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EU Could Mitigate “Rogue AI” Risks, Says Tech Chief: Report
The European Union’s approach to AI safety is designed to manage risks from advanced systems, including concerns that “rogue” AI agents could operate beyond human control, according to EU tech chief Henna Virkkunen....

Sam Altman-Backed Bitcoin Life Insurer Raises Additional Funding
Meanwhile, a Bermuda-based insurer operating exclusively with Bitcoin, has secured $37.5 million in fresh funding from existing backers, bringing its total raised capital to more than $180 million. The new roun...

French Finance Panel Approves 2027 Stablecoin Swap Tax and Exit Tax
France’s National Assembly Finance Committee has advanced new crypto tax measures that would tighten how capital gains are triggered for certain digital-asset transactions. The committee approved proposals a...

UK Sanctions Three Crypto Exchanges Linked to Russian Illicit Funds
The UK government has taken another step to disrupt Russia-linked crypto flows by sanctioning three cryptocurrency exchanges and two payment platforms, alleging they have supported efforts to bypass Western ...

ESMA Requests Proof That Tokenized Collateral Can Be Cashed in Crises
Europe’s financial-market regulator is asking industry participants to prove that clearinghouses can access and liquidate tokenized collateral during periods of market stress. The European Securities and M...

Dragonfly Partner Rejects “Bunker Mode,” Urges Proactive Blockchain Security
Ethereum researcher Justin Drake has renewed urgency around the possibility that advances in AI—and, later, quantum computing—could undermine the cryptographic signatures used to secure crypto walle...

Wealthy investors add crypto as advisers lag; Strategy ramps buybacks
Wealthy investors in multiple developed markets are moving faster on crypto than many of their own financial advisers, according to new research from CoinShares. At the same time, macro conditions remain a...

Seeks CFTC Licenses for Prediction Markets, CNBC Reports
has reportedly taken steps with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to expand into prediction-market products and crypto derivatives—an effort that would...

Ledger Probes SEA Reseller Losses, Urges Users to Review Funds
Hardware wallet maker Ledger says it is investigating reports of cryptocurrency losses tied to devices sold by a Southeast Asian reseller, with the company urging recent buyers to stop using the affected units wh...

HSBC and Ant Digital Pilot AI-Agent Payments With Tokenized Deposits
HSBC and Ant Digital Technologies say they have successfully tested an AI-agent payment workflow that uses tokenized bank deposits, with settlement occurring in real time on a blockchain test environment. T...