Son of U.S. government contractor, accused of stealing millions in seized crypto, arrested in France

Olivier Acuna / coindesk - John “Lick” Daghita was arrested in a joint FBI-France operation after allegations he siphoned tens of millions of dollars in crypto from government seizure wallets managed by his father’s company.

Usman Qureshi / iphoneincanada - Google researchers have detailed Coruna, a dangerous iOS exploit kit used to install spyware on iPhones. Learn how it works and how to stay protected.The post New Coruna Spyware Targets iPhone Users first appeared on iPhone in Canada.

#cybersecurity #apple #iphone #ios #cybercrime #security #patching #updates #wallet #crypto

Leaked iPhone exploit kit linked to US tools hits 42,000 devices

44 hrs / betanews / Camila Nogueira

A Possible US Government iPhone-Hacking Toolkit Is Now in the Hands of Foreign Spies and Criminals

2 days / reddit / /u/mepper

Spyware-grade Coruna iOS exploit kit now used in crypto theft attacks

2 days / bsky / @infosec.skyfleet.blue / infosec.skyfleet.blue

Did the US Government Leak iPhone Hacking Tools? Why You Should Keep Your iPhone Updated

2 days / idropnews / Chris Hauk

Spyware-grade Coruna iOS exploit kit now used in crypto theft attacks

2 days / bleepingcomputer / Bill Toulas

New Coruna Spyware Targets iPhone Users

2 days / iphoneincanada / Usman Qureshi

Apple iPhone Hacking Kit Used By Spies, Crypto Scams Could Have US Intelligence Origins

2 days / decrypt / Callan Quinn

Solana stablecoin volume hits record $650 billion in February as onchain payments draw demand, Grayscale says

Naga Avan-Nomayo / theblock - Solana's record monthly stablecoin transaction volume follows growing appetite for retail payments infrastructure over memecoins.

#blockchain #fintech #crypto #decentralisation #payments #wallet #crypto

Western Union (WU) Stock: Partners with Crossmint to Launch USDPT Stablecoin on Solana

2 days / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Backpack taps Superstate for IPO roadshow tokenization offering, opens waitlist

2 days / theblock / Daniel Kuhn

Solana rises amid crypto rally after “breakout month” for solana stablecoins

2 days / sherwood / Sage D. Young

Stablecoin payments startup Cyclops raises $8 million from Castle Island Ventures, F-Prime and Shift4

2 days / theblock / RT Watson

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Solana (SOL) gains 5.6%, leading index higher

2 days / coindesk / CoinDesk Indices

Solana stablecoin volume hits record $650 billion in February as onchain payments draw demand, Grayscale says

2 days / theblock / Naga Avan-Nomayo

March Pixel Drop and Android updates pack in smarter tools

digitaltrends - Google’s March 2026 Pixel Drop enhances Circle to Search and introduces smarter restaurant recommendations through Magic Cue and Gemini, alongside broader Android ecosystem updates like Find Hub improvements. The post March Pixel Drop and Android updates …

#wearables #google #android #genai #smartphone #updates #satellite #safety #wallet #gemini

Enterprise Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: fast model, rising costs (6)
Gemini handles errands: groceries, rides, outfit try-ons (6)
On-the-ground: Android's Find Hub reunites travelers with lost luggage (7)
Pixels get desktop mode, Satellite SOS, watch safety alerts (6)
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Google introduces Find Hub updates and more AI tools in the March Pixel Drop

3 days / engadget / Anna Washenko

Android users can now share tracker tag info with airlines to help locate lost luggage

3 days / techcrunch / Aisha Malik

Android’s Find Hub adds iPhone-like luggage tracking links

3 days / theverge / Emma Roth

Pixels get desktop mode, Satellite SOS, watch safety alerts

Google brings Desktop Mode to some Android devices when connected to an external monitor

2 days / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Google’s Huge March Pixel Update: Satellite SOS Hits Canada and More

3 days / iphoneincanada / Austin Blake

Pixel Watch Now Warns of Earthquakes and Left-Behind Phones

3 days / cnet / Vanessa Hand Orellana

Google Launches Android Quarterly Update, March Pixel Drop

3 days / thurrott / Paul Thurrott

The Pixel Watch now lets you tap to pay without opening the Wallet app

3 days / theverge / Emma Roth

Google brings Android’s desktop mode to Pixel devices

3 days / theverge / Emma Roth

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Your Pixel’s Now Playing tool is now a standalone app with a history you can actually use

2 days / digitaltrends

Google Patches Six Gemini Home Bugs, Adds Live Camera Search

2 days / winbuzzer / Markus Kasanmascheff

More than 10 global airlines now accept Find Hub locations as part of their baggage recovery process.

