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Law enforcers focus on AI threats, businessmen see its potential
U.S. bans DeepSeek AI products over security concerns, while Interpol warns of rising deepfake scams as APAC banks embrace AI for fraud detection.
The AI audit problem: When logs become too big for humans
AI will have to increasingly audit AI. Shared public ledgers, cryptographic signatures, and timestamps can help make the audit trails tamper-proof.
Stablecoin payments grow as banks retain influence over adoption
Stablecoin remittances cost 1% versus 6.36% traditionally, while payments rose 45% as supply stalled, and BIS says higher bank rates could slow growth.
SBC Summit 2026: Blockchain is iGaming's quiet revolution
At SBC Summit 2026, experts discussed blockchain's role in iGaming, stablecoin potential, and regulatory challenges shaping the industry’s future.
Governments are taking back control of digital assets
Australia drafts CARF crypto tax reporting as Sweden weighs an e-krona; meanwhile, Russia bans P2P crypto trades as governments tighten crypto oversight.
BGA, UNDP partner to strengthen digital safety and development
BGA and UNDP launch a program to enhance cybersecurity knowledge, empowering public institutions to use trusted digital technologies in development.
US ‘crypto council’ a ghost town, third-party tokenization hard sell
Patrick Witt leaves the White House Crypto Council as Tether-Nuxum payments draw scrutiny, and the CFTC, SEC, and OKXICE tokenization fights continue.
USDC is EU’s first ‘significant’ stablecoin, Circle defends economics
USDC becomes the EU’s first ‘significant’ stablecoin under MiCA as Circle defends its economics and plans expansion into emerging markets.
New BSV standard lets humans control AI agents' spending
BSV’s BRC-181 enables AI agents to control wallet spending by using signed rules, payment limits, and kill switches to contain attack-related losses.