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Broadridge will provide onchain governance and digital transfer agency for NYSE's planned tokenized securities platform, connecting tokenized shares to proxy voting.The post Tokenized stocks without tokenized votes are just IOUs - Broadridge is fixing that appeared first on Techreport.

Tether and Circle froze more than $2.3 billion within an hour of the alarm on October 29, as a reconstruction of the Binance hack response shows.The post Inside the hour that froze $2.3 billion: the night the Binance hack unfolded appeared first on Techreport.

Brazil's largest crypto exchange stopped withdrawals after more than $40 million in plain transactions left platform-linked wallets on at least 10 blockchains.The post Mercado Bitcoin drain moved $40 million in plain transactions, pointing to stolen signing keys appeared first on Techreport.

Chainlink launched 24/7 pricing for tokenized stocks and commodities through weekends and holidays, with Aave adopting the feeds for Horizon lending.The post Chainlink Launches 24/7 Pricing for Tokenized Assets, With Aave as Launch Partner appeared first on Techreport.

Circle froze $823 million in USDC and Tether froze more than 1.567 billion USDT after the Binance hack, cutting estimated losses from $6.4 billion to $3-4 billion.The post How Circle and Tether Froze Billions From the Binance Hack appeared first on Techreport.

Binance says a compromised DevOps engineer's laptop may have enabled a $6.3B security incident, with about $3 billion frozen on-chain and all losses to be covered by SAFU and corporate funds.The post The Binance breach came through a laptop, not a smart contract appeared first on Techreport.

On-chain analysis ties the suspected Binance hot wallet drain to an EIP-7702 delegation submitted three minutes earlier from a Tornado Cash-funded address, with Blockaid pointing to compromised signing infrastructure rather than a stolen key.The post EIP-7702 and a Tornado Cash wallet: how the Binance drain may have happened appeared first on Techreport.

Google previewed Multi-Party Compute, a key-splitting crypto custody system for banks, at its New York digital assets symposium; a commercial launch is planned for early 2027.The post Google Previews Multi-Party Compute, a Key-Splitting Crypto Custody System for Banks appeared first on Techreport.

Electrum 4.8.3 patches a flaw where malicious servers inject fake stuck transactions that trick users into fee-bumping a payment to the attacker; the advisory confirms the attack in the wild.The post How Fake Stuck' Bitcoin Transactions Pay the Attacker: Inside the Electrum 4.8.3 Patch appeared first on Techreport.

Security startup Cathedral says AI agents found paths into Anthropic's sales, HR and IT systems in under 12 hours; Anthropic says critical assets were untouched.The post AI Agents Reached Anthropic's Business Systems in Under 12 Hours appeared first on Techreport.

Bitcoin Core merged a policy fast-tracking fixes for AI-rediscoverable vulnerabilities as a KIT snapshot finds 43.6% of sampled peers on unsupported versions.The post Bitcoin Core Speeds Up Security Fixes as AI Makes Old Bugs Easy to Find appeared first on Techreport.

Ethereum core developers postponed the Glamsterdam upgrade on the Hoodi testnet, removing the scheduled 200M gas-limit test, pending an EIP-8037 investigation.The post Ethereum Postpones Glamsterdam on Hoodi, Stalling Its 200M Gas-Limit Test appeared first on Techreport.

Qubic restarted its network on October 19 and opened a claims platform on October 20 after predictable wallet seeds drained roughly $1.4M in QU tokens from 1,404 accounts.The post Qubic restarts chain, opens claims after $1.4M weak-seed hack appeared first on Techreport.

Webull will offer Bitcoin perpetual futures to its US clients starting in November, routing a CFTC-regulated product to about 6 million retail accounts.The post Webull Puts a Date on Bitcoin Perpetual Futures: US Rollout Begins in November appeared first on Techreport.

CME Group marked the first trades in its new Uniswap and Bitcoin Cash futures, and Uniswap says UNI is the first DeFi protocol token with futures on the exchange.The post CME Group's 2026 Crypto Expansion Reaches Uniswap's UNI appeared first on Techreport.

Cysic blacklisted the recipient address 76 minutes after an unauthorized 10 million CYS mint, but only about 2.8 million tokens were still there; roughly 7.2 million remain unaccounted for.The post 76 minutes to blacklist: how Cysic's response speed still left 7.2M tokens loose appeared first on Techreport.

