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forklog.media Socket Uncovers Supply Chain Attack on Cryptocurrency and AI Developers

The platform Socket has reported a supply chain attack targeting developers of cryptocurrencies and AI systems, aimed at stealing digital assets and data. 🚨 BREAKING: Active supply chain attack across npm, PyPI, and Crates.​io.Socket detected TrapDoor, a crypto stealer campaign hitting 34 malicious packages and 384 versions and artifacts, with attackers repeatedly pushing new releases across ecosystems.TrapDoor targets… pic.twitter.com/0CI758NJ6T— Socket (@SocketSecurity) May 24, 2026 On May 22, the firm identified a malicious campaign named TrapDoor. The attack involved more than 34 malicious packages and 384 associated versions. The perpetrators repeatedly released new variations across different ecosystems. The malware targets developers of cryptocurrencies, DeFi, AI, and security systems. It steals wallet data, cloud service accounts, browser extensions, GitHub tokens, as well as SSH and API keys. The attack includes popular cryptocurrency wallets such as Coinbase, Binance, Solana, Sui, Aptos, and MetaMask, as well as the Brave web browser. Technical Details The software embeds hidden instructions to "capture AI programming assistants" like Claude and Cursor. "The goal is to trick LLM assistants into running a 'security scan' or a similar workflow that leads to the discovery and theft of secret information," Socket reported. TrapDoor specifically targets popular developer resources like npm, PyPI, and Crates. Some npm packages installed a common module that searched for developers' secret data. Attempts to establish persistence in the system through scheduler tasks, services, and autostart mechanisms were recorded. In Rust packages, a search for local key stores was detected, followed by data transmission via GitHub Gists. In Python packages, code was loaded from an external domain and executed via Node.js, allowing behavior changes without publishing a new version. Socket recommends considering environments with such packages installed as potentially compromised, changing keys and tokens, and checking the system for persistence mechanisms. Simply removing the software component is insufficient. "The names of the malicious modules are crafted to appear as developer helpers, project setup tools, model routing utilities, prompt engineering packages, solutions for Solidity, or assistants for building Sui and Move," Socket experts explained. GitHub was used to distribute the malicious packages. The attack was carried out using AI. The service itself was hacked on May 20, with hackers gaining access to 3,800 internal repositories. In May, Anthropic published its first report on Project Glasswing — a vulnerability search program using the Claude Mythos model.

news.bitcoin.com HYPE Hits Record High Valuation as Hyperliquid Whale Dumps $27M to Exit Short

A Hyperliquid trader who opened a short position on HYPE ahead of the token’s recent price surge is now unwinding the bet, having already sold more than $14 million worth of tokens with more supply still hitting the market. A Short Position Under Pressure Hyperliquid’s HYPE token hit an all-time high of $64.21 yesterday, putting […]

news.bitcoin.com Bitsler Sets a New Standard for Crypto Gaming Platforms

As cryptocurrency adoption accelerates, crypto gaming platforms are becoming a natural extension of how users interact with digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. Faster transactions, enhanced privacy, and global accessibility have shifted expectations away from traditional online platforms. Within an increasingly competitive landscape, the difference between platforms is no longer defined by surface level […]

forklog.media Bitcoin Poised to Outperform Stocks and Bonds

Bitcoin may enter a new phase of outperformance following its longest historical lag behind the S&P; 500, according to Mark Connors, Chief Investment Officer at Risk Dimensions. He attributed the potential turnaround to persistent inflation, high oil prices, prolonged high interest rates, and a partial shift of interest from gold to the leading cryptocurrency.

forklog.media Pope to Address Artificial Intelligence in First Encyclical

On May 25, the Vatican will release Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, Magnifica humanitas, dedicated to the protection of human dignity in the age of artificial intelligence. The same day will feature a presentation with the pontiff himself, Cardinals Victor Manuel Fernandez and Michael Czerny, and Anthropic co-founder Christopher Olah.

news.bitcoin.com Two Bitcoin Wallets Deposit 1,650 BTC Worth $127 Million Into Falconx After a Year of Inactivity

A couple of unrelated bitcoin wallets that sat dormant for more than a year suddenly transferred 1,650 BTC, valued at approximately $127 million, into U.S.-based institutional prime brokerage Falconx. Whales Wake up Large-scale bitcoin transfers from long-inactive addresses are among the most closely watched signals in crypto, and Monday’s movements have been no exception. Onchain […]

blockonomi.com Stage 4 DOGEBALL Presale At $0.0006: Why Early Buyers See It As One Of The Best Cryptos To Hold In 2026 Before Prices Jump

