Meta’s Muse Could Upend All Kinds of Businesses. It Hasn’t Yet

Meta’s Muse was among the hottest topics on corporate earnings calls in recent weeks. Meta has claimed that the agentic AI tool, which lets users automate various online tasks, is becoming a major force in shopping, with millions of people using it to make purchases of more than $200 on average. Wall Street fears that […]

Five Wallets Drained in About Four Minutes

Key Takeaways Five Binance wallets lost 233.46 million XRP in about four minutes. Ripple froze $40.5 million in its dollar-backed stablecoin. Binance said XRP balances were fully backed in its Oct. 31 update. Five Payments Consolidated $296 Million Binance lost approximately $296 million in XRP on Oct. 29, TRM Labs’ transaction tracing found. The blockchain […]

Binance reserves $6.34B, targets phased withdrawal restart

Binance has set aside more than $6.34 billion to cover its $6.3 billion security breach and outlined plans to begin restoring withdrawals within approximately 34 hours, subject to security checks. Summary Binance says $5 billion is already held in the same cryptocurrencies stolen during the attack. Withdrawals will reopen in phases after security checks, while […]

Data centers are now a midterm issue, even in Brooklyn

On Thursday evening, I slipped on my neon yellow heels and a floral mini dress. It’s New York, so I can wear whatever I want to a midterm election event full of media types, techies, policy advocates, and, well, does anyone else even exist at these things? I walked into the dimly blue-lit Brooklyn warehouse […]

Michael Saylor Sees Stronger Crypto Security After Binance’s $6.3 Billion Hack

Key Takeaways Binance said $5 billion was already held in the affected cryptocurrencies. About $3 billion in stolen assets had been frozen, the exchange reported. Binance co-CEO Richard Teng said the attacker bypassed normal approval controls. Saylor Sees Lessons From Binance Security Failures Strategy Inc. (Nasdaq: MSTR) Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said on Oct. 30 […]

North Korea linked to 89% of 2026 crypto hack losses

North Korea-linked hackers have accounted for nearly 89% of reported cryptocurrency hack losses in 2026, according to Chainalysis, as Pyongyang has dismissed international sanctions targeting its revenue and weapons programs. Summary Suspected North Korea-linked attacks account for nearly 89% of reported crypto hack losses this year. Average losses per suspected DPRK-linked hack reached $185.65 million, […]

Here are some the internets best Halloween costumes

If you’re an adult, you’re probably not going to spend your night getting candy from strangers, but that doesn’t mean Halloween can’t be magical for you as well. Whether you’re going to a costume party or taking your own kids trick-or-treating, there are plenty of good reasons to dress up tonight, and plenty of great […]

Here’s What She Really Thought About Bitcoin

From calling BTC highly speculative to ruling it out of central-bank reserves, her position on the asset remained consistently negative. European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde announced earlier this week that she will step down on February 7, 2027, about eight months before her term is scheduled to end. The former IMF chief has […]