⚠️ Tether leads $15M funding for Mural to power AI agent payments 👀 Tether has led a $15 million Series A funding round for New York-based Mural, supporting the financial technology company’s development of payment infrastructure for businesses and artificial intelligence agents. Mural plans to use the investment to expand internationally and develop the banking, payment and compliance services needed for software agents to conduct financial transactions. 🔔 Founded in 2022 by former Palantir engineers Sinclair Toffa and Chris Fernandes, the company provides infrastructure that businesses us

🔖 Australia proposes new crypto exchange rules for 2027 📣 Australia has proposed new rules for cryptocurrency trading and custody platforms on October 15, 2026, with financial regulator ASIC seeking public feedback by November 27 before the country’s digital asset licensing framework takes effect in April 2027. 📊 The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) announced the consultation alongside Consultation Paper 392, which outlines planned requirements for customer asset protection, trading practices and financial resources. The regulator expects to publish final guidance in

📣 Cardano’s Hoskinson challenges Vitalik over AI threats to crypto ⚠️ Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has challenged Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin over his warning that advances in artificial intelligence could weaken quantum-resistant cryptography, arguing that existing security standards already account for decades of mathematical attacks. Hoskinson responded on October 9 to Buterin’s concerns about lattice-based cryptography, which is used in several modern security systems. He argued that the Ethereum founder had not identified a credible new attack that would justify abandoning