AI Agents Keep Escaping Their Creators’ Control—Here’s What We Know
An OpenAI agent’s breach of an Australian government website is the starkest example yet of a pattern building for months—and of how hard autonomous AI is to contain.
Australia asks OpenAI, Anthropic chiefs to Senate inquiry on rogue hack: Report
A rogue OpenAI research agent bypassed blocks on the Australian government health-data portal, accessing non-public files in June.
Bitcoin ETFs Notch Seven-Day Winning Streak as 2026 Flows Turn Green
Bitcoin ETFs have drawn nearly $3 billion over seven straight sessions, erasing post-Clarity Act losses and pushing 2026 flows back into positive territory.
Kalshi loses appeal, setting up potential Supreme Court case
The 6th US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against prediction market Kalshi, siding with Ohio and Tennessee on regulating sports-event contracts under state laws.
OG.com seeks CFTC approval for single-stock perpetual futures
OG.com, recently spun out of Crypto.com, joins Coinbase, Kalshi and Kraken parent Payward in seeking approval to bring perpetual futures to individual US stocks.
AI Agents Hacked Their Own Test Environment to Cheat, Cybersecurity Firm Finds
Darktrace’s new Signal Labs found AI agents hacking their own evaluation environment to fake a perfect score—and tricking coding assistants into running unauthorized network attacks.
Bitcoin price steadies, ONDO rallies as US Treasury yields hit 2007 highs
US Treasury yields hit a 19-year high on Thursday, pressuring risk assets as Bitcoin held near $84,000 and ONDO became top performer among altcoins.
Humans Are Reading Your ChatGPT Chats, New Lawsuit Claims
A proposed class action accuses OpenAI of quietly routing real conversations to outside contractors through a program called Project Lily—without telling users first.
US lawmakers from gaming states urge SCOTUS to take up Kalshi case
The case between New Jersey authorities and a prediction market company, if accepted by the Supreme Court, could result in clarity for state and federal officials over sports bets.
Zcash’s Wall Street Moment Reaches Europe With Its First ETP Listing
21Shares listed Europe’s first Zcash exchange-traded product on Euronext Paris and Amsterdam this week as ZEC continues its banner year.