The modern financial system was never designed for machines. It was built around the constraints of human life: geography, sleep cycles, paperwork, and physical presence. But as AI agents begin to act as economic participants, that human-centric design is starting to look less like a… Read More
Mythos, the new AI model from Anthropic that has sparked fear and confusion in traditional tech and finance, is also driving a massive shift in how the crypto industry thinks about security. For years, decentralized finance has focused its defenses on smart contracts. Code is… Read More
Not everything in bitcoin is at risk from a quantum computer. Bitcoin mining, the process by which new blocks get added to the blockchain, uses a type of math called hashing that quantum computers cannot meaningfully break. The ledger itself and the rule that new… Read More
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued New York on Friday in its latest action to shield what the agency has argued is its unassailable nationwide regulatory authority over prediction market firms. Earlier this week, New York sued Coinbase and Gemini, arguing that their prediction… Read More
Bitcoin BTC$77,749.23 held above $77,000 on Friday, consolidating after hitting its strongest level since early February earlier in the week. The largest cryptocurrency is up about 13.6% in April, putting it on track for its best monthly performance in a year, according to CoinGlass data.… Read More
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 2130.2, up 0.7% (+14.28) since 4 p.m. ET on Thursday. All 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: APT (+3.5%)… Read More
