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Someone just stole $170,000 from an AI.Not a scam. Not a rug pull. A deliberate, calculated AI wallet exploit — using nothing more than an NFT, a membership pass, and a cleverly encoded message.And the craziest part? The AI handed the money over willingly. So far we’ve seen a lot of DeFi exploits in 2026, but this story is a bit different. Let’s dive in.First, Some Background You NeedThis story starts a few months ago — back in March 2025.A user on X tagged Grok, xAI’s AI chatbot, and asked it to suggest a name for a new memecoin.Grok said:…

Key Takeaways: ZachXBT warned on May 4, 2026, that Polyarb hosts an active wallet drainer targeting crypto users. Prominent accounts replying to Polyarb posts amplify the scam to new audiences without realizing it. The alert follows ZachXBT’s recent exposure of a U.S. law firm seeking $71 million in Lazarus-linked frozen funds. What Polyarb Is Doing Wallet drainers work by disguising a malicious smart contract approval as a routine transaction, such that when a user connects their wallet and signs what appears to be a deposit, claim, or market entry action, the drainer triggers a hidden separate approval that grants the…

Shiba Inu is currently trading at the $0.0000056 mark on Monday and remains on the back foot in 2026. The dog-themed token is surviving in the market without any hype and buzz, which was its oxygen. However, SHIB is now in a state of anathema, and its price is relentlessly heading south in the charts.Now that SHIB hangs in the balance, it has had its time in the shining sun, where everything seemed perfect. Traders believed in its agenda, which promised low-cost investment and high returns. While some of them made it and achieved what they had to deliver, the…

Caroline Bishop May 04, 2026 10:27 Binance Online streams May 13, featuring CZ, BlackRock COO, Ripple CEO, and more discussing crypto, AI, and blockchain trends. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, announced its upcoming virtual event, Binance Online, scheduled for May 13, 2026, at 11:00 UTC. The four-hour live stream on Binance Square will feature an impressive lineup of speakers, including Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ), BlackRock COO Rob Goldstein, Anthony Pompliano, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, and Solana Foundation President Lily Liu. This event aims to provide deep insights into key topics shaping…

Arthur Hayes does not deal in vague timelines. Speaking at the Cointelegraph booth at Bitcoin Vegas, the BitMEX co-founder put a specific window on Bitcoin’s return to six figures: after the northern hemispheric summer.“I think we’re going to hit $100,000 after the northern hemispheric summer,” Hayes said, “mostly because the dollar liquidity situation is improving.”His reasoning is macro rather than technical. Wartime financing through commercial banks in the US and other economies is injecting liquidity into the system in ways that are beginning to show up in risk asset performance. Bitcoin, he argued, is already starting to outperform the NASDAQ…

Dogecoin (DOGE) is experiencing quite a price surge, reclaiming the $0.11 mark after facing substantial resistance at the 10 cent price level. According to CoinGecko data, DOGE’s price has surged 3.9% in the last 24 hours, 11.8% in the last week, 18.1% in the 14-day charts, and 22.5% over the previous month. Let’s discuss why Dogecoin (DOGE) is rallying, and point out some risks you should be aware of before investing.Source: CoinGeckoWhy Is Dogecoin Rallying Today?Source: WatcherGuruDogecoin’s (DOGE) latest price upswing comes amid a larger market-wide rally. Bitcoin (BTC) briefly reclaimed the $80,000 price level earlier today, May 4, 2026.…

Anthropic is close to finalizing a roughly $1.5 billion joint venture with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and several other Wall Street firms to distribute artificial intelligence tools to private-equity-backed companies. Summary Anthropic is nearing a $1.5 billion joint venture with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and Hellman & Friedman to deliver AI tools to private-equity-backed companies. The platform will target sectors including finance, operations, and enterprise software, with leading partners committing up to $300 million each and Goldman Sachs adding about $150 million. The move comes as Anthropic explores a valuation above $300 billion, while rival OpenAI pursues similar private-equity partnerships amid rising…

Bitcoin spot ETFs observed five straight weeks of inflows. Bitcoin price broke the $80,000 mark today, May 4, 2026. Ethereum faced ETF outflows, whereas XRP and Solana ETFs saw minimal activity. Bitcoin is holding firm but it seems like the other cryptocurrencies are fading into the background. Recent data via SoSoValue shows that there has been a steady institutional buying through Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and this has pushed the price of the token above the $80,000 mark. This push comes at a time when the broader crypto market is rallying; however, altcoins such as XRP and SOL are lagging.…

XRP is trading at the $1.40 mark on Monday, and the price remains range-bound. Those who took an entry position in Ripple’s altcoin a year ago, in May 2025, are all at a loss in 2026. The altcoin traded at $2.20 a year ago and is now at $1.40. That’s a dip of approximately 36% in a year, but that came with a rise to $3.65 in July, where it reached an all-time high, riding on the wave of the ETF approvals by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).Now that XRP has dipped 36% in a year, will it…

Steinhausen, Switzerland, May 4th, 2026, ChainwireSwiss-regulated TrustLinq, the first platform to enable direct fiat settlement from self-custodial crypto wallets to third-party bank accounts, has integrated Ripple Payments into its live payment infrastructure. The integration extends TrustLinq’s fiat settlement reach across major global corridors, enabling faster and more cost-efficient local payouts in over 80 currencies across more than 170 countries.TrustLinq CH AG, a Swiss-regulated crypto to third-party fiat settlement service, is now processing live transactions through Ripple Payments, the cross-border payments infrastructure operated by Ripple, the leading provider of blockchain-based enterprise solutions across traditional and digital finance. The integration adds Ripple’s infrastructure and enables…