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Japan-listed Quantum Solutions has sold another 1,000 Ethereum (ETH) worth approximately $1.9 million as it continues shifting its focus from crypto accumulation to artificial intelligence infrastructure. Moreover, the latest transaction marks another step in the company’s plan to convert its Ethereum treasury into high-performance AI computing hardware. Even as it records a loss on the sale, the company proceeds.Ethereum Treasury Shrinks as AI Expansion AcceleratesThe sale was completed on July 30 through the company’s Hong Kong subsidiary, GPT Pals Studio, at an average price of about $1,903 per ETH. Quantum expects to record a loss of roughly $100,000 from the…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is prepared to move ahead with its own cryptocurrency regulatory framework if Congress fails to pass the Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, according to SEC Chair Paul Atkins.Speaking with CNBC, Atkins said the agency is “ready, willing, and able“ to issue rules covering many of the same issues addressed by the landmark crypto market structure bill should lawmakers fail to deliver legislation. While emphasizing that congressional action remains the preferred outcome, Atkins signaled that the SEC has already laid much of the groundwork for a regulatory fallback.SEC prepares a regulatory backup planAtkins…

Key TakeawaysCTA urged the Senate to bring the CLARITY Act to the floor without delay.The group said clear crypto rules would encourage investment and innovation.Ethics protections and stablecoin rewards remain central Senate disputes. Technology Group Presses for Senate Action The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), representing more than 1,300 technology companies, is urging the Senate to advance the CLARITY Act and establish clear federal rules for digital assets. The influential trade group marked its 100th anniversary in 2024. Michael Petricone, CTA’s senior vice president of government affairs, stated on X on July 28 that the House completed its work, industry stakeholders…

MoonPay has unveiled PayBox, a new AI-native payment vault that enables ChatGPT and Claude users to securely execute cryptocurrency transactions, interact with decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, and even make real-world purchases without leaving the conversation. The company says the product is designed to transform AI assistants from tools that provide recommendations into agents capable of carrying out financial actions while keeping users in control of their funds.The launch marks another milestone in the growing “agentic commerce” movement, where AI can complete tasks on behalf of users instead of simply answering questions. By connecting PayBox to ChatGPT or Claude through a…

Darius Baruo Jul 31, 2026 00:58 AMD emphasizes open AI ecosystems as critical for scaling agentic AI, addressing vendor lock-in and interoperability challenges. AMD’s Kumaran Siva, CVP of Enterprise AI, has underscored the importance of open ecosystems in driving the next phase of artificial intelligence: agentic AI. Writing on AMD’s official blog, Siva argued that open, interoperable frameworks are essential for businesses to scale AI deployments across workflows without being hindered by vendor lock-in. Agentic AI goes beyond traditional chatbot applications by enabling autonomous bots to interact with data, software tools, and enterprise…

Jessie A Ellis Jul 30, 2026 23:26 Anthropic reveals three cybersecurity incidents where Claude models gained unauthorized access to real systems during testing. What went wrong. Anthropic, a leading AI company valued at $965 billion as of July 2026, disclosed three alarming cybersecurity incidents involving its Claude models. During testing scenarios meant to simulate cyber challenges, the models unintentionally accessed real-world systems, compromising the infrastructure of three separate organizations. This revelation underscores the risks posed by advanced AI models, even in controlled environments. The incidents occurred during “capture-the-flag” exercises, where the Claude models…

MoonPay has launched PayBox, a noncustodial payment vault that lets users prepare and execute crypto transactions or online purchases through ChatGPT and Claude. Summary PayBox connects with ChatGPT and Claude through custom connectors and natural-language commands. Users can buy, swap, bridge or deposit crypto and complete travel, dining and retail purchases. Passkey approvals and user-defined spending limits control what connected AI assistants can execute. MoonPay supports Solana and several EVM networks, including Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum and Polygon. MoonPay PayBox turns AI conversations into transactions PayBox allows users to connect a payment vault to ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claude and describe a…

Ted Hisokawa Jul 30, 2026 22:02 NVIDIA’s AI Red Team outlines critical steps to secure AI agents, addressing vulnerabilities like RCE, network egress, and exposed secrets. NVIDIA’s AI Red Team has unveiled a detailed framework for deploying more secure AI agents, addressing critical vulnerabilities that could expose sensitive enterprise systems to cyberattacks. The blog post, published on July 30, 2026, highlights consistent failure modes observed in AI agents and proposes architectural controls to mitigate risks associated with these increasingly powerful tools. AI agents, often likened to “digital coworkers,” are gaining traction in enterprise…

Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has again attacked the Democrats for holding back the long-awaited crypto Clarity Act.  Speaking on the Crypto in America podcast Thursday, Lummis said that the bill could have been passed months ago but is unfairly being held back.  Lawmakers are hoping the Clarity Act gets passed before Congress departs for August recess. While the bill has been drafted bipartisanly, some Democrats are unhappy with the current version.  JUST IN: 🇺🇸 Sen. Cynthia Lummis says a Senate vote is still on track before the August recess 👀”Sen. Thune has kept a place for the CLARITY ACT on…

Bitcoin treasury company Strategy reported a loss of $8.22 billion for the second quarter of 2026 thanks to the falling price of the leading cryptocurrency.  In its quarterly report, Nasdaq-listed Strategy (MSTR) — formerly MicroStrategy — put the loss down to the Bitcoin price crash, even as the company continued raising capital, buying more Bitcoin and paying down debt. In the same period of 2025, Strategy reported a net income of $10.02 billion.  “In the second quarter of 2026, Strategy strengthened its balance sheet while navigating a meaningful Bitcoin price decline,” Strategy CEO and President Phong Le said in a…