Decrypt - 2026-06-25
5 items collected.
1. Anthropic Urges Congress to Crack Down on AI Distillation By Chinese Rivals
Author: Jason Nelson
Published: 6/25/2026, 9:13:37 PM
Categories: Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic alleged that Alibaba-affiliated operators used nearly 25,000 fraudulent accounts to generate 28.8 million Claude exchanges.
2. Polymarket to Refund Users After Scammers Swipe Millions in Website Exploit
Author: Sander Lutz
Published: 6/25/2026, 9:02:40 PM
Categories: Business
Hackers infiltrated Polymarket’s website via a compromised third-party vendor, the company said, swiping millions in crypto from users.
3. SBI Holdings Says $289 Million Bitbank Deal Will Make It Japan's Largest Crypto Exchange
Author: Decrypt Agent
Published: 6/25/2026, 7:42:54 PM
Categories: , , Business
SBI Holdings has agreed to a nearly $289 million deal to acquire crypto exchange Bitbank, pending regulatory approval.
4. Coinbase-Backed Ethereum Network Base Recovers After Block Production Issue
Author: Logan Hitchcock
Published: 6/25/2026, 7:19:05 PM
Categories: , Technology
Ethereum layer-2 network Base was down for more than two hours as it ran into an issue with block production ahead of a planned upgrade.
5. Story Protocol Rebrands as Data Network in AI Training Pivot After IP Token Falls 98%
Author: Logan Hitchcock
Published: 6/25/2026, 7:11:36 PM
Categories: Business
Intellectual property network Story Protocol has shifted its focus to a new opportunity in training data for artificial intelligence.