Taiko Reopens Bridge After $1.7M Exploit, Users Made Whole
Taiko’s bridge is back. The Ethereum layer-2 reopened deposits and withdrawals Thursday after an 11-day shutdown triggered by a $1.7…
Deadline Approaching: Have Your Say on US Science Funding Rules
The US Office of Management and Budget proposed a new rule in May that would change how federal science grants…
Google’s AI Buildout Drove 37% Electricity Spike in 2025
Google’s electricity consumption jumped 37% in 2025 — the biggest single-year increase in the company’s history. The culprit: AI data…
Silo Season 3 Is So Complex Even the Actors Get Confused
Silo is complicated. So complicated that even its showrunner, Graham Yost, has messed up details. An actor once realized a…
Alleged Scattered Spider Hacker Extradited to the US
A 19-year-old dual US-Estonian citizen has been extradited to the United States on charges he was part of the Scattered…
Microsoft Fixes Bug That Made Copilot Buttons Disappear in Outlook
Microsoft finally fixed that annoying bug where Copilot buttons vanish in Classic Outlook for Windows. If you’ve got a Copilot…
Standard Chartered and Circle Bring USDC Minting to Traditional Banking
Standard Chartered just became the first globally systemically important bank to offer USDC minting and redemption to institutional clients. No…
Aave V3 and GHO Stablecoin Go Live on Monad With $15M Incentives
Aave just deployed its V3 lending protocol on Monad. That’s 12 assets ready at launch — USDT0, USDC, Aave’s own…
UK Regulators Push for Tokenized Payments in New Blueprint
UK regulators just dropped an update to their national payments roadmap, and tokenization is front and center. The goal? Build…
OFAC sanctions 134 ISIS-K crypto wallets, Tether freezes $1.4M in donations
The US Treasury’s OFAC just added 134 cryptocurrency wallet addresses tied to ISIS-K to its sanctions list. Tether froze 131…