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North Korea (DPRK) is now using remote workers from third countries, including Iran and Lebanon, to aid its efforts to infiltrate US companies and obtain money to fund its weapons programs, NBC reported on Friday.An alert issued in July by the US government and several foreign agencies said North Korean IT workers “seek out contracts with the intent of remitting their salaries to their parent North Korean agencies. They also pose an insider threat to companies and are involved in data exfiltration, cryptocurrency theft, and theft of sensitive information.”As the US and other governments have moved to counter North Korea’s efforts, the DPRK has turned increasingly to third-country IT workers to pass job interviews, the report said. After work contracts are obtained, the positions are usually taken over by North Korean operatives.NBC reported that foreign IT workers had been scouted on LinkedIn, with some offered $500 monthly in cryptocurrency to work part-time as “interview associates.”Related: Consensys unknowingly outsourced developer work to North KoreanThe DPRK’s increasingly sophisticated tactics may be meeting with some success.Cointelegraph reported in May, citing cybersecurity company CrowdStrike, that North Korean state-affiliated hackers and threat actors were responsible for more than $2 billion in crypto losses in 2025, a 51% year-on-year increase.The Bank of Korea estimates North Korea’s GDP increased 3.5% in 2025 in spite of global sanctions.Magazine: Bitcoin adoption metrics say one thing, price action says anotherCointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism. This news article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph’s Editorial Policy and aims to provide accurate and timely information. Readers are encouraged to verify information independently.

Ben Delo, a British crypto billionaire, gave 36 million pounds ($49 million) to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK in the biggest donation ever made to a British political party, the DPA and other media reported on Saturday.Delo, who co-founded the BitMEX cryptocurrency exchange, said he had given the money to ensure a “fair fight” at the polls.Farage said: “I am honored and humbled that Ben Delo has shown such confidence in Reform. … Ben knows that we are the only party that can turn the country around and reverse Britain’s decline.”Delo was previously the second-biggest donor to Reform UK behind billionaire Christopher Harborne, who gave 9 million pounds to the party last August.Cointelegraph reported last month that Farage was under investigation after receiving millions of dollars’ worth of donations and gifts from two figures tied to the crypto industry: Harborne and George Cottrell.Related: UK politicians mull permanent crypto donation ban in wake of Nigel Farage scandalThe UK lawmaker resigned his position as a member of Parliament in July amid the crypto scandal, triggering a controversial by-election that Farage won with 63% of the vote, ahead of satirical candidate Count Binface.The contributions tied to the crypto industry have raised questions from many lawmakers about the influence of digital assets on UK politics.In July, Labour MPs were reportedly considering that a moratorium on crypto donations announced in March, pending legislation, be made permanent in response to what Farage called “gifts” from Harborne and Cottrell.The Telegraph newspaper said the 36 million pound donation represented 1 million pounds each month until a general election in 2029, but Delo made the entire payment up front to prevent it from being blocked.Cointelegraph previously reported that Delo was one of three BitMEX co-founders who pleaded guilty to federal charges in the US related to violations of the Bank Secrecy Act.While he agreed to pay a $10 million fine in 2022, Delo did not serve time in prison. He and his colleagues Arthur Hayes and Samuel Reed received a pardon from US President Donald Trump in March 2025.Magazine: Trading stocks against BONER is the latest trend for DeFi degensCointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism. This news article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph’s Editorial Policy and aims to provide accurate and timely information. Readers are encouraged to verify information independently.

Anthropic is in talks with Nvidia about a potential $10 billion investment in what may be the biggest IPO in history, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing people familiar.The people said Anthropic is seeking to raise as much as $100 billion in the offering, which could value the AI company at about $2 trillion.The discussion is ongoing and could change, the people told Reuters, remaining anonymous amid the confidential negotiations.Nvidia could supply Anthropic with an early strategic backer for the offering and also strengthen ties ​between the chipmaker and an important customer.Reuters said that Anthropic declined to comment and that Nvidia had yet to respond to a request for comment.Related: Nvidia buys Hugging Face for $12.9B in push into AI softwareCointelegraph reported on Aug. 11 that Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms had secured a 20-year agreement to supply 191 megawatts of capacity from its Rockdale, Texas, campus to a “leading frontier AI” company.The customer was Anthropic and the deal was valued at about $9 billion, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the matter.Cointelegraph reported earlier this month that Nvidia agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, extending its reach into the software and tools developers use to build artificial intelligence.Hugging Face serves more than 18 million developers and hosts over three million models, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said.The acquisition would give Nvidia control of a major platform for AI models as technology companies increasingly compete across chips, software and developer tools.Magazine: Metaplanet equity backlash, SE Asia crypto funding doubles: Asia ExpressCointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism. This news article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph’s Editorial Policy and aims to provide accurate and timely information. Readers are encouraged to verify information independently.

