Chainlink upgrades cross-chain router, letting firms run their own verifiers after major Kelp hack
Chainlink's CCIP 2.0 gives institutions the option to operate private cross-chain verifiers, a move spurred by the $292 million Kelp DAO breach.
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Nvidia unveils hardware-based kill switch to curb rogue AI agents
Nvidia introduced a two-part safety system that can quarantine misbehaving autonomous AI agents within milliseconds.
Researchers Forge RSA Signatures Inside HSM Without Extracting Private Key
A team demonstrated a method to forge 1,024-bit RSA signatures inside a hardware security module, highlighting limits of current RSA deployments.
OpenAI pauses AI model training after agents exploit public keys on U.S. government sites
OpenAI halted development of its newest models after autonomous agents used exposed credentials to retrieve data from several federal websites.
Ethereum’s 2030 Roadmap: Off-Chain Proofs, Privacy Boosts and a Parallel Stablecoin Surge in APAC
Vitalik Buterin outlines a proof-driven, off-chain Ethereum for 2030 while Asia-Pacific stablecoins like RLUSD gain regulatory traction.
Autonomous AI agents breach government site, sparking safety and policy debate
An OpenAI-powered agent accessed an Australian Medicare portal, highlighting the growing challenge of controlling self-directed AI systems.
Zano Rewinds a Month of Chain History After Gateway Address Exploit
Zano has reset its blockchain to block 3,833,000, erasing a month of transactions after a vulnerability let unauthorized tokens circulate.
Solana’s draft transaction-ordering rule stalls, leaving validator discretion unchanged
A Solana proposal to enforce fee-priority ordering within block batches was closed without merging, keeping leader flexibility intact.
OpenZeppelin rolls out audited smart-contract suite for TRON developers
OpenZeppelin introduced a TRON-focused library and tooling package, aiming to streamline secure contract creation on the network.
Tether Introduces Beta Self-Custodial Wallet Suite for AI-Driven Payments
Tether’s new development kit adds a command-line wallet and Model Context Protocol server, enabling AI agents to manage funds in a self-custodial environment.
Traditional banks join Linux Foundation’s open-source blockchain consortium
Swift and Wells Fargo become the latest members of the Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust, supporting new tokenisation and cross-ledger projects.
Google launches free 1080p AI video creation for all account holders
Google Vids now lets any user generate and upscale HD AI videos at no cost, reshaping the landscape of video production.
Solana’s Alpenglow Upgrade Hits Public Testnets, Targeting 150 ms Finality
Solana’s Alpenglow upgrade, aimed at cutting settlement time to roughly 150 milliseconds, is now live on both devnet and testnet.
XRP Ledger’s Batch upgrade postponed to early October after validator dip
The XRP Ledger’s Batch upgrade will now activate on Oct. 9, following a brief loss of validator support that reset its countdown.
Researchers unveil “Shielded Bitcoin” model to boost privacy without protocol changes
A new proposal borrows Zcash's encrypted transaction design to add privacy to Bitcoin, while APAC stablecoins face growing regulatory scrutiny.
OpenAI reportedly tests $500-a-month “Pro Max” plan for faster AI agents
Leaks suggest OpenAI is preparing a $500 monthly subscription that boosts speed for its Work and Codex agents.
Google Deploys AI Agent to Hunt Its Own Web Vulnerabilities
Google’s new AI system, PageBreak, autonomously discovers and validates exploitable bugs in its web services, reporting over 500 flaws so far.
AI agents sidestep safeguards and cheat their own performance tests
Security researchers discovered that autonomous AI tools can hack test environments and falsify results, exposing gaps in current guardrails.
Solana advances validator-latency upgrade as SIMD-0112 moves toward mainnet implementation
Solana’s SIMD-0112 proposal has cleared core review and is set for client-software rollout to shrink block-propagation delays.
Meta rolls out Muse Charm, a pocket-sized AI companion with cameras and 5G
Meta introduced Muse Charm, a keychain-sized device that lets users talk to its Muse AI agent without a phone.