Bitcoin miner Cango raised $75.5M in new equity after selling 4,451 BTC for about $305M to cut a bitcoin-backed loan. The company is shifting its global mining sites from Bitcoin mining toward providing computing power for AI and high-performance computing.
Google reports that a North Korea-linked hacking group is using its Gemini AI to look up information on cybersecurity and defense companies, study job roles and pay, and design more convincing phishing attacks against selected targets.
Bitcoin analysts say fresh on-chain data points to a longer period of flat trading for BTC unless it regains key support levels, with large holders shifting to more selling positions and price moving in a tight range similar to conditions seen in 2022.
Bitcoin is trading around $65,700, near the low end of its recent range, as U.S. stocks fall. An analyst warns that a weekly close below about $68,300 could lead to stronger downward pressure on BTC over time.
Hackers hijacked the abandoned AgreeTo Outlook add-in and turned it into a fake Microsoft login page, stealing over 4,000 accounts plus credit card and banking details before Microsoft removed it from the official marketplace.
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the U.S. hit $100B in assets in just 11 months, helping push global crypto ETP assets to $184B by the end of 2025. Bitcoin products now make up about $144B, or over three quarters, of this total.
Half of Elon Musk’s xAI cofounders have left the company since 2023, including two departures this week, as Musk announces a reorganization splitting xAI into four areas: Grok, coding tools, a text-to-video product, and an AI agent project.
Apple has fixed a serious security bug in macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS that was used in a highly advanced attack on specific users, allowing hackers to run their own code on devices before the update.
Bitcoin builders at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 said new “layer 2” systems aim to turn Bitcoin from mainly digital gold into a base for lending and other financial uses, as institutions explore ways to earn yield and build services around BTC.
New research from Chainalysis shows crypto payments linked to human trafficking surged about 85% year over year, reaching at least hundreds of millions of dollars annually, with most transactions using dollar-pegged digital coins and Telegram escrow markets.
Bitcoin is trading in a tight range after a recent sharp drop, with traders watching whether BTC moves back toward recent highs or returns to lower levels as the market cools down after the sell-off.
US regulators proposed the first licensing rules for stablecoin issuers linked to credit unions. The move could shape how dollar-linked tokens interact with Bitcoin trading and payments by setting clear rules for regulated stablecoin providers.
Blizzard adds a new Warlock class to Diablo 2: Resurrected in the Reign of the Warlock update, the first new playable class in the game in over 25 years. The Warlock will also arrive in Diablo 4 and Diablo Immortal later this year.
Bitcoin climbed near $67,800 after strong U.S. job numbers lowered chances of early Fed rate cuts, showing resilience even as fear gauges hit their lowest level since 2022 and many traders seek short-term protection against possible price drops.
Google warns that hacktivists, state-backed groups, and cybercriminals from Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran are increasingly targeting the global defense industry in coordinated cyberattacks, raising new concerns over military and contractor security.
Binance has finished converting its $1 billion user safety fund from stablecoins into 15,000 BTC within 30 days, making the entire reserve held in Bitcoin as a long-term protection fund for users during extreme market events.
Russia has effectively removed WhatsApp from its internet, cutting off private messaging for up to 100 million people and pushing users toward a government-linked Max app that lacks encryption and shares activity data with authorities.
Bitcoin mining just became easier as network difficulty fell over 11%, while Cango sold thousands of BTC to improve its finances and shift its business focus.
Nucleus raises $20 million to grow its cybersecurity platform, aiming to help companies better track and reduce their digital security risks through more automation and smarter alerts.
Binance has finished converting its $1B Secure Asset Fund for Users into Bitcoin, buying 15,000 BTC at an average price of about $67,000 and confirming it will use Bitcoin as the main asset backing the emergency fund.
