SecondFi says its recovery plan remains on track after a Cardano wallet exploit drained 16 million ADA. Engineers are testing secure return methods, and a wallet checker tool is due next week.

Elliptic said the $285 million Drift Protocol theft shares blockchain patterns, laundering methods, and technical signals seen in past attacks tied to North Korean actors. Funds moved from Solana across multiple chains, making tracing harder.

A joint Artemis-McKinsey report cited by BVNK shows monthly stablecoin settlements surged from $5 billion to over $30 billion since early 2024, with B2B payments dominating. Near-instant settlement and lower costs drive corporate adoption, while new use cases like tokenized assets and GPU financing emerge.

Citigroup lowered its 12-month targets for Bitcoin and Ether, citing weak ETF demand, slower US regulatory progress, and continued selling pressure in both assets.

OpenClaw contributor Vincent Koc says the real challenge for personal agents is not raw model intelligence but boundaries, memory, and operational control. The project’s surge in popularity has also exposed governance and maintenance strain.

YouTube has expanded its likeness detection tool to all creators aged 18 and older, allowing them to identify AI deepfake videos using their faces and request takedowns after review.

House of Doge unveils 'Such', a self-custodial wallet and merchant app for Dogecoin payments, targeting H1 2026 launch. Despite the news, DOGE price slipped ~4%, while beta signups surged.

Strategy said it bought 22,337 BTC for about $1.57 billion between March 9 and 15, bringing its total bitcoin holdings to 761,068 BTC.