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Visa and Stripe plan global expansion of stablecoin card issuance product to over 100 countries

Daniel Kuhn / theblock - The product, when first unveiled in 2025, was initially focused on Central and South American countries and is currently live in 18 countries.

#fintech #crypto #banking #business #globalism #payments #technology #wallet #crypto

PayPal and TCS Blockchain Modernize Logistics Payments

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PayPal USD tapped to expand TCS Blockchain’s onchain trade financing for trucking industry

3 days / theblock / Daniel Kuhn

Visa and Stripe plan global expansion of stablecoin card issuance product to over 100 countries

3 days / theblock / Daniel Kuhn

Visa and Bridge plan stablecoin-linked card expansion to over 100 countries

3 days / coindesk / Ian Allison

Visa and Bridge Aim to Bring Stablecoin Cards to Over 100 Countries

3 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

New Samsung feature unlocks homes via Aliro industry standard

Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Samsung introduced a Digital Home Key feature within the Samsung Wallet. The feature allows users to unlock compatible smart doors using a smartphone. This addition expands the wallet’s existing digital car key capabilities. Samsung stated the feature mee…

#cybersecurity #iot #mobile #samsung #android #apps #technology #digitalprivacy #wallet

Samsung Wallet can now store your house keys in your phone

3 days / techspot

New Samsung feature unlocks homes via Aliro industry standard

3 days / dataconomy / Kerem Gülen

Samsung just made losing your house keys less stressful

3 days / digitaltrends

Samsung Wallet gains Digital Home Key for smart door locks

3 days / betanews / Sofia Elizabella Wyciślik-Wilson

Samsung Wallet’s latest feature makes your Galaxy phone your house key

digitaltrends - Samsung Wallet gets Digital Home Key support, allowing users to unlock compatible smart door locks with their Galaxy phone.The post Samsung Wallet’s latest feature makes your Galaxy phone your house key appeared first on Digital Trends.

#cybersecurity #iot #mobiletech #samsung #apps #smartphone #bluetooth #digitalprivacy #wallet

Samsung Wallet’s latest feature makes your Galaxy phone your house key

4 days / digitaltrends

Samsung’s Digital Home Key lets you use your phone as your key

4 days / theverge / Emma Roth

The Samsung Wallet can now hold your house keys

4 days / engadget / Sarah Fielding

South Korea’s tax office apologizes for leaking seed phrase to seized crypto

Simon Sharwood / theregister - Went from triumph at having busted tax dodgers to embarrassment at losing the proceeds South Korea’s National Tax Service has apologized after it leaked passwords to a stash of stolen crypto, which parties unknown used to make off with the digi-cash.…

#blockchain #cybersecurity #crypto #government #finance #asia #police #law #wallet #crypto

South Korea investigates seed phrase leak in photo leading to $4.8 million crypto theft from tax authority

4 days / coindesk / Olivier Acuna

South Korea finance minister pledges review of seized crypto custody after recovery phrase leak

4 days / theblock / Timmy Shen

Finance Minister Pledges Reform After Crypto Handling Failure in Korea

4 days / decrypt / Sebastian Sinclair

South Korea’s tax office apologizes for leaking seed phrase to seized crypto

5 days / theregister / Simon Sharwood

South Korean Police Lose Seized Crypto by Posting Password Online

5 days / ycombinator

South Korean Police Lose Seized Crypto By Posting Password Online

5 days / gizmodo / Kyle Torpey

MetaMask Crypto Debit Mastercard Launches Across United States

Logan Hitchcock / decrypt - The Mastercard-powered MetaMask debit card is now rolling out access to all users across the United States.

#blockchain #crypto #decentralisation #banking #business #us #payments #wallet #crypto

MetaMask Crypto Debit Mastercard Launches Across United States

8 days / decrypt / Logan Hitchcock

MetaMask and Mastercard launch US payment card with onchain rewards

8 days / theblock / RT Watson

MetaMask expands debit card across U.S. after year-long pilot

8 days / coindesk / Margaux Nijkerk

India may finally get Apple Pay by mid-2026

appleinsider - A new report backs up recent claims that India is shortly to get Apple Pay after years of complex negotiations.Apple Pay may finally come to IndiaIn January 2026, it was rumored that Apple was in talks to get Apple Pay in India. Now Bloomberg is reporting…

#apple #banking #business #iphone #ios #india #payments #digitalid #wallet

A new report backs up recent claims that India is shortly to get Apple Pay after years of complex negotiations.

