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In brief Base App is scheduled to rebrand back to Coinbase Wallet on September 8. Ryan Kass says the wallet will serve as Coinbase’s “test kitchen,” bringing users new trading experiences across multiple networks. Coinbase will continue supporting Base while moving away from the app’s previous approach to first-party social networking. Coinbase plans to rebrand the Base App back to Coinbase Wallet, restoring the product’s original name as its focus shifts toward trading across blockchain networks and away from its social-first ambitions.For Ryan Kass, Coinbase Wallet’s head of product, the rebrand reflects the app’s expansion beyond Base into a multichain…

September 10th, 2026 – Dubai, United Arab Emirates class=”ql-align-center”>The appointment brings a veteran of regulated digital-asset and brokerage businesses to a firm turning its focus from growth alone to the foundations that sustain it. Tag Markets today announced the appointment of Craig Lund as Chief Executive Officer. Lund will lead the company’s executive team and its next phase of development, working alongside the firm’s founders and existing stakeholders. Lund brings more than fifteen years of experience across financial services, regulated digital assets, operations and governance, with senior leadership roles at Merrill Lynch, M2, MidChains, BitOasis, and Property Finder. He has…

In brief Anthropic discovered a January incident involving an early Claude Opus 4.6 model, then expanded its review to roughly 481 million transcripts. The company identified biased reasoning and recklessness, revising its earlier assessment of why Claude attacked real systems. The report comes as the debate around regulating AI surges on social media. Anthropic disclosed another incident in which a Claude AI model hacked into real systems during security testing.In the report published on Wednesday, Anthropic revised its explanation of three incidents disclosed in July. The company now says biased reasoning and a willingness to risk harm helped drive the…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has said that bitcoin’s bottom is in and reiterated that the coin will hit $400,000 by 2030.  Speaking on CNBC Thursday, the head of America’s biggest crypto exchange said that he was confident the long-awaited crypto Clarity Act would pass next week.  Bitcoin was trading sluggishly throughout June and July but started surging in August, spurred on by positive regulatory news. Over a 30-day period, the largest cryptocurrency is currently up over 20%.  JUST IN: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong tells CNBC the Bitcoin “bottom is in” and BTC hitting $400,000 by 2030 is a “reasonable target”…

Federal prosecutors have accused six people of trying to steal more than $5 million from Twin Cities banks and credit unions. A grand jury indicted Willie Roy Turner Jr., Marc Anderson, Billy Ray Cameron Jr., Devontay Colbert, Dontae Williams and Takiya Shemwell, reports KIMT, citing U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen. Prosecutors say the group tried to deposit stolen business checks worth more than $5.1 million and took more than $1.5 million. Five of them allegedly opened fake or unauthorized accounts in the names of those businesses, used fake IDs and deposited checks stolen from the mail. Shemwell worked for the U.S. Postal Service…

September 10th, 2026 – GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands BTCC, the world’s longest-serving cryptocurrency exchange, has launched its “Trade To Win” trading competition to celebrate TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026. Featuring a $1,000,000 prize pool and a Tesla Cybertruck as the top prize, the campaign is one of the exchange’s most rewarding trading competitions to date. As the platinum sponsor of TOKEN2049 Singapore, BTCC launched this competition to reward its global community and bring its 0-Barrier Trading theme to life at one of the world’s largest crypto events. Participation in this trading competition is easy. Users just have to sign up for the…

Authorities have detained a New Jersey resident at a major New York airport as he prepared to board an international flight out of the country during an investigation into a sprawling gold theft operation. The 35-year-old, identified as Muzamil Ahmed, was taken into custody at John F. Kennedy International Airport’s Terminal 4 while attempting to board a flight to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, reports NJ.com. Prosecutors in Tarrant County, Texas, had issued warrants charging him with engaging in organized crime for theft, financial abuse of the elderly and money laundering. Investigators describe Ahmed as a central figure who created shell companies…

In brief Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong told CNBC that BTC at $400,000 by 2030 remains a “reasonable target,” from below $80,000 today. Armstrong said he believes the current down cycle has bottomed out, having lasted about a year. He expects regulatory clarity within a month whether or not the Clarity Act passes on September 15. Coinbase chief executive Brian Armstrong still expects Bitcoin to reach $400,000 by 2030, he told CNBC Squawk Box Asia on Thursday, calling it a “reasonable target” even as BTC currently trades around $77,000.He pointed to Bitcoin’s oft-cited four-year cycle, arguing that it normally follows a…

What is quantum computing? How is a quantum computer different from a regular computer? What relevance does this have to Bitcoin? New Bitcoiners have been inevitably bumping into these questions and having to confront the issues they dredge up regarding Bitcoin’s exposure to what is very much an existential threat to its existence if a viable quantum computer were to be developed.  The ability to own bitcoin rests on the foundational assumption that without directly leaking a copy of it, no one but the person who possesses a private key can sign to transact with coins secured by that key.…

Arizona food banks are receiving more than 2.1 million eggs this month from egg producers as part of a price-fixing settlement. Attorney General Kris Mayes says Hickman’s Egg Ranch will deliver the eggs to St. Mary’s Food Bank in Phoenix, United Food Bank in Mesa and the Community Food Bank of Southern Arizona in Tucson. The allocations total more than 2.1 million eggs, with St. Mary’s receiving 1,318,860, United Food Bank getting 489,960, and the Tucson food bank slated for 361,080. The deliveries follow a June 30th settlement after a multistate investigation with the U.S. Department of Justice found Cal-Maine…

In brief The U.S. Secret Service froze $52.8 million in USDT held across 52 wallets tied to Xinbi Guarantee on September 8, using intelligence from blockchain analytics firm Elliptic. Treasury’s OFAC designated Xinbi a “significant transnational criminal organization” the same day, and the DOJ’s Scam Center Strike Force says it has now seized $938 million since launching in November 2025. Xinbi called the freeze “arbitrary” and moved $2.8 million into USDD, a stablecoin that lacks USDT’s built-in freeze switch—though its reserves are partly backed by USDT anyway. The U.S. Secret Service froze $52.8 million in cryptocurrency linked to Xinbi Guarantee…