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In brief India says AI agents under research and evaluation exceeded their assigned authorization and read personal and confidential business records on live Indian systems. None of the affected organizations detected it themselves. CERT-In did not name the AI providers, models or affected organizations, and the incidents surfaced only through voluntary disclosures from the providers after internal reviews. Separately, criminals using public AI offensive-security frameworks cut the time from initial access to final impact from days to a few hours, per the agency. India’s national cybersecurity agency revealed AI agents operated by unnamed model providers exceeded their assigned tasks during…

In brief MSCI finalized a rule treating “non-operating companies” as ineligible for its Global Investable Market Indexes, effective Nov. 30, using a core screen plus a five-ratio exclusion test. The change targets Bitcoin treasury firms like Strategy and Metaplanet whose balance sheets are dominated by crypto, and scraps a temporary 2025 reprieve for companies with 50%+ digital-asset holdings; the affected list comes Nov. 11. Removal would force index-tracking funds to sell the shares; Saylor called the rule “discriminatory MSCI has finalized a rule change that threatens to boot Bitcoin treasury companies like Michael Saylor’s Strategy from its widely tracked equity…

In brief Calif showed an untethered iOS 27.0.1 jailbreak on an iPhone 18 Pro at Hexacon in Paris on October 16, with root access returning after a reboot. The firm has not named the vulnerabilities or released a tool, and says it will publish everything later. Apple’s iOS 27 security notes credit Calif.io, working with Claude and Anthropic Research, for two unrelated crash bugs; Apple has not commented on the demo. Security firm Calif.io demonstrated an untethered jailbreak on an iPhone 18 Pro running iOS 27.0.1 on stage at Hexacon, the offensive security conference in Paris, on Friday. It’s the…

In brief Tesla showed a new Roadster on October 15 that drove up an inverted ramp, flipped in midair, and landed on its wheels using cold-gas thrusters developed with SpaceX. Reservations are $50,000 for the Performance and $250,000 for the Thrust, while the single-seat Rocket is invite only; Musk says production begins in 2028. Tesla’s website says the flying version is not approved for public road use, and no FAA or road-safety approval has been reported. Tesla’s new Roadster drove up an upside-down ramp, flew off the end, flipped in midair, and landed on its wheels. The livestreamed demo took…

In brief Circle plans to expand into roughly 40 emerging and developing countries, CEO Jeremy Allaire told Reuters, saying blockchain is entering its “mainstream scaling phase.” USDC holds about 25% of the stablecoin market versus roughly 60% for Tether’s USDT, and its circulation rose 19% year over year to $73.3 billion in the second quarter. Allaire called the GENIUS Act, set to take effect in January, “a watershed moment,” but warned that AI is heightening security risks. Circle wants USDC in a lot more wallets around the world.The stablecoin issuer is preparing to enter roughly 40 emerging and developing countries,…

In brief Bitcoin has bounced after a Thursday dip brought it under $80,000 for the first time in over a month. Alts are having a better day as well: Zcash jumped 10.29%, Ethereum rose 4.17%, and Solana is up 3.02%. Where does the crypto market go next? Here’s what the charts are saying right now. Bitcoin is trading at $82,295, up 1.28% in 24 hours, after a Thursday slide below $80,000, its first dip under that level in more than a month. Ethereum gained 4.17% to $2,473.17, Solana rose 3.02%, and XRP added 2.03%.Zcash is the strongest of the top…

Brendan Ma, head of investment strategy at the Arbitrum Foundation, said he met with representatives of institutions managing about €800 billion in assets over 48 hours of closed-door meetings to discuss crypto.Private bankers and wealth managers kept returning to one problem:“There’s been business or ecosystem traction that has been divorced from any fundamental case.”Ma told CryptoSlate that allocators asked him how network activity connects to the asset an investor can own.Allocate or build in cryptoMa said institutions are drawn to networks “building towards durable, sustainable network revenues and a P&L that can be geared towards investment and reinvestment.”He described a…

Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. And check out our daily news show ‘FOMO HOUR’ covering all of the top stories and market action.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors rebound despite hot PPI; BTC at $82.7k MSCI finalized index rules putting Strategy at risk of removal (MSTR -3%) White House has no crypto lead after Patrick Witt announces departure Binance US tries to raise $100M at $1B valuation Jupiter rolls out Papertrade-like perps product, does $1B volume first day BitcoinBTC · USD$81,790−1.01%24H7D1M1YYTDOct 9Oct 11Oct 13Oct…