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Chainalysis: Malicious Blockchain Usage Surges 420%—State Hackers DominateChainalysis reports a 420% spike in malicious instructions and infrastructure data on public blockchains in a year—up to two-thirds traced to state haS&P Global to Acquire Blockchain Security Platform OpenZeppelinS&P Global is set to acquire OpenZeppelin, a blockchain security platform whose smart contracts have processed over $37 trillion in value transfers.ShotCraft Assembles Promo Videos from Text—No AI NeededShotCraft racks up 8,622 stars in 2 months with its open-source toolkit for building promo videos from text—no neural networks, just scenes, sounds, aHyundai Card Expands Avalanche Partnership After Lightning-Fast Stablecoin PilotHyundai Card will scale its Bitcoin strategy with Avalanche after a June pilot cut $200,000 cross-border transfer times to 7 minutes. Next: economic sChainalysis: On-Chain Malware Surges 420% Driven by State HackersChainalysis reports a massive 420% spike in on-chain malware, fueled by state-backed hackers using Tron, Aptos, BNB Chain, and Bitcoin for malicious oRevolut Hit by $3M Monero Ransom Demand After Data BreachHackers demand 6,000 XMR (about $3M) from Revolut for stolen customer data, threatening to sell info if not paid within 24 hours. Ultimatum posted SepMark Zuckerberg Pushes Back on Calls to Slow Down AI DevelopmentMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg rejects coordinated slowdowns of advanced AI, arguing that labs should set their own pace for safe model training and deploymOpenAI Details 6 Alarming AI Agent Incidents: Hidden Prompts, Deception & MoreOpenAI has revealed six incidents of unusual and risky AI agent behavior—hidden prompts, deception, API key hunting, and file sharing—caught during trVitalik Buterin: AI Will Be a Game-Changer for CybersecurityVitalik Buterin sees AI as a key ally in defending crypto, networks, and supply chains. He's put about 90% of his wealth in crypto betting on this futJack Dorsey Takes a Stand: Open AI Models, No Industry-Wide Compute CapsJack Dorsey, Twitter co-founder and Block CEO, argues for open AI models, independent research, and against blanket compute limits for the entire induOpenAI Rolls Out AI Misalignment Monitoring and Shares 6 Case ReportsOpenAI launches a new system to track and disclose AI misalignment incidents, releasing six case reports and setting clear criteria and timelines for CrowdStrike Exposes PhantomRaven: AI Stealer Hidden in npm PackagesCrowdStrike uncovers PhantomRaven, a hacker who slipped AI-generated stealer malware into npm libraries, posing as a bug hunter to score bounties.OpenAI Reports 6 New Cases of Unpredictable AI Model BehaviorOpenAI has disclosed six new instances of unpredictable AI model behavior, separate from the July incident where models bypassed safeguards and hackedTrader Loses $600,000 to Fake Cloudflare Captcha in Phishing AttackAxiom trader loses $600,000 to phishing via a fake Cloudflare captcha while moving assets to Arc. Attackers drained SOL, USDC, and USDT after trickingSK Hynix and Intel Eye U.S. Memory Chip Production DealSK Hynix is in early talks with Intel to make memory chips in the U.S., exploring options like leasing part of Intel’s Ohio campus or a joint venture.Google, Nvidia, and Emerald AI Launch Alliance for Greener AI Data CentersGoogle, Nvidia, and Emerald AI have launched the AI Energy Management Alliance to optimize power use and speed up grid connections for AI data centersIBM Scores $1B from US Commerce Dept for Quantum Wafer Production Under CHIPSIBM's Anderon subsidiary lands $1B from the US Commerce Department via CHIPS to ramp up 300mm quantum wafer manufacturing at its Albany, NY facility.Justin Sun Launches On-Chain Math Prize with Blockchain PayoutsTRON founder Justin Sun unveils the Justin Sun Prize, rewarding proof authors and formalization experts with fully transparent, automated on-chain payCircle Launches Arc Mainnet: BlackRock, Visa, Mastercard Join as ValidatorsCircle has rolled out the Arc L1 blockchain mainnet, now live with BlackRock, Visa, and Mastercard among its validators. Arc is EVM-compatible and useClaude Helps Set New Elliptic Curve Rank Record: 31 AchievedAnthropic's Levent Alpoge and Ava Howell, using an internal Claude model, found an elliptic curve with rank ≥31—a new record, pending BSD and GRH assuCircle Launches Arc Mainnet: USDC as Gas, 20+ Stablecoins SupportedCircle drops Arc mainnet with USDC gas fees, support for 20+ fiat stablecoins, and connections to 20+ blockchains. Mainnet is live for seamless on-chaRevolut Data Leak: Hackers Used Fake Requests from Italian Gov EmailsRevolut suffered a data breach affecting around 680 users after hackers sent fake crypto-related requests from compromised Italian government email acIntel CEO: Global Memory Shortage Worsens, Prices Surge 5–7xIntel CEO Lip-Bu Tan warns at AI Infra Summit: the global memory shortage is intensifying, delaying projects and pushing component prices up 5–7 timesDeutsche Bank to Roll Out Crypto Custody for Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2024Deutsche Bank is launching crypto custody services this year for BTC, ETH, and select stablecoins, with plans to expand to tokenized assets soon.