Kevin Kelly: If Token costs become critical in the future, China’s open-source models will hold a significant advantage.

Blockchain firm Consensys unknowingly granted a North Korea-linked software developer access to some of its internal systems for roughly a month. Earlier this year, Consensys hired a software consultant operating under the alias Tyler Knapp, who was later found to have ties to North Korea. The incident prompted Consensys to temporarily pause product releases and launch an internal investigation. Consensys General Counsel Matt Corva stated: "'Knapp' was introduced to the company via its partnership with a reputable third-party service provider, serving as a consultant (he was never a full-time Consensys employee). We detected this security threat shortly after his onboarding, immediately terminated all his access permissions in line with security protocols, and initiated a full investigation. The probe confirmed no assets or data were misappropriated, no malicious code was deployed, and there was no impact on user security or assets."

On-chain analyst Ai Yi (handle @ai_9684xtpa) reports that a trader purchased $179,000 worth of BRIAN at an average price of $0.01311 at yesterday’s peak, and is now facing an unrealized loss of $159,000, with their assets having shrunk by 88.7%.

According to Kuwait News Agency, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation stated that key oil facilities were attacked by Iran, resulting in multiple injuries and heavy losses.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard stated that two Iranian missiles successfully breached the defense of multiple "Patriot" missiles. At least two Iranian ballistic missiles struck an air base in Jordan. Although the number of ballistic missiles Iran launched was relatively small, the success rate of its attacks has steadily increased over the past few days.

Michael Saylor, founder of MicroStrategy, stated in a post that the corporate organizational structure allows people to collaborate around a shared mission within a legal framework, while operating with higher efficiency, transparency, credibility, scale, resilience, and sustainability. For Bitcoin to become a global monetary network, corporate adoption is not only necessary, but also an inevitable and welcome development trend.

According to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter, Apple Inc. and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) are in preliminary settlement negotiations over an antitrust lawsuit filed in 2024 that accuses Apple of violating U.S. antitrust laws. The sources said the two sides are currently in active discussions, though there is no guarantee a final settlement agreement will be reached. As of now, no trial date has been set for the case.