Weekend presales that reset prices every Monday at 21:00 UTC are where some of the biggest upside is hiding, and DOGEBALL is a prime example. If you are researching the best cryptos to hold in 2026, this timed presale should already be on your radar. DOGEBALL ($DOGEBALL) is currently in Stage 4 at just $0.0006, [...] The post Stage 4 DOGEBALL Presale At $0.0006: Why Early Buyers See It As One Of The Best Cryptos To Hold In 2026 Before Prices Jump appeared first on Blockonomi.

forklog.media Bitcoin Mining Launched at Idle Power Plant in Bolivia

Italian company Alps Blockchain, in collaboration with local firm Qurubiqa, has initiated a bitcoin mining project at an unused gas-fired thermal power plant in Bolivia's Cochabamba department. The plant has a capacity of 127 MW. Currently, the facility consumes about 27 MW, providing a hashrate of 1.23 EH/s. By the end of 2026, the partners aim to increase consumption to 45 MW, eventually reaching full capacity utilization of the power plant's infrastructure. The project operates on a behind-the-meter model: equipment is located near the power station and consumes energy without feeding it into the grid. Transactions are denominated in US dollars. This financial model was chosen due to Bolivia's prolonged currency crisis and liquidity shortages. Previously, the country's government allowed the state oil and gas giant YPFB to use cryptocurrencies for paying energy imports. The volume of virtual asset transactions in the first half of 2025 increased by more than 530% year-on-year—from $46.5 million to $294 million. This surge in activity was recorded after the official ban on cryptocurrency use was lifted in June 2024. Alps Blockchain includes the Cochabamba site in its list of active projects alongside those in Oman, the USA, Ecuador, and Italy. The company's total managed capacity is 242 MW. Back in November 2025, Bolivia's Minister of Economy José Gabriel Espinoza announced that the country would integrate cryptocurrencies and stablecoins into the national financial system to modernize it.

blockonomi.com 5 Critical Stocks on Deck This Week: Marvell (MRVL), Dell (DELL), Salesforce (CRM), Costco (COST), and Tesla (TSLA)

Marvell (MRVL), Dell (DELL), Salesforce (CRM), Costco (COST), and Tesla (TSLA) take center stage this week with earnings and key developments across sectors. The post 5 Critical Stocks on Deck This Week: Marvell (MRVL), Dell (DELL), Salesforce (CRM), Costco (COST), and Tesla (TSLA) appeared first on Blockonomi.

cryptopotato.com 3 Things to Watch in Ripple (XRP) Price This Week: Analysis

XRP is trying to reclaim the support at $1.4. Will it be successful? Ripple (XRP) Price Predictions: Analysis Key support levels: $1.2, $1 Key resistance levels: $1.4, $1.6, $2 Are Buyers Returning? In an interesting development, the XRP price reversed course as soon as it left the blue pennant and is now attempting to reclaim […]

forklog.media Tether and Georgia Collaborate on National Stablecoin Launch

Tether has announced plans to launch GEL₮, an official stablecoin pegged to the Georgian lari, in collaboration with the government of Georgia. According to the company, the asset aims to reduce transfer costs, expedite settlements, and support cross-border trade, fintech, and digital payments. The project is based on a new local regulatory framework for stablecoins, which Tether described as compatible with emerging regulations in the United States, including the GENIUS Act.

news.bitcoin.com IHC Executes $30M DDSC Stablecoin Trade as UAE Digital Payments Enter New Phase

International Holding Company recently executed a $30 million transaction using the new United Arab Emirates dirham-backed stablecoin. Major Institutional Transaction Executed The Abu Dhabi-based global investment company, International Holding Company (IHC), has executed a $30 million (AED 110 million) transaction using a stablecoin backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) dirham, marking the first major […]

forklog.media Anthropic Reveals 10,000 Critical Vulnerabilities in Project Glasswing’s Initial Report