An attacker drained 1,404 Qubic wallets of about $1.3 million in QU via predictable wallet seeds, and the network paused its mainnet on October 18, 2026.The post Qubic halts mainnet after seed exploit drains 1,404 wallets appeared first on Techreport.

Ethereum's Glamsterdam upgrade activates on the Hoodi testnet October 26, 2026, enshrining proposer-builder separation via EIP-7732.The post Ethereum's Glamsterdam Upgrade Enshrines Proposer-Builder Separation on Hoodi Testnet October 26 appeared first on Techreport.

Ledger unveiled Atom, a $849-$899 touchscreen Android signer with Solana Mobile integration, at its Op3n event in Paris.The post Ledger unveils Atom, an $899 Android signer with Solana Mobile integration appeared first on Techreport.

MediaMarkt Saturn stopped selling Ledger devices across Europe after an implant was found in a German customer's signer. Ledger's Donjon explains how the LTE implant steals seed phrases.The post Ledger halts reseller sales in Europe as confirmed seed-phrase implant surfaces at MediaMarkt appeared first on Techreport.

Autheo's THEO token collapsed 92% after 19 million unauthorized tokens were minted on Base in a suspected bridge exploit, despite audits by Halborn, CertiK and Avelar Labs.The post Audited three times, exploited anyway: what the THEO hack says about security audits appeared first on Techreport.

A multi-stage USB cryptomining attack uses DLL hijacking and PowerShell to install hidden miners on your computer.The most targeted industries include financial, healthcare, education, and telecom sectors.EDR tools, strict USB usage policies, and regular employee awareness training are effective in mitigating such USB-based attacks.The post How the XRP Ledger overflow bug could have minted 18 trillion XRP appeared first on Techreport.

Sui Foundation invests $30 million as DATA Network, formerly Story Protocol, retires its Layer 1 and migrates to Sui with Walrus as default storage.The post Sui Foundation backs DATA Network's move off its own chain with $30 million appeared first on Techreport.

HSBC and Ant Digital said AI agents paid for digital services with tokenized bank deposits in a test, settling micropayments typically under $2 in real time on the Jovay Testnet.The post HSBC and Ant Digital's AI agents paid for services with tokenized deposits, under $2 at a time appeared first on Techreport.

Ledger halted reseller sales and warned against buying hardware wallets from the reseller CryptoBilis after users reported drained accounts.The post Ledger pauses reseller sales amid suspected $72M-$87M wallet drains appeared first on Techreport.

Igloo will shut down its Abstract Ethereum layer-2 on Dec. 15, leaving the more than 140 apps built on the network to migrate elsewhere, with Abstract engineers assisting, and user funds stranded if not bridged in time.The post Abstract's shutdown gives 144 apps two months to find a new chain appeared first on Techreport.

Ripple Custody version 1.43 adds Canton Network support under a bring-your-own-validator design that keeps signing keys in customer vaults.The post Ripple Custody v1.43 adds Canton Network support for institutional clients appeared first on Techreport.

A Journal of Financial Crime study found flash loan attacks shifted from price feed manipulation to protocol logic exploits, which drove 55% of losses from February 2022.The post Flash loan attackers are ditching oracle manipulation for protocol logic exploits appeared first on Techreport.

ZachXBT says he fronted $349.7K of his own money to pose as a client of a Chinese laundering syndicate serving North Korea's Lazarus Group, exposing a $12M+ Bybit hack cluster.The post ZachXBT spent $350K undercover to infiltrate Lazarus-linked laundering ring appeared first on Techreport.

The post Google DeepMind Introduces SynthID, A Watermarking Tool for AI-generated Images appeared first on Techreport.

Tensions continue to rise at Meta as the company steps up its efforts to bring back employees to the office. Following the suits of industry giants like Google and Amazon,...The post Meta Ramps Up Office Attendance Monitoring Amid Remote Work Resistance appeared first on Techreport.

The Bard chatbot from Google has come under heavy criticism on the privacy front as shared conversations on the platform have made their way into Google Search results. Google encourages...The post Google's Bard Chatbot Faces Privacy Concerns, Efforts Underway to Keep Chats out of Search Results appeared first on Techreport.

