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Coinbase CISO reveals how AI-blockchain integration reshapes digital security
The future of AI blockchain integration isn’t just a technical novelty – it’s changing how digital assets are secured and managed. This technological convergence is already transforming the cryptocurrency landscape from automated threat detection to identity-aware controls.
Coinbase is leading this charge, and AI now touches virtually every aspect of customer interaction and security infrastructure. At the recent Blockchain & AI Virtual Expo in Amsterdam, Coinbase Chief Information Security Officer Jeff Lunglhofer provided an extensive look into how the largest US crypto exchange is leveraging this technological convergence to enhance security and user experience.
“Almost every aspect of the customer experience leverages artificial intelligence today,” he said, detailing how AI models monitor everything from login events at Coinbase to transaction patterns to ensure legitimate user activity. The platform employs multiple machine learning models to detect potential account compromises, phishing attacks, and even cases where customers unknowingly participate in fraudulent activities. Read More
Blockchain Association sues IRS over digital asset reporting rules: Law Decoded
The IRS issued new regulations requiring DeFi platforms to report crypto transactions. In response, the Blockchain Association filed a lawsuit against the IRS, arguing that the rules are unconstitutional.
The United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued regulations requiring brokers to report digital asset transactions, expanding on existing requirements to include platforms like decentralized exchanges (DEXs).
Once the rules take effect in 2027, brokers will be required to disclose information about taxpayers involved in digital asset transactions. The brokers will also be required to report their gross proceeds from crypto and other digital asset sales.
With the new rules, DEXs could be treated as brokers if the decentralized finance (DeFi) platform facilitates the exchange or sale of digital assets and exercises sufficient control or influence on the transaction process. Read More
The UK’s overlooked regulatory superpowers
The United Kingdom has a regulatory advantage in the cryptocurrency market.
Conventional wisdom would make you believe that the United Kingdom outside the European Union economic bloc is a minnow relative to comparable markets such as China and the United States. Indeed, in traditional trade negotiations, the market size decides the scale and quality of terms that can be negotiated.
In cryptocurrency markets, however, the rules are far from set, and the UK has several overlooked and misunderstood advantages relative to other markets that it would do well to seize on in the current emerging regulatory landscape.
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Owing to London’s leading position as a global financial hub, UK regulation has a sizable global influence. It is now non-negotiable when selling a fungible, transferable token from any country that, whether via Europe or not, observance of UK financial promotion rules is required if the communication can affect the UK. Read More
Hive Digital moves HQ to Texas, citing supportive climate under Trump
Bitcoin miner Hive Digital will move its headquarters from Vancouver, Canada, to Texas, saying Donald Trump will make Bitcoin mining great again.
Bitcoin mining firm Hive Digital said it will relocate its headquarters to Texas from Vancouver, Canada, citing President-elect Donald Trump’s pro-Bitcoin stance as a key reason.
In a Dec. 31 statement, Hive Digital Technologies (HIVE) said the forthcoming Trump administration has promoted innovation and a more friendly regulatory landscape for Bitcoin miners.
HIVE wrote that Texas stood out as a clear choice for the new headquarters due to its “supportive business climate, energy infrastructure, and access to skilled talent.”
The firm added that the United States has established itself as a global leader in the adoption of cryptocurrency technology, and the company would be best served if its headquarters were on US soil.
“The depth and breadth of US capital markets are unparalleled and key to our growth strategy. The US market, with its $40 trillion capitalization and daily trading volumes of $500 billion, offers HIVE the liquidity, visibility, and valuation opportunities we need to scale,” said HIVE executive chairman Frank Holmes in a statement.
Texas is a hotspot for Bitcoin mining operations, with miners like Applied Digital, Galaxy, Bitdeer, Cipher, Core Scientific, Hut 8, Riot Platforms, Marathon Digital, and Iris Energy all conducting mining operations in the state. Read More
Important Updates About The ILP and Entrepreneur One Upgrade
We are on the verge of the greatest economic renaissance globally, undoubtedly the most extraordinary in the history of the United States, and even overshadow the impact of the Industrial Revolution. At the forefront of this revolution is cryptocurrency, which holds the power to empower millions of individuals and integrate them into a secure, decentralized global economy. Cryptocurrency introduces extra protection for people and presents an opportunity to evade issues such as inflation, political uncertainty, and economic marginalization.
It is a “rebuilding” of the entire global economy, and Markethive is at the threshold of this economic resurgence, ready to launch after years of preparation, iterations, and Divine guidance. Cryptocurrency has paved the way for revolutionary platforms to counter many real-world problems across various sectors, with Markethive pioneering social, marketing, and digital broadcasting.
