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A critical flaw in Coldcard hardware wallets allowed an attacker to drain roughly 594 bitcoin, worth about $38 million, from around 500 single-signature wallets in a 25-minute sweep on Friday.

Leopold Aschenbrenner's AI-focused hedge fund, Situational Awareness, has sold the majority of its public stock portfolio to Ken Griffin's Citadel following steep losses over the past month, according to a Wall Street Journal report on Thursday.

Researchers from Ireland and Chile discovered variola virus DNA on two naturally mummified corpses in northern Chile, dating between 1492 and 1631 CE.

The perpetual contract, a 24/7 leveraged trading instrument pioneered in crypto, is rapidly expanding into traditional asset classes, transforming how equities, commodities, and pre-IPO stocks are traded.

CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed on the second-quarter earnings call that several new apps are in the pipeline, including recently launched apps for Marketplace sellers, Facebook Groups, a gaming app built through 'vibe coding,' an Instagram photo app, and an AI bedtime story experiment.