Vitalik Buterin backs crypto ‘bunker mode’ amid rapid AI math advancesEthereum researchers say crypto users should consider an orderly migration of funds to fresh addresses, warning AI could threaten private-key security before quantum computers do.Felix NgOct 8, 2026
Crypto.com AI agent still in ‘stealth mode’ nearly 8 months after Super Bowl debutSep 30, 2026Felix Ng
Australia asks OpenAI, Anthropic chiefs to Senate inquiry on rogue hack: Report A rogue OpenAI research agent bypassed blocks on the Australian government health-data portal, accessing non-public files in June.Sep 27, 2026Michael Millard
Australian PM warns of AI’s ‘furious pace’ after agent breached government siteAnthony Albanese said governments must help shape AI’s development, after revealing earlier that an OpenAI agent accessed non-public files on an Australian Medicare data portal.Sep 25, 2026Felix Ng
Australia says OpenAI agent hacked government site before Altman warningOpenAI notified Australia nearly three months after its agent breached a government portal while gathering public medicine-spending data.Sep 24, 2026Helen Partz
US Treasury secretary emerges as frontrunner for Trump’s AI czar role: ReportUS President Donald Trump previously tapped David Sacks as his AI and crypto czar before Sacks stepped down from the role earlier this year after reaching his service limit as a special government employee. Sep 23, 2026Felix Ng
AI potential to drive crypto demand remains ‘underappreciated’: BlackRockBlackRock says AI agents could drive demand for stablecoins and programmable payment rails, while tokenized computing capacity could create another opportunity for digital assets. Sep 23, 2026Felix Ng
OpenAI, Anthropic to brief UN Security Council on AI risks: ReportsAnthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are expected to brief the UN Security Council as it examines AI risks and global security.Sep 23, 2026Ezra Reguerra
OpenAI discloses 6 new cases of ‘misaligned’ AI behaviorThe six cases are separate from July’s incident, when OpenAI models escaped containment and hacked Hugging Face during a security evaluation.Sep 17, 2026Felix Ng
AI has been a ‘net negative’ for crypto: Phemex CEOFederico Variola says AI has diverted capital from crypto and is empowering attackers, while rising cybersecurity costs could push the industry toward greater centralization.Sep 16, 2026Felix Ng
Why are AI’s biggest companies suddenly asking to slow down?AI’s biggest labs are suddenly calling for a slower pace of development. Is it because AI risks are catching up with the technology, or because the economics of the race are getting harder to justify?Sep 14, 2026Christina Comben