Starting from March 13, GitHub will make it mandatory for all its active developers to enable 2-factor authentication on their accounts. Once the plan is in full action, the new...The post GitHub Mandates 2FA For All Contributors Starting This March appeared first on Techreport.

Generative AI has significantly impacted several industries; the educational sector hasn't been left out. In a rapidly evolving educational landscape, teachers are turning to generative AI to tackle fresh challenges...The post Teachers Leverage Generative AI to Enhance Education Amidst Teacher Shortage appeared first on Techreport.

The harsh realities of the property market have left the real estate tech sector grappling as the market continues to witness skyrocketing mortgage rates. While rising rates have been a...The post Soaring Mortgage Rates Continue to Bother Real Estate Tech Companies appeared first on Techreport.

In a strategic move, PhonePe, the Bengaluru-based fintech titan, has launched the Indus AppStore Developer Platform. The Walmart-backed entity is challenging the monolithic presence of Google in the application distribution...The post PhonePe Challenges Google with Localized AppStore appeared first on Techreport.

Tesla, the electric car giant, is grappling with a proposed federal class-action lawsuit filed on September 5, 2023. The suit accuses the company of failing to protect the sensitive personal...The post Tesla Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Data Breach Of 75,000 Employees appeared first on Techreport.

Biohacking has gone mainstream: What began with fitness trackers and sleep apps now includes hardware implants, with 67% of Americans in a recent survey identifying as biohackers.Grinder biohacking goes beyond tracking: Grinders implant magnets, NFC and RFID chips, and other devices directly into their bodies to enhance human capabilities.Human augmentation has real risks: DIY implants often happen outside medical settings, which increases the risk of infection, device failure, and even introduces cybersecurity threats.The line between innovation and harm remains unclear: There aren't any clear rules for where enhancement should stop and where safety regulators and safety standards should step inThe post Biohacking Implants: When Human Optimization Becomes Too Risky appeared first on Techreport.

Search Interest in Psiphon and Viva VPN is surging in Iran alongside terms like "VPN" and "filter breaker", indicating people from the region are looking for reliable, private communication methods.Iranians seem to be moving awa from standard VPNs, opting for obfuscating tools that work and that can bypass Deep Packet Inspection (DPI).Google Trends queries reflect rapid growth over the past month, and SEO data showing the region's dominance point to demand at scale.Not all VPNs seem to be created equal, especially free ones. There are concerns over low-trust clones and invasive data collection, as well as over the potential of state-sponsored honeypots.The post Iran VPN Search Interest Explodes by Over 2000% Indicating Demand for Private, Unfiltered Communication appeared first on Techreport.

Introducing Moltbook, an AI-only social network: Launched in January 2026, the Reddit-like platform lets autonomous agents post, comment, and interact while humans observe.Agents share more than jokes and code: Posts range from bug fixes and workflows to leaked credentials and even an AI-created religion.A major security flaw exposed sensitive data: An unprotected database briefly allowed access to API keys and login tokens, which raises serious privacy and takeover concerns.Local AI autonomy creates new risks: As users run agents locally to protect their data, Moltbook shows how easily those agents can still share information without clear consent.The post A Social Media Network Exclusively For AI Agents: Is This The Next Privacy Issue? appeared first on Techreport.

Ads are rolling out in free and Go ChatGPT tiers: OpenAI is testing clearly labeled, contextually targeted ads to subsidize access for users who don't pay for subscriptions.Responses remain separate from advertising: Ads won't influence ChatGPT's answers, and OpenAI insists it will never sell user conversations to advertisers.Existing regulations may not fit: Lawmakers designed frameworks like the Digital Services Act (DSA) and Digital Markets Act (DMA) for traditional platforms, which leave gaps when it comes to conversational AI advertising.New rules needed: Governments may need to adapt or create policies to govern transparency, user protection, and accountability for conversational AI advertising.The post ChatGPT's Move Into Advertising Raises New Concerns For AI Regulation And Data Governance appeared first on Techreport.

