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The fix addresses a flaw reportedly exploited to target cryptocurrency holders, though questions remain about residual risk to mobile wallets. Apple has issued a fix for a significant flaw in iOS, according to multiple reports published this week.

Investors clear the way for a novel equity instrument tied directly to Bitcoin holdings. The Smarter Web Company has received shareholder sign-off to create a new class of preferred stock backed by Bitcoin holdings, according to CryptoBriefing. The report describes the instrument as the first of its kind in the United Kingdom.

Hedera's native token rallies sharply as reports tie the network's AI initiative to NVIDIA, prompting questions about a $0.20 target HBAR has posted a 24% rally over a short trading window, according to reports from AMBCrypto and The Cryptonomist.

BlockTower Capital's founder says the exchange concealed a security breach that drained client assets. Ari Paul, the founder and chief investment officer of BlockTower Capital, has accused Coinbase of losing $25 million belonging to his firm. Paul says the loss stemmed from a security breach that the exchange did not disclose at the time.

Australia's central bank signals further tightening may be needed to contain inflation. The Reserve Bank of Australia has raised its official cash rate to 4.6%, according to SmartCompany. The level marks the highest point for Australian interest rates in 15 years.

Fresh institutional demand for spot ether exposure comes as another issuer's XRP fund also logs new inflows. Investors in BlackRock's spot Ethereum exchange-traded fund bought approximately $15 million worth of ether, CryptoBriefing reported. The purchase reflects ongoing demand from institutional and retail clients accessing ETH through a regulated fund structure rather than direct token custody.

The bank is connecting a traditional money market fund to crypto's institutional infrastructure without putting it on a blockchain. Goldman Sachs has reportedly opened access to a $100 billion Treasury fund for crypto companies, according to reporting from Crypto News Australia, Coindoo and UNLOCK Blockchain.

Europe's securities regulator signals a move from rule-writing to active oversight of crypto-asset service providers. The European Securities and Markets Authority, known as ESMA, is tightening its watch over crypto-asset service providers operating in the European Union.

The AI company's own filing reportedly warns that artificial intelligence could pose risks to humanity, even as it seeks a historic valuation. Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the Claude chatbot, is reportedly seeking a valuation of $2 trillion as it moves toward an initial public offering.

Spanish tax authorities say the foreign asset disclosure rule targets custodial holdings, not wallets controlled directly by individuals. Spain's tax authorities have clarified how the country's crypto disclosure rules apply to different types of asset custody.

The Trump administration and a key GOP senator say Democratic opposition sank digital asset market structure legislation The White House has publicly blamed Senate Democrats for the failure of the Crypto Clarity Act, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and CoinGape.

The bank will lean on Coinbase's infrastructure to offer corporate customers faster, blockchain-based settlement options. Citi and Coinbase have expanded their partnership to bring stablecoin payment capabilities to Citi's corporate banking customers. The announcement builds on an existing relationship between the two firms, according to reports from BlockchainReporter and Fintech News Singapore.

Five primary-source actions land the same week, and only one of them is a completed decision rather than a request, a comment period or a stopgap statute. Five primary-source actions land the same week, and only one of them is a completed decision rather than a request, a comment period or a stopgap statute.

The cross-chain protocol reports intercepting funds tied to a laundering attempt following the Bitget exchange hack. NEAR Intents says it blocked $50 million in funds tied to the hackers responsible for a breach at the cryptocurrency exchange Bitget.

A report describes prospectus figures showing steep losses alongside enormous planned outlays on AI infrastructure. Anthropic’s initial public offering prospectus reportedly discloses a $42 billion loss and spending plans reaching $518 billion, according to a report from CryptoBriefing published on September 28.

A new model release highlights higher token usage while a court ruling reframes built-in safety tools as a legal exposure rather than a selling point. Anthropic has released Sonnet 5.5, an updated version of its mid-tier language model. BeInCrypto reported that the new model's performance now approaches that of Opus, Anthropic's top-tier flagship system.

The pontiff's remarks come as measured concern over artificial intelligence risk reportedly climbed sharply Pope Leo has directed public criticism at Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang over artificial intelligence safety, according to reports from CryptoBriefing and Cryptopolitan. The pontiff's comments frame the Vatican as a moral counterweight to the world's largest technology companies.

The request follows Tether's freeze of $550 million in tokens tied to Iran amid a widening sanctions review. A member of the US Senate has formally urged federal authorities to open an investigation into Tether. The request centers on USDT transactions allegedly connected to Iran, a country under extensive US sanctions.