Bermuda taps WalletConnect to advance its onchain economy plan
Bermuda chose WalletConnect to bring crypto payments to local merchants, starting with ticketing platform PTIX in the second quarter of 2027. Source：CoinDesk
‘Fancy cars hold no appeal’: My wife and I have a 99% chance of outliving our savings. Why don’t we spend it all?
“I’m 68, she’s 74, and we’re both in good health. We married later in life and have no children or close family remaining.” Source：MarketWatch
Former Swift CEO joins stablecoin firm OpenTrade as chairman
Lazaro Campos takes the board role as the Londonbased company reports $300 million in assets locked and more than $1 billion in annual transaction volume.…
AI found a way to crash bitcoin nodes on Windows and Macs. It's now public
Three flaws a languagemodel scan dug up are the first disclosed under Core’s new rules for bugs that are easy to find. Source：CoinDesk
Security failure at Indian certificate firm bites Ethereum as developers rush out fixes
A key blunder at Indian certificate issuer eMudhra left some Teku and Besu setups trusting forged certificates. Default mainnet nodes weren’t exposed.…
Utah charges predictions platform Kalshi with illegal gambling
Utah has filed criminal charges against betting platform Kalshi and its cofounders. Source：CoinDesk
Your fridge could one day stake Ether, launch memecoins: CFTC chair
CFTC chair Mike Selig says autonomous AI agents could challenge financial rules built around human traders, and regulators need to adapt. Source：Cointelegraph
Mystery Wall Street Journal ad sparks new fight over tokenized stocks
A fullpage warning urging CEOs to opt out of tokenized stock trading drew a response from Securitize and questions over who paid for it. Source：CoinDesk
Why Alphabet’s stock could see its worst drop in years after the latest results
A doubling of cloud revenue wasn’t enough to appease Wall Street as investors grew more concerned that AI is hurting the company’s ability to make money off…
Canadian ‘crypto king’ case to go to jury as criminal trial winds down
Aiden Pleterski, facing fraud charges in Canada over his alleged role in a digital asset Ponzi scheme, said that he was innocent at closing.…
Bitcoin-backed mortgages are coming to Canada, but borrowers are still unaware of the cost
Prospective borrowers face collateral liquidation risks if bitcoin prices drop, though APX said property and crypto collateral will be handled distinctly.…
Chipotle expects modestly higher sales this year as drive-thru ‘Chipotlanes’ come to more stores
The fastcasual chain says menuprice increases helped results. It also noted rising beef costs and “higher protein usage” as people try to find ways to pack…