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A US congressional commission has proposed a Manhattan Project-style effort for AGI development, urging the Secretary of Defense to prioritise key AI projects amid escalating competition with China.

Canary Capital has applied to the SEC for a Hedera ETF, following its recent Litecoin ETF push. The announcement briefly boosted HBAR prices before they stabilised. Could a HBAR ETF be on the horizon?

Roman Sterlingov, founder of the Bitcoin Fog crypto mixer, was sentenced to 12.5 years in prison for laundering over $400 million linked to illegal activities. He was also ordered to forfeit $395.5 million and his share in a Bitcoin wallet holding 1,345 BTC, worth over $103 million.

Detroit will begin accepting cryptocurrency payments for taxes and city fees in mid-2025, making it the largest U.S. city to do so. This move is part of the city's broader effort to embrace emerging technologies and position itself as a tech-friendly hub.

Anthropic's AI model will integrate with Palantir's classified data system through AWS, granting US intelligence and defense agencies access to Claude 3 and 3.5. This partnership enables secure, flexible use of Claude within Palantir’s AI Platform, enhancing its role in national security efforts.

Meta will share its open-source AI with the US and allies to maintain a “technological edge” over China. In partnership with tech giants like Microsoft and Amazon, Meta aims to strengthen national security and global tech resilience.

The US DOJ has charged Maximiliano Pilipis, the operator of crypto exchange AurumXchange, with money laundering and tax offenses. Alongside laundering allegations, Pilipis faces charges for failing to file tax returns on income earned in 2019 and 2020.

据《华尔街日报》消息，美国检察官正在调查Tether是否违反制裁及反洗钱法律，指控USDT可能被非法组织滥用。对此，Tether及其首席执行官断然否认调查存在，称公司一直与执法机构密切合作，斥责报导毫无证据。

区块链分析平台 Arkham 今日凌晨发文指出，一个由美国政府控制的钱包疑似遭到黑客攻击，价值 2,000 万美元的 USDC、USDT、aUSDC 和 ETH 被转移至一个可疑地址，引发外界对美国政府持有的 20 万枚比特币安全性的担忧。

During the summit, Putin president Putin shocked the world by saying that "the middle East is on the brink of a full-scale war after a sharp rise in tension between Israel and Iran."