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Nvidia's Jensen Huang Beats Zuckerberg, Bezos for Trump's AI Favor as Stock Climbs

Nvidia (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang has emerged as President Donald Trump‘s most trusted voice on artificial intelligence policy, edging out rivals like Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg and Amazon‘s Jeff Bezos for the president’s favor.　　Trump publicly backed Huang during a live phone call at the All-In Summit, a Los Angeles tech and venture capital conference, dismissing warnings that artificial intelligence poses existential risks. Trump has separately called mounting AI safety concerns a hoax, a stance that lines up with Huangs own dismissal of the warnings.　　Trumps Widening Circle of Tech Allies　　Zuckerberg and Bezos have also courted Trump this term. Experts say Huang wields more influence, since Nvidia sits atop the AI supply chain. He is expected to join Trumps state dinner for Xi Jinping this week.　　Huang has appeared alongside Trump at least six times since the second term began. Their joint trips have included Saudi Arabia, the U.K. and China.　　“Trump just likes winners, and Jensens very good at speaking his language.”　　Said Samuel Hammond, director of AI policy at the think tank Foundation for American Innovation　　Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told lawmakers last week that Trump‘s stance on artificial intelligence is closely aligned with Huang’s.　　A Split Over AI Safety　　Huangs dismissal of safety warnings puts him

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North Korean fake recruiters infect 30K devices, steal $10.7M in crypto

North Korean hacking group WaterPlum stole at least $10.7 million by posing as recruiters for legitimate crypto and AI companies, attacking unsuspecting job seekers with malware.　　The group, also known as Contagious Interview, targets software developers and IT professionals worldwide, according to a joint advisory from Japan, Germany, Australia and the US. Authorities said the fake recruiters impersonated legitimate AI, cryptocurrency or non-fungible token (NFT) companies and also used recruiting services.　　“The primary targets were individual web designers, engineers, and specialists in cryptocurrency, blockchain, and Web3 technologies,” they added.　　The advisory also links WaterPlum to North Korea‘s broader campaign of placing IT workers inside foreign companies, with Japanese and US authorities assessing that WaterPlum actors and some North Korean IT workers operate under North Korea’s Munitions Industry Department.　　According to the advisory, WaterPlum lured job seekers through social media platforms, online job platforms, gig work platforms or freelance marketplaces. During the recruitment process, victims were instructed to download and execute malicious files disguised as coding assignments or fixes for video-conferencing errors.　　Related: North Korea using foreign talent to help infiltrate US companies: Report　　Once the cyber actors obtained backdoor access to a victims computer, they used remote-access trojans and infostealing malware to exfiltrate sensitive data and

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Massive French Data Leaks Spark Surge in Fake Crypto Support Calls

Key TakeawaysMassive data leaks in France enabled scammers to impersonate crypto exchanges and steal from panicked users.Scammers falsely warn users their accounts are compromised, tricking them into sending crypto to thieves.An August tax agency breach exposed 678K citizens, escalating a broader rise in violent French crypto crimes.　　Crypto Call Scams Rise in France, Says Crypto Entrepreneur　　The recent data leaks in France seem to have prompted a rise in the number of crypto scam attempts targeting customers of legit crypto exchanges.　　Owen “Hasheur” Simonin, founder and CEO of Meria, a French crypto platform, has recently warned about the rise of these attacks on social media, stressing that he had personally heard about fraudulent calls where scammers impersonate customer service staff from legit platforms like Binance or even Meria.　　“We‘re going through a phase where data leaks are piling up in private companies as well as in the public sector: all these leaks intersect. That’s how we identify crypto holders and the platforms they use,”he declared, linking the surge of these scams with the recent data leaks that have affected millions of French citizens.　　Discover more　　Daily crypto news　　Bitcoin mining hardware　　Public Finance　　The threat actors executing these scam calls use the same playbook: they alert users that their

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CASHCAT falls 30% - But this same support level has historically triggered rallies

CashCat [CASHCAT] lost its momentum as the memecoins price dropped significantly following capital shrinkage across the broader cryptocurrency market. The asset has since plummeted roughly 30% within the past 24 hours.　　The chart shows that the decline followed a breach of a structural horizontal resistance line, while the asset has now traded into the support level of a broader rising bullish channel.　　Overall, the price analysis of the chart shows that the asset is trading within an overall bullish pattern, oscillating between the upper resistance and lower support levels.　　Source: TradingView　　The support level into which the price has now traded has been a key catalyst for a rally on more than one occasion. With the price trading into this zone, there is a high chance of a rebound if the fractal pattern continues to hold.　　MFI rises as bears maintain market control　　The bears still hold control over the market, with data from the chart showing that the Bull Bear Power, which determines which side of the market is in control, shows that bears are dominant.　　The red histogram bar formed on the chart shows that there is a clear concentration among bears in the market. In fact, this is the highest level of bearish influence

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North Korean Fake Recruiters Steal $10.7M in Crypto

North Korean hacking group WaterPlum stole at least $10.7 million by posing as recruiters for legitimate crypto and AI companies, attacking unsuspecting job seekers with malware.　　The group, also known as Contagious Interview, targets software developers and IT professionals worldwide, according to a joint advisory from Japan, Germany, Australia and the US. Authorities said the fake recruiters impersonated legitimate AI, cryptocurrency or non-fungible token (NFT) companies and also used recruiting services.　　“The primary targets were individual web designers, engineers, and specialists in cryptocurrency, blockchain, and Web3 technologies,” they added.　　Discover more　　Ethereum staking service　　Secure crypto storage　　Public Finance　　The advisory also links WaterPlum to North Korea‘s broader campaign of placing IT workers inside foreign companies, with Japanese and US authorities assessing that WaterPlum actors and some North Korean IT workers operate under North Korea’s Munitions Industry Department.　　According to the advisory, WaterPlum lured job seekers through social media platforms, online job platforms, gig work platforms or freelance marketplaces. During the recruitment process, victims were instructed to download and execute malicious files disguised as coding assignments or fixes for video-conferencing errors.　　Related: North Korea using foreign talent to help infiltrate US companies: Report　　Once the cyber actors obtained backdoor access to a victims computer, they used remote-access trojans and infostealing

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Robinhood Engineers Charged After Allegedly Trading Crypto on Secret Listing Information

Two engineers allegedly turned confidential Robinhood crypto listing plans into profitable Hyperliquid trades, according to newly unsealed complaints.　　Two Robinhood engineers have been charged in the US over an alleged crypto trading scheme involving confidential company information.　　The US Department of Justice said Hefu Chai and Huaisong Xiang allegedly used non-public information from Robinhood to trade crypto perpetual futures on Hyperliquid.　　Trading on Confidential Data　　According to complaints unsealed by the Southern District of New York, Chai and Xiang had access to information about upcoming cryptocurrency listings on Robinhood Crypto. Prosecutors allege that they used that information before the listings were announced to the public.　　The two engineers allegedly bought perpetual futures linked to tokens that Robinhood was preparing to list. They traded on Hyperliquid before Robinhood made the listings public. The DOJ said both men repeatedly followed this pattern between 2025 and 2026. Each defendant allegedly made more than $50,000 from the trades.　　The DOJ has charged both Chai and Xiang with commodities fraud and wire fraud. The commodities fraud charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. The wire fraud charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years.　　Chai, 36, is from Menlo Park, California. Xiang, 30, is from Jersey City, New Jersey.

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Charles Hoskinson says Cardano no longer comes first – its treasury vote explains why

Cardanos delegated governance voters let a 12.29 million ADA request for Pogun expire without ratification, showing that Input Outputs history as a founding builder does not guarantee access to the networks treasury.　　Related Asset Cardano #14 ADA · $0.23 24-hour change: down 0.68% Loading price history… 24H Down 0.68% 7D Up 8.03% 30D Up 1.71%　　Pogun is an Input Output-backed credit and liquidity product designed to bring Bitcoin into decentralized finance. Its proposal offered Cardano a share of the business in exchange for development funding. Charles Hoskinson says the product is still headed to Cardano. Future Input Output ventures will follow technical and commercial fit instead of an automatic Cardano-first policy.　　The result is a clear test of decentralized control. Cardanos representatives withheld public capital from an affiliated commercial project, while Input Output retained the freedom to deploy products wherever technical and business conditions are strongest.　　Related Company Input Output A blockchain research and development company　　A vote with two different verdicts　　The Pogun governance action asked Cardanos treasury for 12.29 million ADA and expired without ratification or enactment. The final Koios voting summary recorded 35.67% of delegated representative voting power in favor and 64.33% against.　　Related Asset Bitcoin BTC · $80,837.53 24-hour change: down 0.21%　　Delegated representatives,