Anthropic has released the initial report on Project Glasswing, a vulnerability detection program using the Claude Mythos model. In a month, approximately 50 partners identified over 10,000 high and critical security issues. The company stated that the bottleneck was not the speed of detection but the verification and release of patches. The neural network scanned more than 1,000 open-source projects and discovered 23,019 vulnerabilities of all levels. Of these, 6,202 were initially classified by the system as "high" or "critical." Upon further review, 90.6% of the findings were confirmed, including 62.4% as requiring urgent intervention. Open-source software vulnerability monitoring dashboard. It displays issues of all severity levels, not just those rated as "high" or "critical" by the system. Source: Anthropic. The company disclosed 530 significant bugs to developers, with another 827 set for publication. Seventy-five have been fixed, and recommendations have been issued for 65. On average, closing a serious gap takes about two weeks. Among the public cases is a vulnerability in the wolfSSL library (CVE-2026-5194). According to the company, the model was able to construct an attack to forge certificates. Mozilla reported fixing 271 bugs in Firefox 150 after testing Mythos. Cloudflare discovered around 2,000 gaps, including 400 with "high" and "critical" status. Anthropic stated that it does not plan a public release of the model until stronger protective mechanisms are in place and intends to expand Project Glasswing, including collaboration with the US government and allies. Back in April, the firm decided against releasing Mythos to the public due to high security risks. The neural network is used by the US National Security Agency, among others.

news.bitcoin.com Arthur Hayes Called $150 for HYPE, Then a Linked Wallet Sold at $54 and Paid $62 to Get Back In

A wallet linked to Bitmex co-founder Arthur Hayes has repurchased 85,714 HYPE at $62.69 each, days after the same wallet sold a larger batch of 115,453 tokens at $54.81, confirming a sell-low, buy-high sequence that analysts flagged on Monday. The Buyback That Resolved the Mystery When onchain tracking firm Lookonchain flagged that a wallet linked […]

forklog.media Keyrock Identifies Cryptocurrencies as Financial Base for AI Agents

Cryptocurrency payments are emerging as the settlement layer for AI agents, as the infrastructure of payment cards is ill-suited for microtransactions, according to a report by Keyrock. From May 2025 to April 2026, AI agents conducted over 176 million on-chain transactions amounting to more than $73 million. Nearly all settlements were made in USDC. The primary demand is for the payment of data, computing power, API, and content without human involvement. An example provided is a trading agent that automatically settles small amounts for market data and cloud infrastructure. Keyrock identified four architectures for agent payments: x402 by Coinbase; Machine Payments Protocol by Stripe and Tempo; Agent Payments Protocol by Google; Visa's card infrastructure for AI commerce. The company believes these solutions form a new payment stack. Coinbase and Stripe already cover five out of its six layers. Major players have directed over $8 billion towards deals and the development of agent transaction infrastructure. The segment received an additional boost following the launch of AWS Bedrock AgentCore Payments in preview mode. Coinbase and Stripe were the first partners of the service. According to Gartner's forecast, by 2028 AI agents could mediate purchases worth $15 trillion. McKinsey estimates the retail agent commerce market to be $3–5 trillion by 2030. Earlier in May, Solana Foundation, in collaboration with Google Cloud, launched a payment system for AI agents — Pay.sh.

forklog.media Quantum Company Shares Surge Following US Government Support Announcement

Shares of quantum companies rose following the announcement by the US Department of Commerce of a $2 billion allocation to American firms under the CHIPS R&D; program. IBM shares increased by 0.34%, D-Wave by 14.22%, and Rigetti by 19.84%. Source: Google Finance. IBM emerged as the largest potential recipient, with up to $1 billion in government support earmarked for the Anderon quantum manufacturing project. The company plans to invest an additional $1 billion of its own funds to establish a facility in New Albany, New York. The list also includes GlobalFoundries, PsiQuantum, Quantinuum, Infleqtion, Atom Computing, D-Wave Quantum, Rigetti, and Diraq. The NIST clarified that the support will affect two companies in the field of quantum manufacturing and seven developers of such computations. GlobalFoundries is vying for $375 million for a quantum components factory, while D-Wave, Rigetti, and Infleqtion each aim for approximately $100 million. Google, Microsoft, and IonQ were not included in the new funding round. The US authorities stated that the program is aimed at strengthening the country's leadership in quantum technologies and supporting national security. Back in May, Keeper Security CEO Darren Guccione stated that AI and quantum technologies will threaten existing security systems.

news.bitcoin.com Vitalik Warns Ethereum’s Smart Wallets Have a ‘Relay’ Problem Ahead of Major Upgrade

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has flagged a structural vulnerability in the network’s transaction infrastructure, warning that smart contract wallets and privacy protocols remain dependent on third-party intermediaries just to get their transactions included onchain. The Problem With Relays Smart contract wallets (i.e. crypto accounts controlled by programmable code instead of a standard private key) are […]

bitcoinist.com Vitalik Says Ethereum Foundation Will Sell Less ETH As It Narrows Mission