8 days / bsky / @appleinsider.com / appleinsider.com

Apple in Talks With Major Banks to Bring Apple Pay to India in 2026 [Report]

8 days / iclarified

Apple in Talks to Bring Digital Wallet to India

8 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

India may finally get Apple Pay by mid-2026

8 days / appleinsider

Apple In Talks With Banks To Launch Apple Pay In India By Mid-2026: Report

8 days / inc42 / Lokesh Choudhary

Apple in Talks With Banks to Launch Apple Pay in India This Year

8 days / macrumors / Tim Hardwick

Circle reports $770 million Q4 revenue as USDC circulation reaches $75 billion, targets 40% CAGR for stablecoin

Brian Danga / theblock - Circle reported $770 million in Q4 revenue and reserve income as USDC circulation reached $75.3 billion and issued 40% CAGR guidance.

#blockchain #crypto #decentralisation #banking #stockmarket #earnings #business #payments #wallet #crypto

Circle stock pops 30% on earnings beat as Allaire says USDC transactions now near 50% share

9 days / theblock / Kyle Baird

Circle stock price: Why the crypto company is soaring over 25% today

9 days / fastcompany / Sam Becker

Bitcoin climbs to $67,500, Circle leads crypto stocks higher, as bounce strengthens

9 days / coindesk / Krisztian Sandor

Circle Bets on 2026 Growth After Stablecoin Transactions Skyrocket 247%

9 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Circle Stock Jumps Double Digits as It Reports 72% Rise in USDC Circulation

9 days / decrypt / Stacy Elliott

Circle reports $770 million Q4 revenue as USDC circulation reaches $75 billion, targets 40% CAGR for stablecoin

9 days / theblock / Brian Danga

Circle Q4 earnings beat estimates, shares jump 15% in pre-market

9 days / coindesk / Jamie Crawley

Meta Hopes to Launch Stablecoin Payments Project This Year

PYMNTS / pymnts - Meta is hoping to enter the stablecoin payment space sometime this year, CoinDesk reported Tuesday (Feb. 24), citing unnamed sources. The move would happen if the Facebook owner is successful in integrating with a third-party company to facilitate stablec…

#blockchain #crypto #techpolicy #meta #banking #finance #payments #wallet #regulation #crypto

Meta Gets Back into Crypto, Plans Stablecoin Integration Later This Year https://gizmodo.com/meta-gets-back-into-crypto-plans-stablecoin-integration-later-this-year-2000725733

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Meta Platforms (META) Stock: Surges as Company Moves to Re-Enter Stablecoin Market in 2026

10 days / parameter / Yasmin Werner

Meta Gets Back into Crypto, Plans Stablecoin Integration Later This Year

10 days / gizmodo / Kyle Torpey

Meta Hopes to Launch Stablecoin Payments Project This Year

10 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Facebook owner Meta eyes stablecoin integration this year: report

10 days / theblock / RT Watson

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta is planning stablecoin comeback in the second half of this year

10 days / coindesk / Ian Allison

Solana DeFi Project Step Finance to Wind Down Weeks After $29M Hack

Callan Quinn / decrypt - The Solana projects made the "difficult decision" to cease operations after January's treasury breach and subsequent failed rescue efforts.

#blockchain #cybersecurity #fintech #crypto #decentralisation #finance #cybercrime #hack #wallet #crypto

Solana DeFi Project Step Finance to Wind Down Weeks After $29M Hack

10 days / decrypt / Callan Quinn

Step Finance shuts operations after $27 million January hack

10 days / coindesk / Jamie Crawley

Step Finance shuts down following $40 million security breach

10 days / theblock / Brian Danga

Based Raises $11.5M To Expand Crypto SuperApp Globally

Clinton / ventureburn - Based Expands Its Web3 Consumer SuperApp Based, a Web3 consumer SuperApp, has raised $11.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Pantera Capital with participation from CoinbaseThe post Based Raises $11.5M To Expand Crypto SuperApp Globally ap…

#startups #blockchain #fintech #crypto #decentralisation #business #apps #payments #wallet #crypto

The Daily: AI agent ‘accidentally’ sends entire memecoin holdings to reply guy, Based raises $11.5M in Pantera-led round, and more

11 days / theblock / James Hunt

Based Raises $11.5M To Expand Crypto SuperApp Globally

11 days / ventureburn / Clinton

Pantera leads $11.5M round in Based, a Hyperliquid-powered crypto app

11 days / coindesk / Margaux Nijkerk

Hyperliquid web3 ‘SuperApp’ Based raises $11.5 million Series A led by Pantera

11 days / theblock / Yogita Khatri

New benchmark shows AI agents can exploit most smart contract vulnerabilities on their own

