Crypto.com will launch more than 20 AI-focused prediction contracts in September, covering areas such as workplace use, healthcare, retail and financial services.

Apate.AI has raised US$8.15 million to expand its AI scam-fighting platform into Europe and North America. Its AI agents pose as fake victims to keep scammers talking and collect intelligence, with Commonwealth Bank already using the platform for more than 2.5 million conversations.

Elon Musk predicts AI will become better than humans at hacking and other digital tasks by the end of 2027, as AI agents increasingly find software flaws and carry out complex cyber attacks.

Sberbank plans to accept Bitcoin, Ether and USDT as loan collateral once Russia’s central bank approves their use in the regulated market.

SoftBank is seeking a $10 billion loan to help fund its huge OpenAI investment and partly repay a $40 billion bridge loan. The new financing adds to SoftBank’s plans for up to $20 billion in bonds and a $6.3 billion retail bond sale as it prepares to invest nearly $65 billion in OpenAI.

A Tron address poisoning operator has stolen around $9.4 million from 15 victims in four weeks by using fake wallet addresses that closely matched genuine ones. The stolen funds were converted into USDD and sent to a single wallet, with two victims losing $2.5 million each.

Revolut launched EURR, a euro-backed stablecoin issued by Stripe-owned Bridge, and made it available to eligible customers in Denmark, Poland and Portugal through its app and Revolut X.

Kylie Jenner’s X account was reportedly hacked and used to promote a Solana memecoin that reached a $1.21 million market cap before crashing more than 90%.

Visa has joined MAS-led Project BLOOM with Nium to test regulated stablecoins for cross-border payment settlement seven days a week, including weekends and public holidays. The pilot will use US dollar and euro-backed stablecoins alongside Visa’s existing payment network to reduce settlement delays and give financial institutions faster access to funds.

Coinbase has launched tokenised shares of Apple, Nvidia, Meta and Alphabet on its Base blockchain for eligible investors outside the US. The shares are backed 1:1 by real stocks and can be held in self-custody wallets and traded onchain around the clock.