Amazon vs Meta: Why ZK Cryptography Could Secure the Future of AI Commerce

Amazon’s decision to block Meta’s Muse AI has intensified debate over the security and future of agentic commerce. Industry experts argue that zero-knowledge cryptography could allow agents to verify identities, permissions and credentials without exposing sensitive information. ZK Cryptography: A Solution for Secure Agentic Commerce Amazon’s blockade of Meta’s Muse AI agent over concerns that […]

Bitcoin Miner Hive Escalates Swedish VAT Dispute to European Commission

The Swedish Tax Agency, Bikupa Datacenter AB, and Bikupa Datacenter 2 AB, Swedish subsidiaries of bitcoin mining firm Hive Digital Technologies, are engaged in a legal battle that might affect the classification of mining operations in the EU and how VAT applies to these activities.   Sweden and Hive Engaged in Battle Over Crypto Mining […]

North Capital Deal Expands Moonpay’s Tokenized Securities Ambitions

MoonPay is acquiring North Capital Investment Technology to bring regulated brokerage, advisory, clearing, and ATS capabilities into its infrastructure. Merger Expands Moonpay’s Reach Financial technology firm Moonpay has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire North Capital Investment Technology, a platform providing technology and regulated brokerage services for private markets. The acquisition will integrate […]

Researchers propose Zcash-style private Bitcoin transfers without a soft fork

Shielded Bitcoin would use zero-knowledge proofs and encrypted notes to hide transaction details without changing Bitcoin consensus, but researchers have raised questions about anonymity and quantum resistance.

Bitget's $352 million hack happened via spoofed transfers, not private keys, CEO Gray Chen says

Elon Musk Made 4 Bold Predictions About Work: Robot Surgeons in 3 Years, No More Retirement Savings, and Immortality

“Don’t worry about squirreling money away for retirement in 10 or 20 years. It won’t matter,” Elon Musk said on the Moonshots with Peter Diamandis podcast episode published January 6, 2026. In the same interview, he predicted Tesla’s Optimus robots would surpass human surgeons’ capabilities within three years and argued AI-driven abundance could make savings […]

Shielded Bitcoin Proposal Aims to Bring Privacy to Bitcoin L1

A New York cryptography lab has proposed Zcash-style private transfers on Bitcoin without changing Bitcoin itself. Published on Thursday by [[alloc] init], Shielded Bitcoin would hide amounts and counterparties without a soft fork, separate blockchain, federation or trusted operator. Bitcoin would simply store and order encrypted data that it cannot understand, while outside software verifies […]

Institutions See Bitcoin Like Gold but Invest in It Like Tech: Bitwise

Major institutional bitcoin investors “often” pair bitcoin with gold, but they still largely keep it in a technology bucket alongside other crypto assets, a survey of 15 large institutions by BTC ETF sponsor and manager Bitwise Asset Management showed. The survey included endowments, foundations, public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, multi-family offices, investment consultants and […]