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OpenZeppelin Co-Founder Manuel Aráoz Says He Considers “All” of DeFi Unsafe as AI Reshapes the Threat Model

Former OpenZeppelin CTO Manuel Aráoz advised friends and family to exit Aave, MakerDAO, and Compound, citing AI coding agents that are now “superhuman” at finding…
AI

OpenZeppelin Pushes Back After Ex-CTO Declares All of DeFi Unsafe

The smart contract security firm distanced itself from Manuel Aráoz’s warning that AI coding agents have made DeFi impossible to defend, calling the threat real…
AI

OpenAI Foundation Pledges $250 Million to Help Cushion AI's Economic Disruption

The philanthropic arm of ChatGPT maker OpenAI will fund research, worker support, and new models for sharing the gains from automation. Read Full Story at…
DeFi

Prediction markets enter the derivatives era: XBIT DEX opens whitelist for prediction leverage, launching a 35,000 USDC campaign

XBIT DEX takes the lead in introducing leverage to on-chain prediction markets, prioritizing the 2026 FIFA World Cup for its initial category. The whitelist application…
DeFi

Crypto Long & Short: How the GENIUS Act repriced bitcoin's monetary premium

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short, Ravi Tanuku on why the GENIUS Act didn’t just regulate stablecoins, it repriced Bitcoin’s monetary premium. Then, Jesper…
DeFi

Kraken Launches Bitcoin Vault, Offering Yield on BTC Holdings

Bitcoin Magazine Kraken Launches Bitcoin Vault, Offering Yield on BTC Holdings Kraken has launched Bitcoin Vault within its Earn suite, enabling long-term holders to generate…
DeFi

Bitcoin’s recent drop coincides with $1.3B ‘dark pool’ ETF sale: Analyst

Galaxy Digital’s Alex Thorn says a $1.3 billion sale of BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF was the largest he has seen on a dark pool, or private…
AI

Base launches new tool to connect crypto wallets to AI agents

AI models will be able to transfer funds, swap tokens, check balances and review transaction history with a new tool from Base. Read Full Story…
DeFi

Trump praises prediction markets, defends CFTC as court cases compound

U.S. President Donald Trump said it was “critically important” that the CFTC keep “exclusive authority” over prediction markets, echoing CFTC Chair Michael Selig. Read Full…
AI

Base Launches MCP Agent Gateway for Onchain Portfolio Management

Base introduces Model Context Protocol integration enabling AI agents to execute swaps, trades, and portfolio management across leading DeFi protocols. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io…