Decrypt - 2026-08-13 ​
7 items collected.
1. 'Bitcoin Is Burning': Red Team Turns to Chinese AI to Find Flaws ​
Author: Jason Nelson
Published: 8/13/2026, 10:36:07 PM
Categories: , Artificial Intelligence
Bitcoin Red Team member Calle said Chinese models, including Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3, are finding bugs across Bitcoin’s open-source software.
2. Anthropic's AI Agents Started a Virtual War. The Chat Logs Are Unhinged ​
Author: Jose Antonio Lanz
Published: 8/13/2026, 9:45:04 PM
Categories: Artificial Intelligence
In a new red-team study, Claude models deployed self-replicating malware against each other—and the transcripts explain why.
3. Solana Can Be the 'Everything Chain' as Crypto Apps Go Mainstream: 6th Man Ventures Co-Founder ​
Author: Jason Nelson
Published: 8/13/2026, 9:16:05 PM
Categories: , Coins
6th Man Ventures co-founder Mike Dudas says Solana’s infrastructure could carry crypto’s next wave.
4. Anthropic Is Quietly Watermarking Every Claude AI Output. Builders Are Already Trying to Break It ​
Author: Jose Antonio Lanz
Published: 8/13/2026, 8:30:24 PM
Categories: Artificial Intelligence
Anthropic is weaving an invisible, machine-readable watermark into every word its newest Claude models write—and it hasn't said how.
5. Google and OpenAI Debut Super Fast AI Models—Gemini 3.7 Flash Is Out, But GPT-5.6 Sol Ultrafast Is Invite-Only ​
Author: Jose Antonio Lanz
Published: 8/13/2026, 7:11:03 PM
Categories: Artificial Intelligence
Google's model is live and built for cheap agents; OpenAI's is quicker but locked behind a waitlist.
6. Tether Claims 'Largest Inaugural Financial Audit' as KPMG Signs Off on 2025 Statements ​
Author: Jason Nelson
Published: 8/13/2026, 6:39:11 PM
Categories: , , Business
Tether said KPMG gave its 2025 financial statements a clean opinion, a milestone for the company after years of questions about the reserves backing USDT.
7. White House Lets Private Firms Hack Cybercriminals—At Their Own Legal Risk ​
Author: Jose Antonio Lanz
Published: 8/13/2026, 6:26:04 PM
Categories: Artificial Intelligence
President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Tuesday that lets vetted U.S. companies carry out offensive cyber operations against foreign criminal networks. Here's what the program actually authorizes.