OpenAI Launches Atlas Browser With AI Shopping Agents

OpenAI has announced a new browser powered by AI, giving a glimpse into how people will navigate the web and shop online using AI agents in the future.  On Tuesday, the company behind ChatGPT revealed Atlas, an AI-powered browser built around the chatbot, which is available only on macOS for now and for paying users. … Read more

SEAL Launches Global Phishing Defense Network With Major Crypto Wallets

MetaMask, Phantom, and other major crypto wallets have partnered with the Security Alliance to launch a global phishing defense network as crypto phishers stole over $400 million in the first half of 2025.  “We’ve joined forces to launch a global phishing defense network that can protect more users across the entire ecosystem,” said the MetaMask … Read more

Crypto Growth Accelerates Driven by Multiple Global Trends

Improving crypto regulatory clarity has triggered a 125% surge in global retail crypto transactions for two years in a row, according to TRM Labs.  Worldwide retail crypto transactions rose by more than 125% between January and September 2025, echoing similar growth seen in 2024, according to the blockchain intelligence firm in its Crypto Adoption and … Read more

Asian Exchanges Block Crypto Treasury Company Listings

Stock exchanges in India, Hong Kong, and Australia have reportedly begun blocking or restricting companies from becoming digital asset treasury vehicles.   Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. has rejected at least five companies seeking to become DATs, citing rules against “cash companies” that hold primarily liquid assets, according to a Bloomberg report on Wednesday, citing … Read more

Stablecoin Yields Not A ‘Detriment’ To Banks, Says Kraken CEO

Kraken boss David Ripley has fired back against a senior executive of the American Bankers Association, who argued that stablecoins yield is a “detriment” to banks’ abilities to support their community.  ABA’s senior vice president of innovation and strategy, Brooke Ybarra, said if major crypto exchanges such as Kraken or Coinbase were allowed to pay … Read more

Tether’s USDT Stablecoin Reaches 500 Million Users

US dollar-pegged stablecoin Tether hit its 500 millionth user on Tuesday, offering a means to transact and save for those who have been excluded by the traditional banking system. “Likely the biggest financial inclusion achievement in history,” Tetherj CEO Paolo Ardoino wrote in a post on X. Source: Paolo Ardoino Tether said the figure represents … Read more

Tether’s USDT Stablecoin Reaches 500 Million Users

US dollar-pegged stablecoin Tether hit its 500 millionth user on Tuesday, according to its CEO Paolo Ardoino, offering a means to transact and save for those who have been excluded by the traditional banking system. “Likely the biggest financial inclusion achievement in history,” Ardoino wrote in a post on X. Source: Paolo Ardoino Tether said … Read more

Team Behind Layer 1 Cadena Discontinues Support

The native token behind the Kadena layer 1 blockchain plummeted 60% in 90 minutes on Tuesday after its founding team announced it was winding down and ceasing all network maintenance due to “market conditions.”  In a post to X on Tuesday, Kadena said it “is no longer able to continue business operations and will be … Read more