AI and blockchain infrastructure company Gency AI today announced it has raised $20 million in a new funding round

San Francisco, U.S.A., March 17, 2026 — AI and blockchain infrastructure company Gency AI today announced it has raised $20 million in a new funding round. The round saw participation from several institutions, including Y&ZC Capital, MTmetaworld Holdings, Riverpark, ArkStream, MH Ventures, ViaBTC and Basics Capital. The fresh capital is earmarked for scaling Gency AI’s…

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Linux Copy Fail: ‘A Trivially Exploitable Bug’

A newly discovered vulnerability could affect most open-source major Linux distributions released since 2017, according to security researchers.  The flaw, titled “Copy Fail,” caught the attention of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA), who added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on Saturday, warning it poses “significant risks to the federal enterprise.” “10 lines…

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Payward Closes Bitnomial Acquisition, Eyes Regulated US Crypto Derivatives

Payward, the parent company of Kraken, announced it has completed its acquisition of crypto derivatives venue Bitnomial, giving it control of a fully CFTC-regulated derivatives stack in the United States. The acquisition gives Payward a Futures Commission Merchant, Designated Contract Market and Derivatives Clearing Organization, infrastructure it plans to use to expand CFTC-regulated products across…

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A16z Backs CFTC in Fight Against State Prediction Market Bans

A16z has thrown its weight behind the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in a growing federal-state standoff over prediction markets, opposing state regulators that try to shut down platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket. The venture capital heavyweight submitted the letter on Thursday in response to the CFTC’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking on prediction markets….

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Why developers are warning against Paul Sztorc’s eCash fork

Paul Sztorc’s proposed eCash fork has been framed as a battle over Bitcoin’s principles. But among developers and infrastructure builders, a different interpretation is taking hold. This isn’t really a Bitcoin fork, they argue. It’s an airdrop — and a potentially hazardous one. “I’m firmly against Paul’s fork, but not because it represents a ‘hostile…

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Brazil’s central bank bans stablecoin and crypto settlement in cross-border payments

Brazil’s central bank has banned electronic foreign exchange (eFX) providers from using stablecoins, bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies to settle overseas remittances. BCB Resolution No. 561, published April 30, updates rules for eFX, Brazil’s regulated system for digital international payments, purchases, withdrawals and transfers. The rule takes effect October 1, with adaptation deadlines running into 2027….

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