Vitalik Buterin said the Ethereum Foundation (EF) is moving toward a smaller, more focused and more opinionated role, with fewer ETH sales and a sharper mandate around Ethereum’s long-term resilience, privacy, security and capture resistance. In a lengthy post via X on Sunday, Buterin framed the shift as a deliberate move away from treating the […]

forklog.media Experts Warn of Accelerated Quantum Threat Due to AI

Artificial intelligence is accelerating the development of quantum computing and shortening the timeline in which modern cryptography may become vulnerable, according to CoinDesk. Alex Pruden, head of Project Eleven, stated that machine learning is already being used to optimize error correction—one of the key barriers in creating quantum computers. AI is employed not only for protection but also for identifying vulnerabilities in cryptography and software. NEAR co-founder Ilya Polosukhin noted that artificial intelligence has been accelerating scientific research for several years. He suggested that the next generation of quantum systems might be developed using AI. Polosukhin also pointed to a "collect now, decrypt later" scenario: encrypted traffic could be intercepted today with the expectation of future decryption. The risk is critical for the crypto industry. Most blockchains use elliptic curve cryptography. A sufficiently powerful quantum computer could theoretically derive a private key from a public one, compromising wallets. In Ethereum, the public key is revealed after a transaction is sent, potentially making accounts vulnerable. In March, Google estimated that breaking 256-bit elliptic curve cryptography would require about 1200 logical qubits—significantly fewer than previous calculations. The corporation plans to transition to post-quantum cryptography by 2029. In March, the Ethereum Foundation introduced a roadmap to protect the network from quantum computers. Weekly tests are conducted in the ecosystem with more than 10 client teams participating. The basic protective infrastructure is expected to be completed by 2029. In April, Ripple unveiled a post-quantum readiness roadmap for the XRP Ledger with a target date of 2028. The platform is testing validators in collaboration with Project Eleven. According to market participants, the key risk is not only quantum computing but also its combination with AI. Earlier in May, AmericanFortress proposed another method to protect Bitcoin from the quantum threat.

forklog.media Scientists Unveil AI System for Graphene Transistor Assembly

Researchers have introduced Qumus, an autonomous AI system designed for experiments with quantum materials. The work is published on arXiv and is yet to be peer-reviewed. The platform integrates robotics, computer vision, and a multi-agent architecture. Qumus operates in a robotic mini-laboratory, executing the entire cycle from protocol planning to result analysis and report preparation. Without human intervention, the system isolated graphene flakes using mechanical exfoliation and fabricated nanoscale devices from atomically thin materials, including a graphene field-effect transistor based on a van der Waals structure. To find a method for obtaining a graphene flake larger than 200 μm², the AI examined four parameters: temperature, contact time, number of press cycles, and tape detachment speed. Over more than four hours and five optimization cycles, the platform produced a fragment measuring 245 μm². Qumus is capable of correcting errors. In one test, the system detected the absence of a silicon chip, reassembled the plan, and repeated exfoliation on a new substrate. In another, it corrected the misclassification of hexagonal boron nitride as graphene. During transistor assembly, the robot conducted a 90-minute dry transfer involving 30 physical operations and 18 decision-making stages. A hierarchical network of agents based on large language models is used to manage the laboratory. Computer vision tracks objects and inventory, employing YOLOv8 for detection. In May, CEO of Keeper Security Darren Guccione stated that AI and quantum technologies will threaten existing security systems.

news.bitcoin.com Latam Insights: US Sanctions Sinaloa Cartel Crypto Laundering, Venezuela Shuts Down Mining Farm

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compilation of the most relevant crypto news from Latin America over the past week. In this edition, OFAC sanctions Sinaloa Cartel’s crypto laundering group, the Venezuelan government shuts down a 4,000 ASIC mining farm, and Brazil’s Bradesco enters the crypto custody business. US Sanctions Sinaloa Cartel Network for Laundering Drug […]

news.bitcoin.com Mexico and the EU Join Forces to Target Global Crypto Money Laundering

The announcement was made during the 8th EU-Mexico summit, where Mexico and the EU signed a trade agreement to decrease dependence on the U.S. The two governments would be focused on cooperating to curb this kind of crypto-linked illicit activity. Mexico and the EU To Collaborate To Curb Crypto Money Laundering Activities Even as the […]

news.bitcoin.com Crypto-Backed Super PACs in Focus as Lawmakers Push $5,000 Donation Cap

The Abolish Super PACs Act, introduced in the House and Senate, would cap individual super PAC donations at $5,000 amid growing concerns over crypto-backed campaign spending and other independent election expenditures. Super PAC Cap Would Reshape Election Spending U.S. Representative Summer Lee and Senator Bernie Sanders unveiled the Abolish Super PACs Act in an announcement […]