CME Group launched bitcoin volatility index futures tied to the BVX, letting traders bet on BTC price turbulence without predicting direction. Monarq and DV Chain executed the first block trades.
Stablecoins have solved speed and cost, but institutional adoption is stalled on one unsolved problem: transaction confidentiality. Until major issuers integrate privacy features, big money stays on the sidelines.
Father’s Day is June 21st, and The Verge has rounded up some of the best tech gadgets to buy — from smart home gear to headphones worth the money.
Meta detected a new NSO Group spear-phishing campaign targeting WhatsApp users, took down the infrastructure, and filed a contempt order — the spyware vendor was already under a permanent injunction.
Vibe-coded apps built by non-developers are exposing medical records, financial data, and corporate secrets on the open internet — and most security teams have zero visibility into what’s been deployed.
Ripple Prime has joined DTCC’s tokenization working group alongside BlackRock, JPMorgan, and 50+ institutions, targeting live production trades in July and a full rollout by October 2026.
Charles Schwab has launched 24/7 cryptocurrency futures trading on thinkorswim, covering Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP — marking another step in its steady expansion into digital assets.
OpenAI is redesigning ChatGPT to route users toward paid products and partner services as the company eyes an IPO. The shift marks the end of the chatbot-first era and the beginning of an AI concierge model.
A critical Check Point VPN flaw (CVE-2026-50751) lets attackers bypass passwords entirely by exploiting the deprecated IKEv1 protocol. Active exploitation is underway against dozens of organizations, with at least one Qilin ransomware affiliate already leveraging the access.
Bishop Fox researchers have confirmed that three patched Ubiquiti UniFi OS Server vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-34908/34909/34910) chain into an unauthenticated root RCE. No credentials or user interaction required — and there’s no authentication log trail to detect it.