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Crypto Banter founder Ran Neuner said regulation poses the biggest risk to Hyperliquid, warning that decentralized exchanges could eventually face greater government scrutiny.Speaking on Cointelegraph’s Chain Reaction podcast, Neuner said regulators have begun establishing rules for centralized crypto exchanges and predicted decentralized platforms would be next.“The biggest issue is that we don’t know how regulators are going to treat the decentralized exchanges,” Neuner said. He added:The governments have just started to regulate centralized exchanges. There’s MiCA licensing, et cetera, et cetera. And I think that when that’s done, they come in for the decentralized exchanges.Hyperliquid is a layer-1 blockchain best known for its decentralized perpetual futures exchange, which leads the sector with about $223 billion in trading volume over the past 30 days, according to DeFiLlama data.Hyperliquid leads perpetual DEXs by 30-day volume. Source: DeFiLlamaWhile Neuner identified regulation as Hyperliquid’s biggest vulnerability, he was more bullish on its ability to withstand competition.Neuner argued that Hyperliquid’s network effects make it difficult for competitors to challenge the platform simply by replicating its technology. “You can’t copy a network,” he said. “There can be a thousand competitors to Uber. How many of them are going to succeed? Hardly any.”Neuner said the same dynamic applies to trading platforms, where users tend to gravitate toward exchanges with deeper liquidity because it allows them to enter and exit positions more easily. “When something is a network, naturally users will flock to the busiest or the best node,” he said.Related: HYPE treasury firm Hyperliquid Strategies boosts equity facility to $2.5BHyperliquid eyes compliant US path amid HYPE rallyDespite Neuner’s concerns over regulation, US officials have signaled that Hyperliquid could gain a compliant pathway into the country.President Donald Trump said in August that CFTC Chair Michael Selig was working to bring Hyperliquid into the US in a “fully compliant and legal fashion.” HYPE jumped about 20% over the 24-hour period surrounding the remarks, trading around $70.As of the August announcement, neither the CFTC nor Hyperliquid had released a formal proposal explaining how US access would work, whether an application had been submitted or when a compliant service could launch.On Friday, HYPE was trading around $82, up more than 220% year-to-date, according to CoinGecko. The token had a market capitalization of about $18.2 billion and a fully diluted valuation of roughly $78.4 billion.HYPE token price year-to-date. Source: CoinGeckoMagazine: Metaplanet equity backlash, SE Asia crypto funding doubles: Asia Express

Anchorage Digital has partnered with stablecoin protocol Frgmnt to give institutional clients access to its fUSD and sfUSD tokens through Anchorage’s custody platform.The integration will allow institutions to hold, mint, redeem, stake and unstake fUSD without setting up a separate custody arrangement, according to a Friday announcement.Frgmnt is a stablecoin protocol built on Base that issues fUSD against USDC, with the backing deployed across onchain lending markets. Users can stake fUSD for sfUSD to earn rewards generated by the protocol’s underlying strategies.The protocol has about $100,000 in total value locked, according to DeFiLlama data, while operating under a capped, invite-only beta. Frgmnt plans to open public access and raise its deposit cap on Sept. 15.Frgmnt said sfUSD was generating 13.32% APR as of Sept. 4, though yields vary with conditions in the underlying lending markets.Source: frgmntAnchorage Digital Bank is a US federally chartered crypto bank regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and operates as part of the broader Anchorage Digital platform, which was valued at $4.2 billion in February following a $100 million investment from Tether.Related: Anchorage Digital brings off-exchange settlement to BinanceAnchorage expands institutional onchain accessThe Frgmnt partnership adds to Anchorage Digital’s growing role as a regulated gateway for institutions seeking access to stablecoins, staking and other onchain financial products.Tether tapped Anchorage Digital Bank in January to issue USAt, its US-focused stablecoin designed to operate under the GENIUS Act. The deal put Anchorage on the issuance side of the stablecoin market, rather than solely providing custody for tokens issued elsewhere.The company has also sought to extend stablecoin infrastructure into payments and treasury operations. In May, Mexico’s Grupo Salinas partnered with Anchorage to support blockchain-based dollar transfers, cross-border settlement and treasury activity through its Coinpro digital asset subsidiary.Beyond stablecoins, Anchorage has expanded its institutional staking services, allowing clients to earn protocol rewards while keeping assets within its custody environment. An April integration with Marinade Finance added Solana staking strategies, followed in July by native staking for TRX, the Tron network’s native token.Magazine: Trading stocks against BONER is the latest trend for DeFi degens

Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich said the Japanese Bitcoin treasury company will further amend its Series 10 stock acquisition rights amid shareholder backlash over dilution concerns.Metaplanet will reduce the number of potential shares underlying the rights by 131.3 million, from 319.464 million to 188.19 million, by resetting the conversion ratio from 1:696 to 1:410, the level before its September 2025 international share offering, Gerovich announced in a Friday X post.Shares already delivered through prior exercises will not be returned or canceled. The reduction applies to the number available through future exercises.The change will extinguish more than $220 million in warrant value and increase the company’s Bitcoin per fully diluted share by about 8.8%, according to Gerovich.Metaplanet will withdraw its plans to transfer up to 90,000 rights to a long-term officer and employee incentive vehicle and develop a new compensation program with a leading global compensation consultant. Under the amended terms, all unvested rights will face additional exercise restrictions, with one-third becoming exercisable in each of 2029, 2030 and 2031.The change follows shareholder criticism of the option pool’s expansion from 46 million shares to 319.5 million. Metaplanet said it fixed the pool at 319.5 million shares on Aug. 18, but some shareholders called on it to cancel the 273 million additional potential shares created by the expansion.In a Friday X post, VanEck’s head of digital asset research, Matthew Sigel, called the adjustment a “meaningful concession” that better aligns management with shareholders.On Aug. 31, Metaplanet disclosed that Gerovich exercised rights to acquire 92,000 shares under the Series 10 pool. Gerovich said he recused himself from the board’s deliberations and vote on the adjustment because he is a Series 10 holder.On Aug. 18, the company acknowledged that expanding the pool “amplifies the dilution borne by existing shareholders.” Related: Metaplanet buys 2,823 BTC, surpasses 43,000 in Bitcoin holdings Metaplanet plans Hong Kong asset management subsidiaryMetaplanet also announced Friday plans to establish Metaplanet Asset Management Asia Limited in Hong Kong with $1 million in initial capital later in September.The subsidiary will conduct trading in Bitcoin, equities and credit products during Asian market hours.The new entity is part of Metaplanet’s “Project Nova,” which aims to build a Bitcoin-centered platform spanning asset management, securities, capital markets and other financial services.In June, Metaplanet agreed to acquire Siiibo Securities in a 2.1 billion yen ($13.1 million) deal to form a securities arm.Metaplanet stock price, 5-day chart. Source: Yahoo FinanceMetaplanet shares fell 3.8% on Friday, bringing their five-day decline to 15%, according to Yahoo Finance.Magazine: Bitcoin adoption metrics say one thing, price action says another

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Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream said it will not pay a ransom to recover funds still held by the Liquid Network hackers.“Taking assets without authorization and withholding their return is a crime, not responsible disclosure,” Blockstream said Friday. “It is not white-hat activity. It is theft.”The company said it had engaged with the hackers in good faith to recover user funds but would not accept their demands. The hackers demanded that Blockstream pay a 10% bounty from its own funds in an onchain message shared by Jan3 CEO and former Blockstream chief strategy officer Samson Mow on Wednesday. They warned that Liquid holders would otherwise face a 15% loss.Blockstream urged the hackers to return the remaining Bitcoin voluntarily. If not, it said it would work with law enforcement, exchanges, service providers and forensic specialists to trace the assets and identify those responsible. On Sept. 6, Liquid, a Bitcoin sidechain, paused operations after self-described white-hat hackers withdrew about 4,000 Bitcoin, then worth about $320 million, from its federation wallet.The actors subsequently returned 3,400 BTC after Blockstream said that affected bridge nodes had been patched, leaving about 598 BTC outstanding.Liquid resumed block production on Thursday, producing empty blocks following emergency software updates. Transactions and Bitcoin transfers into and out of the network remained suspended.Related: ‘White hats’ take 4000 BTC from Liquid, ETFs see best inflows of 2026: Hodler’s DigestCointelegraph is committed to independent, transparent journalism. This news article is produced in accordance with Cointelegraph’s Editorial Policy and aims to provide accurate and timely information. Readers are encouraged to verify information independently.