Ledger Unveils $849 Atom Device To Secure Crypto, Apps And AI Activity

TL;DR: Ledger has introduced Atom, a new device intended to run everyday apps while keeping sensitive approvals inside its secure operating system. The Founders Edition has a $849 reservation price, with shipping estimated for 2027. Ledger wants to move beyond the familiar USB-shaped hardware wallet. Its new Atom looks much closer to a smartphone, but […]

South Korea Names Gopax Operator In Cyberattack Wave Affecting 16 Firms

TL;DR: South Korea’s Financial Services Commission identified Gopax operator Streami among 16 financial firms affected by recent hacking incidents. Authorities said around 100,000 data-leak cases had been identified across the broader group, not specifically at Gopax. A South Korean cryptocurrency exchange has been caught up in a cybersecurity investigation stretching across the country’s financial sector. […]

Ledger Faces Fresh Scrutiny After Researcher Says Hardware Wallet Warning Came Months Earlier

TL;DR: Security researcher Joe Grand says he warned Ledger about signs of physically modified devices months before a wider hardware-wallet supply-chain attack came to light. The dispute concerns communications and product distribution, not proof that Ledger’s core cryptography was defeated. Ledger is facing questions about how it handled earlier warnings after reports of cryptocurrency thefts […]

Tether Backs AI Startup As Funding Tops $9 Million In Push Toward Autonomous Payments

TL;DR: Stablecoin issuer Tether has participated in a funding round for AI infrastructure startup AIsa, bringing the startup’s cumulative fundraising above $9 million. The company is working on payment and access systems for autonomous software agents. Tether is exploring another possible market for digital-dollar payments: software that buys services for itself. The stablecoin company participated […]