AI
Telegraph Wants to Be the Visa of Machine Intelligence
A new protocol wants to verify every answer an AI agent buys, before software acts on it with real money. We take a look at Telegraph ahead of its Q3 launch.
BLOCKCHAIN
BLOCKCHAIN
THORChain Drained for $10.7M. Cryptographers Are Pointing at an Old Vulnerability
One of THORChain's six Asgard vaults was compromised on Friday. The network halted trading. Industry experts are pointing at the same threshold-signature stack they've been warning about since 2023.
WEB3
Your Crypto Wallet Is Leaking Your IP Before You Make a Key.
An independent researcher ran 13 web3 wallets through a clean Android device and a packet sniffer. Twelve of them phoned home before the user did anything. One didn't make a single DNS request.
OPEN-SOURCE
Cake Wallet Adds Self-Custodial Lightning Support Designed for Everyday Users
Cake Wallet adds self-custodial Lightning support, enabling fast, private Bitcoin payments without channel management or losing control of funds.
DECENTRALIZATION
Why Half of New Darknet Markets Only Accept This Crypto
Monero’s rise isn’t a scandal; it’s proof that privacy-focused crypto works as intended. As darknet markets increasingly go XMR-only, the chain’s future promises near-perfect opacity, complicating investigations and challenging regulators.
BLOCKCHAIN
Kingdom of Bhutan To Become Validator on Sei Blockchain, Boosting National Technology Capacity
Bhutan to deploy a Sei validator amid a broader push into open, decentralized infrastructure. Led by DHI InnoTech and Sapien Capital.
PRIVACY
Cake Wallet Adds Zcash With Shielded Transactions by Default
Cake Wallet has integrated Zcash (ZEC) with shielded transactions enabled by default. This ensures all outgoing transactions originate from shielded addresses, concealing sender, receiver, and amounts for maximum privacy.
AI
Top 10 Emerging Technology Trends Set to Shape 2026
Juniper Research unveils Top 10 Emerging Tech Trends for 2026: Post-quantum crypto, neuromorphic chips, physical AI robots, multi-agent systems, wireless EV charging, counter-drone tech, microfluidic cooling, multi-cloud, SMRs & open-source smart buildings.
BLOCKCHAIN
What Is Ethereum Fusaka? 2025 Upgrade Explained
Ethereum's Fusaka upgrade launches December 3, 2025, introducing PeerDAS to scale Layer 2 capacity by up to 8x. The upgrade reduces validator storage by 88%, cuts rollup costs, and enables enterprise privacy applications through improved data availability sampling across 12 new EIPs.
MESSAGING APPS
Vitalik Buterin Backs Privacy Messaging with $500K Donation
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin donated 256 ETH to privacy-focused messaging apps Session and SimpleX Chat, advancing encrypted communication beyond Signal. The projects address metadata privacy and decentralized user accounts in the face of global surveillance challenges.
WEB3
Smashtoshi Launches “History of Bitcoin” Global Tour – A Collector’s Tribute to Bitcoin’s Cultural Legacy
Smashtoshi’s “History of Bitcoin” global tour unites 128 digital artists across five cities, unveiling a limited-edition art book that celebrates Bitcoin’s cultural legacy through fine art and innovation.
DATA CENTERS
Half the Internet Just Broke
Half the internet just broke because one company had a DNS problem in one datacenter. That's not acceptable for systems billions of people depend on daily.