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Amazon to Invest $25B in Anthropic, Secures Cloud Deal Through 2036

Amazon plans a $25 billion investment in Anthropic, locking in Anthropic as a cloud customer through 2036. The deal is expected to affect Anthropic’s odds in the Third Best AI Model by April 2026 market, where traders are now reassessing the company’s competitive position against OpenAI and Google DeepMind. Market reaction The investment is likely

PEPE Eyes Potential 55x Rally to $0.0001 ATH

The PEPE price has now started to edge back into bullish conversations after the recent inflows into the crypto market. The last time PEPE’s weekly chart printed the kind of structure now forming on its chart, its price action delivered one of the most violent vertical rallies in crypto history. That was in 2023.  Crypto

BitMEX Launches Off-Exchange Trading with Zodia Custody

BitMEX, a derivatives-focused cryptocurrency exchange, said it has secured a custody partner to enable asset segregation and trading with off-exchange assets. The company announced Tuesday a partnership with Zodia Custody to allow traders to access derivatives while keeping collateral in segregated custody. The integration is immediately accessible via Interchange, Zodia Custody’s off-venue settlement solution. BitMEX

Kelp Attacker Moves $175M in ETH to New Wallets, Arkham Reports

The attacker behind the roughly $290 million Kelp DAO exploit began moving tens of thousands of Ether to newly created blockchain addresses on Tuesday, in what appears to be an effort to start laundering the stolen funds. The wallet tagged by Arkham as linked to the Kelp DAO exploit moved about 75,700 Ether (ETH) worth

Crypto Scam Demands Bitcoin from Ships in Strait of Hormuz

Fraudulent actors posing as Iranian authorities have reportedly sent messages to shipping companies whose vessels remain stranded west of the Strait of Hormuz, demanding payment in cryptocurrency for safe passage. On Monday, maritime risk company Marisks issued a warning saying unknown groups had contacted shipowners claiming to represent Iranian security services and requesting transit “fees”

Philippine SEC Warns Against Unregistered Crypto Platforms

The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a public investor alert warning Filipinos not to invest in dYdX and six other crypto trading platforms, saying they are not registered or authorized to solicit investments in the country. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, the SEC named dYdX, Aevo, gTrade, Pacifica, Orderly, Deriv and

Bank of Korea Governor Backs CBDCs and Tokenized Deposits

The newly appointed governor of the Bank of Korea, Hyun-Song Shin, has voiced support for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and tokenized deposits in his first public address. Shin, who began his four-year term after an inauguration ceremony in Seoul on Tuesday, said the central bank will advance the second phase of “Project Hangang,” a

BTC Could Slip Below $70K Despite Strategy’s Big Purchase

Bitcoin (BTC) rose 2.66% to around $75,800 on Monday after Strategy disclosed a $2.54 billion purchase, the company’s third biggest ever, and equivalent to about 2.5 months of new BTC supply. However, several indicators suggest the rally may fizzle out. BTC/USD daily chart. Source: TradingView Key takeaways: Poor macro conditions can spark BTC price pullback

Banks Back Fireblocks for MiCA-Compliant Euro Stablecoin

A consortium of 12 European banks led by Qivalis has selected digital asset custody provider Fireblocks to provide infrastructure for a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA)-compliant euro stablecoin, according to a Tuesday release shared with Cointelegraph.  Qivalis’s stablecoin is intended to support institutional use cases such as settlement, treasury and tokenized assets. Fireblocks said it

Fake Police Raid Forces $1M Bitcoin Transfer

Key takeaways Crypto security is expanding beyond digital threats, with criminals increasingly targeting individuals directly through physical coercion rather than trying to exploit blockchain vulnerabilities or hack wallets. The French case illustrates how attackers used a fake police raid and violence to force a Bitcoin transfer worth $1 million, bypassing encryption entirely by compelling the
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