Grinex halted trading after hackers stole around $13–15 million from its wallets in a coordinated attack involving 54 addresses. The stolen funds were quickly moved across multiple blockchains and converted into other assets to make them harder to trace.

Drift Protocol was hit by a major exploit that drained about $295 million from its platform on Solana. It is also shifting its settlement system from USDC to USDT as part of the relaunch.

Kalshi is adding a parent portal, selfie checks and family monitoring tools to stop minors from using its prediction market platform by bypassing age verification rules. The move comes as the company faces rising regulatory pressure and legal disputes in the US, while competition in prediction markets is also growing.

Authorities recovered $5.4 million in cryptocurrency linked to a romance-turned investment scam targeting victims across Florida and Massachusetts. Part of the funds will be returned to victims, including one who lost over $450,000, while the remainder will support ongoing efforts to fight crypto fraud.

Google has launched a native Gemini app for macOS, giving Mac users quick access to its AI assistant directly from the desktop using keyboard shortcuts. The app lets users analyse what is on their screen, work with files, and use Gemini without switching apps, aiming to make it part of everyday workflow.

A fake Ledger wallet app on the App Store tricked users into entering seed phrases, leading to losses of about $9.5 million across more than 50 victims before it was removed. The scam was exposed by ZachXBT, while Apple said it had taken down the app and the developer after confirming it used bait-and-switch tactics to impersonate the real wallet service.

Kraken has confirmed it filed confidentially for a US IPO, even as its valuation fell to about $13.3 billion after a new investment from Deutsche Börse Group. The listing plans were previously delayed by weak market conditions, but the company appears to be keeping the IPO option open while markets recover.

X has launched an updated Cashtags feature that turns stock and crypto tickers into interactive pages with live prices, charts and related posts inside the app.

X’s head of product, Nikita Bier, sparked speculation after posting that crypto has had a rough year and hinting that X could launch something to “fix it,” drawing major attention across the industry.

Crypto exchange Kraken says it is being extorted by a criminal group claiming to have access to limited internal videos and client-related data, though it confirms no systems were breached and funds were never at risk.