Hackers steal over $130 million by exploiting bug in offline hardware wallets

A security vulnerability in the cryptocurrency hardware wallet Coldcard is allowing hackers to drain the crypto from victims’ wallets. The total losses amount to more than $130 million, according to blockchain monitoring firms.

The loss of Situational Awareness
The loss of Situational Awareness

I am not by any means an expert at finance but I think I do now have some advice for people who are: Do not name your hedge fund anything that will be hilarious if it blows up. Don’t use a name like “Long-Term Capital Management” or “Amaranth Advisors” (named for the floral symbol for […]

Sam Altman’s biometric startup World raises $52.5M via crypto sale

Sam Altman’s side project — which seeks to scan the world’s eyeballs and turn them into unique digital identifiers — has raised some fresh cash through a crypto sale.

FBI arrests man accused of using Steam games to drain victims’ crypto wallets

Prosecutors accused 21-year-old student Zyaire Wilkins of publishing on Steam several fake video games that contained malware, infecting thousands of victims, and stealing crypto from some of them.

Florida man arrested for allegedly stealing over $200,000 in crypto using Steam game malware
Florida man arrested for allegedly stealing over $200,000 in crypto using Steam game malware

Federal authorities have arrested a Florida man suspected of stealing at least $220,000 in crypto through malware-infected Steam games, as reported earlier by local news outlet Local10. In the complaint, officials accuse 21-year-old Zyaire Wilkins and co-conspirators of launching eight malware-embedded games from around May 2024 to February 2026, allowing them to infect about 8,000 […]

Crypto VC firm Paradigm raises $1.2B to invest in ‘technical frontier’ startups

For Paradigm, the technical frontier will stretch beyond its cryptocurrency investment roots. This fund is expected to expand its investment focus to include robotics and AI.

Trump memecoin investors lost $3.8 billion, analysis finds

Nearly 1 million people have lost a total of $3.8 billion after buying President Donald Trump’s $TRUMP memecoin, while Trump made $636 million.

Venice AI becomes a unicorn with $65M Series A as its privacy-first AI platform takes off

Venice AI is already profitable, with annualized run-rate revenues of over $70 million, CEO Erik Voorhees said.

Builders Stage agenda revealed: Practical strategies for scaling startups at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026

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Crypto exchange OKX wants AI agents to hire and pay each other

OKX is bringing together payments, identity and reputation into a marketplace for AI agents.