Maximilian Schreiner / the-decoder - OpenAI and crypto investment firm Paradigm have built EVMbench, a benchmark that measures how well AI agents can find, fix, and exploit security vulnerabilities in Ethereum smart contracts.The article New benchmark shows AI agents can exploit most smart c…

#blockchain #cybersecurity #crypto #openai #aiethics #genai #cybercrime #developertools #wallet #research

OpenAI Just Showed That AI Can Drain a Crypto Wallet… on Purpose

15 days / eweek / Grant Harvey

New benchmark shows AI agents can exploit most smart contract vulnerabilities on their own

15 days / the-decoder / Maximilian Schreiner

Morning Minute: OpenAI and Paradigm Turn Focus to Smart Contracts

15 days / decrypt / Tyler Warner

Animoca Brands clears major regulatory hurdle with new Dubai license

Jamie Crawley / coindesk - Animoca said the license allows it to commence operations in Dubai, offering broker-dealer services and digital asset management and investments.

#blockchain #crypto #banking #government #business #asia #law #wallet #regulation #crypto

Animoca Brands clears major regulatory hurdle with new Dubai license

18 days / coindesk / Jamie Crawley

Animoca Granted Dubai License Amid Stricter Crypto Oversight

18 days / decrypt / Vismaya V

Animoca Brands secures Dubai VASP license to provide broker-dealer and investment services

18 days / theblock / Brian Danga

Coinbase Launches Wallet for AI Agents With Built-In Guardrails

Jason Nelson / decrypt - The company says its sandboxed, self-custodial design keeps private keys isolated as the autonomous bot boom continues.

#ai #blockchain #cybersecurity #automation #fintech #crypto #aiethics #encryption #wallet #crypto

Morning Minute: Coinbase Gives AI Agents Their Own Wallets

22 days / decrypt / Tyler Warner

Coinbase Launches Wallet for AI Agents With Built-In Guardrails

23 days / decrypt / Jason Nelson

Coinbase rolls out AI tool to ‘give any agent a wallet’

23 days / theblock / Daniel Kuhn

Coinbase Debuts Crypto Wallet Infrastructure for AI Agents

23 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Crypto platform BlockFills halts withdrawals

Yaël Bizouati-Kennedy / sherwood - Crypto lending and trading platform BlockFills has halted customer withdrawals amid the current market downturn, according to The Wall Street Journal, a development that recalls the broader meltdown of...

#blockchain #fintech #crypto #banking #business #bitcoin #wallet #crypto

Crypto Liquidity Provider BlockFills Halts Client Withdrawals

22 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Crypto platform BlockFills halts withdrawals

23 days / sherwood / Yaël Bizouati-Kennedy

Susquehanna-Backed Crypto Lender BlockFills Suspends Withdrawals as Bitcoin Sinks

23 days / decrypt / Logan Hitchcock

CME-backed crypto lender BlockFills halts withdrawals, says it’s working to restore liquidity

23 days / theblock / Kyle Baird

Tether Invests in Interoperability Protocol Firm LayerZero

PYMNTS / pymnts - Tether invested in LayerZero Labs, the development company behind an interoperability protocol. The move by Tether’s investment arm is a sign of its support for “the development of proven, production-grade interoperability infrastructure used across the g…

#startups #blockchain #fintech #crypto #decentralisation #business #payments #tether #wallet #crypto

Citadel Securities Teams Up With LayerZero on New Blockchain Push

24 days / decrypt / Vince Dioquino

Citadel and Ark Invest back LayerZero as it launches blockchain, partners with Google Cloud and DTCC

24 days / theblock / RT Watson

Citadel Securities backs LayerZero as it unveils ‘Zero’ blockchain for global markets

24 days / coindesk / Will Canny

Tether Invests in Interoperability Protocol Firm LayerZero

24 days / pymnts / PYMNTS

Tether invests in LayerZero Labs as it doubles down on cross-chain tech, agentic finance

24 days / coindesk / Francisco Rodrigues

Tether makes ‘strategic investment’ into LayerZero Labs, creator of tech used for USDT0

24 days / theblock / RT Watson

MrBeast’s company buys Gen Z-focused fintech app Step

Amanda Silberling / techcrunch - YouTube megastar MrBeast announced on Monday that his company, Beast Industries, is buying Step, a teen-focused banking app.