Mastercard’s payment monopoly.

Banking technology leaders warned in April that while AI coding tools like ChatGPT for finance boost developer productivity by 10% to 20%.

IBM reported that 76% of global organizations are naming their Chief AI Officers in charge of AI in the boardroom.

Scientists are worried about the AI and human intelligence relationship and the tendency of delegating the ability to think critically to AI systems.

At May’s AI summits, Chinese researchers made 38% of accepted papers, signaling rising Chinese innovation leadership over imitation stigma.

OpenAI and Anthropic developers met with global religious leaders to explore AI and religion, seeking to integrate theological frameworks.