cryptocurrency
PulseAugur coverage of cryptocurrency — every cluster mentioning cryptocurrency across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
- 2026-10-10 regulatory The French finance committee approved new tax measures for cryptocurrencies, including taxes on stablecoin conversions and an exit tax for large portfolios. source
- 2026-08-14 controversy A property owner in Hong Kong was defrauded out of HK$10 million by a scammer who used cryptocurrency investment as a lure. source
- 2026-08-05 controversy A woman in Hong Kong was arrested for defrauding landlords out of HK$4.3 million in a cryptocurrency investment scam. source
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North Korea rejects US talks amid $6B crypto theft allegations
North Korea has rejected further talks with the United States following new sanctions and accusations of a massive cryptocurrency theft. Kim Yo-jong, sister of Kim Jong-un, cited the FBI's allegations of North Korea ste…
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North Korea's drone production surges, outpacing South Korea's defenses
North Korea is accelerating its drone production, leveraging insights from the Russia-Ukraine war to create low-cost, high-volume aerial threats. This rapid advancement contrasts sharply with South Korea's struggles wit…
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New FIDES-Live protocol audits AI trading agent behavior
Researchers have developed FIDES-Live, an extension of the FIDES protocol designed to audit the sequential traces of trading agents. This system evaluates behavioral concordance by separating structured decision validit…
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AI GPU Thefts Surge with Sophisticated Organized Crime Operations
Theft of AI-focused graphics processing units (GPUs) is on the rise, with criminal operations becoming more sophisticated. These large-scale thefts are targeting high-value hardware like those produced by Nvidia, AMD, a…
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China's tax crackdown may boost digital dollar adoption
China's upcoming tax deadline for offshore trusts may push wealthy citizens towards dollar-linked digital assets. The government's increased scrutiny on cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, coupled with restrictions on yua…
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Singapore, Hong Kong vie for crypto hub status with divergent stablecoin strategies
Singapore and Hong Kong are competing to become leading cryptocurrency hubs, but they are pursuing distinct strategies. Hong Kong is focusing on integrating stablecoins with its established banking system, exemplified b…
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New benchmarks and models tackle multi-hop crypto fund tracing · 2 papers
Two new research papers, both submitted on October 12, 2026, address the complex challenge of tracing cryptocurrency fund flows. The first paper introduces CryptoFlowBench, a benchmark designed to evaluate multi-hop rea…
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French finance committee backs crypto tax reforms, including stablecoin conversion and exit tax
The French finance committee has approved new tax measures concerning cryptocurrencies. These include taxes on converting cryptocurrencies to stablecoins, an exit tax for large crypto portfolios, and a 10-year period fo…
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Physical reservoir computing uses timescale matching for noise filtering and forecasting
Researchers have developed a method to filter and forecast correlated noise signals using physical reservoir computing. By matching the timescales of the signal, noise, and hardware, they can effectively average out fas…
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Mixture-of-Experts models show mixed results in crypto trading
A new research paper explores the use of Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) models in cryptocurrency order execution, specifically examining training stability and failure modes. The study found that while MoE architectures did n…
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Hong Kong woman loses HK$21.5 million in cryptocurrency scam
A 60-year-old woman in Hong Kong has been defrauded of over HK$21.5 million (US$2.7 million) through a cryptocurrency scam. She initially met a scammer posing as an investment expert on an online forum and was convinced…
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LLMs essential for 2026 crypto market analysis, synthesizing unstructured data
By 2026, Large Language Models (LLMs) have become essential infrastructure for cryptocurrency market analysis, moving beyond experimental use to provide critical insights. These models can process vast amounts of unstru…
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AI Agents, Settlement, and NVIDIA's Attestation Changes Explored
The discussion revolves around the concept of 'agency' in AI, particularly concerning agent commerce and the distinction between payments and settlement. One perspective highlights that while AP2 (likely referring to a …
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Developer builds crypto market sensor, eschews automated trading
A developer built an hourly cryptocurrency market sentiment sensor using free data, but chose not to automate trading decisions based on its output. The system analyzes funding rates on major exchanges like Binance and …
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AI users grapple with testing, compliance, and verification challenges · 5 sources tracked
Several posts on Mastodon discuss the practical challenges and implications of using AI tools. One post highlights a quick test to identify unreliable AI-generated tests, while another addresses why AI pilot projects of…
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Naomi Klein critiques 'technofascism' enabled by Big Tech and AI
Naomi Klein's new book, "Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World of Donald Trump and the Rise of the Far Right," critiques the rise of "technofascism." This phenomenon uses advanced technology to support authoritaria…
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Revolut data breach linked to fake requests; Trump crypto earnings estimated at $1.4B
Revolut, a financial technology company, reportedly disclosed customer data in response to fraudulent government requests. The incident involved the exposure of sensitive information such as passports, selfies, and tran…
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Hitachi launches solar-friendly heat pumps; crypto venture fails
Hitachi has introduced new CO2 heat pump water heaters designed to integrate with solar energy systems, featuring controls for solar-friendly tariffs. Separately, a newsletter called The Download reported on a cryptocur…
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Google AI simulates fruit fly brain playing games and trading Bitcoin
Google AI has released a series of posts detailing experiments with a simulated fruit fly brain. The AI has been used to control the fly's actions in various scenarios, including playing video games like Doom and Beat S…
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MIT Tech Review: Crypto scandal, solar geoengineering roadmap, and energy-recycling chips
MIT Technology Review's latest download covers a cryptocurrency scandal where investors lost millions after being told by God to buy INDXcoin, a venture that ultimately collapsed. The publication also highlights a new r…