VPN access in Russia is now essential: Major platforms like LinkedIn, YouTube, Meta, and OpenAI don't load without a VPN, making connectivity a basic requirement rather than a privacy choice.Big-name VPNs often fail first: Widely known services such as NordVPN, VyprVPN, and Windscribe currently don't work reliably, while smaller providers like Hidemy VPN or Paper VPN tend to last longer.Real reliability comes from flexibility and redundancy : Combining paid services like Hidemy VPN or SpeedTop with protocol-based options such as WireGuard improves long-term access.Free access exists, but it's fragile: Telegram-distributed VPNs and temporary configs can work in emergencies, but they change frequently and should only be used as backups.The post Working VPNs in Russia in 2026: A Practical Guide for Expats, Travelers, and Remote Workers appeared first on Techreport.

A handheld-first action camera: With the Xplorer Grip Kit, the Ace Pro 2 feels designed to be held and framed, not just mounted for POV shots.Better image quality where it matters: The larger sensor and solid low-light performance help it deliver cleaner video and more usable photos than most action cameras.Built for travel and creators: This camera suits people who want durability and creative freedom without carrying a full camera kit, not those chasing pure action footage.The post Insta360 Ace Pro 2 Gets the Xplorer Grip for Handheld Shooting: So Who Is This Camera Actually For? appeared first on Techreport.

Australia just became the first nation to ban social media for under-16s, and the enforcement rules reveal something bigger. Platforms must deploy age inference, selfie checks, and ID verification, creating the world's first real test of a national online identity layer.The post Australia's Teen Social Media Ban: A Test for the Future of the Internet? appeared first on Techreport.

A new direction for 360 cameras: Insta360 introduces the X4 Air as a lighter, more compact successor to the X4, built for everyday creators and real adventure use. High-quality 8K capture in real conditions: The X4 Air delivers sharp 8K30 video with dependable stabilization and exposure handling, performing especially well on snow and mountain terrain. Value that outpaces the competition: With a $399 price tag ($299 on sale), the X4 Air offers stronger overall value than GoPro's Max 2 and DJI's Osmo 360, while inheriting the X series spot in Insta360's lineup.The post Insta360 X4 Air Hands-On Review: The 360 Camera That Finally Shrinks appeared first on Techreport.

Platforms like Facebook show how user-first systems can decay over time. Cory Doctorow calls this 'enshittification,' a cycle where platforms shift from serving user interests to serving stakeholder goals.AI may follow the same path. High compute costs and financial losses are pushing companies toward ads, paywalls, and 'freemium' features, weakening the free user experience.Declining model quality, limited free tiers, embedded ads in chatbots, and opaque ranking systems are among the early signs of the enshittification of AI. This raises concerns on how this AI breakdown would follow the same path seen in old tech platforms like Facebook.The post Are We Ready for AI Enshittification? What Happens When the Systems You Trust Suddenly Stop Working appeared first on Techreport.

A German court has ruled in favor of GEMA, accepting the unfair use of copyrighted songs by OpenAI while training its LLM models. The court relied on the memorization vs reproduction arguments in the light of TDM exceptions under the EU Act to rule in favor of GEMA. This is in contrast to cases in the US, like the Anthropic vs UMG or the NYT vs OpenAI & Microsoft case, where no concrete decisions have been made.The post OpenAI's Defeat in the GEMA Case: A Landmark Moment for AI Copyright Law appeared first on Techreport.

CrowdStrike's analysis shows DeepSeek-R1's code security collapses when prompts include politically sensitive terms like Tibet or Falun Gong. The failure isn't a bug; it's alignment leaking into engineering. And it signals a broader shift: AI is already fragmenting along geopolitical lines.The post DeepSeek-R1 Exposes a New AI Weakness: Security Degrades With Ideological Triggers appeared first on Techreport.

Jeff Bezos becomes co-CEO in a new AI startup called Prometheus, aiming to build AI for the physical world. Prometheus will focus on integrating artificial intelligence with sectors like manufacturing, robotics, heavy machinery, and everything industrial that works on atoms' and not bits.' Prometheus can be the US' answer to China's advanced industrial robot integrations and smart factories.The post Can Bezos' Project Prometheus Close America's Widening Physical-AI Gap with China? appeared first on Techreport.

Android sideloading stays alive as Google eases its developer verification plan. While power users can still install unverified apps through an advanced flow" with clear warnings, students and hobbyists get lighter checks for limited distribution of their apps.The post Android Sideloading Stays Alive as Google Revises Developer Verification Plan appeared first on Techreport.