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G7 leaders broadened their warning over North Korean crypto theft to include wider cybercrime as researchers link DPRK-affiliated actors to billions of dollars in stolen digital assets. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/g7-north-korea-crypto-theft-cybercrime-warning?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Bitcoin could be absent from the world’s top five assets by market cap until 2036, despite an estimate seeing the BTC bear market being nearly 70% complete. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-market-cap-rebound-to-take-5-10-years-after-dropping-10-places-since-mid-2025?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Security researchers warn that deprecated smart contracts can remain vulnerable long after projects stop maintaining them. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/aztec-exploited-21-million-previous-hack-slowmist?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Grayscale and CoinShares are applying traditional valuation techniques to crypto assets as institutions explore revenue-generating DeFi protocols. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/grayscale-aave-traditional-finance-defi-token-valuation?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

A federal judge has denied a bid from Michelle Bond, the wife of former FTX executive Ryan Salame, to have campaign finance charges against her dismissed. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/ryan-salames-wife-to-face-charges-over-ftx-funded-congressional-run?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Rodney “Bitcoin Rodney” Burton faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/florida-man-pleads-guilty-to-18b-crypto-fraud-scheme?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Builderbot is the “missing layer between AI coding tools and how engineering actually works at scale,” said Brad Axen, head of AI capabilities at Block. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/dorseys-block-says-new-ai-tool-handles-15-of-code-work?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

France’s cybersecurity agency plans to block certification of products without quantum-resistant encryption starting in 2027, with full adoption targeted for 2030. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/france-to-stop-certifying-products-lacking-quantum-resistant-encryption?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Kentucky has sued Polymarket, Kalshi and Kalshi’s partners Coinbase, Robinhood and Webull, over offering sports event contracts in the state. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/kentucky-sues-kalshi-polymarket-joining-prediction-market-legal-battle?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss

Tether is focusing on stronger user demand, deeper liquidity, and broader long-term market opportunity for its leading products. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/tether-winds-down-gold-backed-derivative-stablecoin-ausdt?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss