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Crypto Firms Seek Access to Anthropic’s Mythos While Shoring Up Defenses

By Yueqi Yang · Apr 14, 2026 11:48am PDT
Major crypto exchanges and custodians including Coinbase and Binance are racing to prepare for powerful AI models like Anthropic’s Mythos, which the AI firm says could be dangerously good at finding and exploiting software vulnerabilities. Coinbase, the biggest U.S. crypto exchange, has been in “close communication” with Anthropic about Mythos,... Major crypto exchanges and custodians including Coinbase and Binance are racing to prepare for...
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Did Prediction Markets Cause the Crypto Crash?

By Ken Brown · Apr 1, 2026 8:00am PDT · 2 comments
Please join The Information at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, April 27, for The Information’s “Financing the AI Revolution” forum. Hear from top executives and investors on how the rapid build-out of AI is reshaping tech, finance and capital markets. Learn more here.On Kalshi, the wildly popular prediction market, bettors assigned just a... Please join The Information at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, April 27, for The...
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Crypto’s Nasty Downturn Is Getting Worse

By Yueqi Yang · Mar 30, 2026 6:00am PDT
The relentless decline in the crypto market is about to hit the six-month mark with no end in sight, prompting companies to cut staff and pivot to businesses such as stock trading and prediction markets. Bitcoin has lost half of its value since peaking early last October at $126,080, with other crypto assets down far more. Monthly trading volume... The relentless decline in the crypto market is about to hit the six-month mark with no end in...
Gemini co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss during the company's initial public offering in September. Michael Nagle/Getty Images.
Winklevosses Bet Big on a Crypto Bull Market. They Bet Wrong
By Yueqi Yang and Michael Roddan · Mar 12, 2026 6:00am PDT
Gemini co-founders Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss during the company's initial public offering in September. Michael Nagle/Getty Images.

Winklevosses Bet Big on a Crypto Bull Market. They Bet Wrong

By Yueqi Yang and Michael Roddan · Mar 12, 2026 6:00am PDT
Shortly after Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss took their crypto exchange public last fall, they celebrated the company’s expansion in Australia with a swanky party at a greenhouse in Sydney’s Royal Botanic Garden. The Winklevoss twins appeared via video link before a DJ played for a throng of supporters. “We’re in Australia for good,” James Logan,... Shortly after Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss took their crypto exchange public last fall, they...
Thomas Lee, chairman of BitMine and CIO of Fundstrat, speaks on stage during the Consensus Hong Kong at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center on February 11, 2026 in Hong Kong, China. Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty
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Downbeat Crypto Sector Looks to AI for Rescue

By Yueqi Yang · Feb 12, 2026 8:17am PST · 1 comment
Crypto’s market crash has prompted much soul-searching within the industry, I learned at this week’s annual crypto Consensus conference in Hong Kong. The answer: To stay relevant, the industry must tie its fate with the AI boom. I find the crypto industry’s hopes for an AI rescue somewhat ironic, given that AI has siphoned capital and talent... Crypto’s market crash has prompted much soul-searching within the industry, I learned at this...
Yoshi Yokokawa, co-founder and CEO of Alpaca. Photo by Christinne Muschi/Getty Images

A Little-Known Broker Dominates Crypto Stock Tokens

By Yueqi Yang · Jan 28, 2026 10:00am PST · 1 comment
The fast-growing business of trading U.S. stocks as crypto tokens is enabling overseas investors to buy and sell shares of companies such as Tesla and Nvidia. The $1 billion industry relies on one little-known brokerage. Alpaca, a San Mateo, Calif.–based broker-dealer, maintains custody of nearly three-quarters of the market because few... The fast-growing business of trading U.S. stocks as crypto tokens is enabling overseas investors...
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Crypto Exchanges Want to Trade U.S. Stocks Everywhere

By Yueqi Yang · Jan 23, 2026 10:00am PST
Some of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges are racing to let their customers trade crypto tokens that seek to track U.S. stocks, creating a parallel market that’s beyond the reach of U.S. regulators. Binance is exploring reintroducing stock tokens on its exchange after having removed them in 2021, according to a person familiar with the plan.... Some of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges are racing to let their customers trade crypto...