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Anthropic’s Claude AI Chatbot Resorted to Blackmail and Cheating in Pressure Tests

Artificial intelligence company Anthropic has revealed that one of its Claude chatbot models demonstrated deceptive behaviors including blackmail and cheating when placed under pressure during experimental testing, raising fresh concerns about AI safety and reliability. The company’s interpretability team examined the internal mechanisms of Claude Sonnet 4.5 and discovered the model had developed “human-like characteristics”…

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AI is Making Crypto Hacks Cheaper and Easier, Ledger CTO Warns

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing the economics of cryptocurrency security, making cyberattacks faster and more affordable than ever before, according to Charles Guillemet, chief technology officer at hardware wallet provider Ledger. The warning comes as the crypto industry grapples with unprecedented theft levels, with over $1.4 billion in assets stolen or lost through hacks and…

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North Korean Hackers Behind $285 Million Drift Protocol Exploit, Elliptic Says

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic has flagged the $285 million Drift Protocol exploit as bearing multiple hallmarks of North Korea’s state-sponsored DPRK hacker group, according to a Thursday report. The incident represents the largest crypto hack of the year and signals an escalating campaign of large-scale digital asset theft linked to weapons program funding. Elliptic’s analysis…

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Coinbase CLO Says Clarity Act Stablecoin Yield Deal ‘Very Close’ as Senate Pushes for April Vote

Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal said lawmakers are “very close to a deal” on stablecoin yield provisions in the Clarity Act, the long-awaited crypto market structure bill that has stalled over banking sector concerns about deposit outflows to crypto platforms. Speaking on Fox Business, Grewal expressed confidence that negotiators would bridge the divide on…

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Franklin Templeton Launches Franklin Crypto Division With 250 Digital Acquisition

Wall Street asset management giant Franklin Templeton is establishing a dedicated cryptocurrency division, signaling a major expansion of its digital assets business through the planned acquisition of crypto investment firm 250 Digital. The new unit, called Franklin Crypto, will consolidate cryptocurrency strategies and target institutional investors seeking active digital asset exposure beyond traditional ETF products….

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BitMine Buys 71,000 ETH in Largest Weekly Purchase of 2026 as Corporate Crypto Buyers Pull Back

BitMine Immersion Technologies has made its largest Ethereum purchase of 2026, acquiring 71,179 ETH valued at approximately $143 million. The acquisition marks a significant divergence from broader market trends, as most major digital asset treasuries have halted or reduced their cryptocurrency holdings during the recent market downturn. The purchase extended BitMine’s buying streak to four…

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Anthropic’s Most Powerful AI Model Claude Mythos Leaked via Unsecured Data Cache

Anthropic’s draft announcement of its most advanced AI model, Claude Mythos, was exposed Thursday through an unsecured publicly searchable data cache, raising concerns about unprecedented cybersecurity risks in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors. A leaked draft blog post revealed that the AI lab behind Claude has trained a new model called Mythos, which the company…

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Spot Bitcoin ETFs Break 4-Week Inflow Streak with $296M Outflows

Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $296.18 million in net outflows for the week ending Friday, breaking a four-week streak of positive inflows as macro uncertainty keeps institutional capital on the sidelines. The reversal marks a significant shift in sentiment after spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted more than $2.2 billion across four consecutive weeks. The funds saw…

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Bitcoin slides to $66,000 as Anthropic’s leaked Claude Mythos AI model sparks cybersecurity concerns

Bitcoin dropped back below $70,000 on Friday following a major security leak at artificial intelligence company Anthropic, which revealed details about an advanced new AI model capable of identifying and exploiting software vulnerabilities. The cryptocurrency’s decline coincided with a sharp selloff in software and cybersecurity stocks, suggesting broader market concerns about the implications of the…

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