We are launching into what many are calling the greatest crypto revolution ever. This revolution marks the increasing realization of the actual economic and social potential of decentralized platforms, heralding autonomy, financial sovereignty, and wealth distribution in a dynamic crypto-enabled ecosystem. As more people recognize these potentials, the crypto market will experience unprecedented growth and innovation, creating a renaissance within Markethive. Read More
Billionaire Mike Novogratz Says Blockchains Have the Capacity To Protect People From ‘Scary’ AI Agents
Galaxy Digital chief executive Mike Novogratz says that blockchain technology may offer people protections from “scary” artificial intelligence (AI).
In a new interview with the When Shift Happens YouTube channel, Novogratz says he is counting on blockchain technology to offset the potential negative impacts of massive AI centralized databases, though he did not give specific details on how.
“I intuitively think that AI is really scary. And I go back to the Minority Report, that movie with the precogs and the pictures, and so it is one of the great centralizing forces on the planet – huge database centralized. And so the Yang to that Ying has to be blockchain.
And I don’t know how it works yet. I’m not smart enough. I just intuitively know there’s got to be something that protects us from Big Brother, and blockchains have that capacity.”
He also believes that helpful AI agents could operate better using blockchain technology for such things as payments than current traditional finance systems.
“And the other piece of it is these AI agents. Your agent’s going to know what to shop for you, like groceries. Well, where’s it going to get the money? It’s going to have to go into your account, send the money. That stuff is going to operate much smoother, I think, on crypto rails than on the rails, Amex uses or MasterCard uses.” Watch the podcast
What is Hyperliquid (HYPE): The Complete Guide in 2025
Hyperliquid became all the rage in late 2024 following one of the most impressive airdrops in crypto history. Here’s everything you need to know about it.
Hyperliquid has quickly become one of the most popular decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges. The seamless interface coupled with the offering of familiar trading features and the underlying benefits of decentralization have made it a preferred choice for many traders.
In the following guide, we take a look at what makes Hyperliquid different compared to existing solutions, its structure, tokenomics, and more.
Hyperliquid is a decentralized exchange (DEX) that, unlike most of its competitors, runs on its own blockchain. The platform offers crypto-based perpetual futures contracts that can be traded without owning the underlying assets, similar to how centralized exchanges (CEXs) work.
One of Hyperliquid’s main appeals is its high-speed, simple yet feature-rich platform for high-level trading while offering low latency, reliability, and a smoother user experience. That said, Hyperliquid finds a good balance between centralized finance (CeFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) elements.
The platform supports a lot of different cryptocurrencies such as BTC, ETH, AVAX, SOL, SUI, you name it. It supports so many cryptocurrencies that even data aggregators have dedicated pages to keep track of its ecosystem (which spans a market capitalization of around $8 billion, mostly due to the HYPE token).
But it’s not just the amount of supported coins or the user-friendly UI. The project offers traders so many features and trading options that the cumulative value of its perpetuals volume has reached over $600B in less than two years, Read More
OORT launches DataHub for ethical AI development
Artificial intelligence thrives on data, but the difficulties of managing that data — ensuring transparency, security, and cost-efficiency — usually hinder progress.
OORT DataHub, a decentralised platform launched on December 11, aims to address these issues.
The platform uses blockchain technology to create a secure, transparent, and participant-driven data ecosystem, promising lower costs and enhanced data integrity.
The DataHub builds on the company’s earlier Edge Device, offering a blockchain-enabled ecosystem designed to support the next wave of AI solutions.
“Trusted, traceable data is the next bottleneck in AI competition, and OORT DataHub is positioned to solve it,” said Max Li, OORT’s co-founder and CEO. “We’re here to change [the] narrative.”
OORT DataHub invites global participants to build diverse datasets for AI and machine learning models.
Blockchain technology underpins the platform, ensuring data integrity and reducing the danger of manipulation. This protects data integrity, and aligns with a broader industry push for ethical AI practices.
OORT intends to introduce the DataHub Mini App on Telegram to lower barrier to entry. By using Telegram’s expansive user base, OORT aims to make data contribution simpler. Read More
New code fuels rumors X payments launch may be imminent
The rumors come two days after X CEO Linda Yaccarino confirmed the social media platform would launch X Money in 2025.
An apparent leak of the latest software code behind Elon Musk’s X has sparked rumors that X Money — its anticipated payments system — may soon launch.
X has been working to obtain money transmitter licenses across the United States for X Money, securing licenses in 39 states so far.
A purported screenshot of the latest code shows the line: “X Money is not available in your state,” leading some observers, including American entrepreneur Alex Finn, to speculate that it may launch in the US without approval from all 50 states.
X Money would allow X users to tip content creators on the platform. Some speculate that cryptocurrencies could have a role given Musk’s previous openness to Bitcoin and Dogecoin payments in his other businesses.
“X payments in one way or another will support cryptocurrency,” Finn said in a self-hosted X Spaces, adding that it is the fastest way to move currency.
“Crypto will probably be a good amount of rails for [X] payments.” Read More
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