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New crypto presale 2026: MemeToros AI utility and stage 7 progress stands out

New crypto presales often compete for attention with big promises and fast-moving social posts.　　MemeToro is standing out in a different way. It has moved into Stage 7 at $0.00430, raised more than $139K, and published public code for an AI-guided fair-launch system on BNB Chain.　　That combination gives buyers more than a price chart to consider. The project wants to use an AI agent to help creators build memecoin launches with fixed distribution and funding rules. $MT is planned as the token that connects users to this wider ecosystem.　　The most bullish case is that MemeToro becomes a useful place to launch, discover, and trade meme assets. The key risk is that the product is still being built. For buyers looking at new crypto presales in 2026, progress and delivery matter more than slogans.　　Discovering MemeToros stage 7 crypto presale opportunity　　MemeToro is an emerging BNB Chain project that focuses on memecoin creation and trading tools. Its presale has passed $139K, and the active Stage 7 price is $0.00430 per $MT. The project displays a launch target of $0.05186, which creates a large difference between the current price and the target.　　The presale is only one part of the story. MemeToro is also building an

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Why keeping your private keys safe won’t always stop crypto theft

Almost 4,000 Bitcoin left Liquids reserve on Sept. 6 through a withdrawal the network approved, even though the private keys used to authorize it hadnt been stolen. Software had accepted a withdrawal that should never have qualified.　　Related Asset Bitcoin #1 BTC · $81,107.00 24-hour change: down 0.24% Loading price history… 24H Down 0.24% 7D Up 4.92% 30D Up 4.66%　　Liquid lets people move a Bitcoin-backed token on a separate blockchain designed for faster, more private transactions. Bitcoin goes into a shared reserve, and users receive tokens called L-BTC, each intended to represent one BTC. When users redeem those tokens, the corresponding coins come out of the reserve.　　According to TRM Labs reconstruction of the attack, attackers exploited a software flaw to create L-BTC without putting in the Bitcoin to back it, and then exchanged those tokens for real coins. The operators responsible for approving withdrawals essentially trusted information that was wrong.　　If youve spent years hearing that protecting your keys means protecting your crypto, this takes a moment to absorb. Private keys are the secrets that authorize transactions, and keeping them away from thieves is essential. But software can still use those keys to approve the wrong payment. Think of several people signing

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Stacks crypto jumps 13% - Could STX bulls extend the price rally？

Stacks [STX] has reached roughly 13% in the past day at press time, as capital flow across the Perpetual and Spot Market continued to strengthen.　　In the Spot market specifically, traders had purchased more STX across multiple crypto venues and moved them into private wallets for holding as the Netflow turned negative.　　Negative Netflow suggests overall accumulation, and at press time, that figure had reached roughly -$165,000 in Netflow following a $5.90 million buy.　　Source: CoinGlass　　The accumulation has been building for days. Over the past ten days, the market has seen clear accumulation, with a netflow of -$1.15 million. In the past three days, that figure reached roughly -$1.03 million, according to CoinGlass.　　Moreover, continued Spot buying could increase the chances of the STX rally being sustained in the long run. For now, accumulation appears to be the most obvious trend the market could follow.　　Perpetual flow sparks STX rally　　The Perpetual market flow also contributed to the gains, with the Funding Rate and Open Interest (OI) both seeing positive surges that reflected on price. Notably, The Perpetual OI has surged 24%, reaching a high of $38 million at the time of writing.　　Source: CoinGlass　　A surge in capital often links to growing investor confidence, whether in short

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