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AI Security Startup Mindgard Completes €26 Million Series A Funding Round, Led by Album VC
According to EU-Startups, AI security startup Mindgard announced the completion of a €26 million (approximately $30 million) Series A funding round, led by Album VC, with participation from Karma Ventures, .406 Ventures, Atlantic Bridge, IQ Capital, and Lakestar. Mindgard was founded by Dr. Peter Garraghan in 2022, incubated by Lancaster University in the UK, and is headquartered in Boston and London. The company's platform provides Shadow AI discovery, AI red teaming, and runtime AI protection capabilities, and has helped disclose over 150 high-impact AI security vulnerabilities, covering issues such as the Cursor IDE zero-day code execution vulnerability, Google Antigravity trusted workspace defects, and ChatGPT image generation protection failures.
Shadow market trading signals over 35% gain for SpaceX stock
the shadow market is indicating a strong performance for SpaceX stock upon listing, with an expected price increase of at least 35%. The company encompasses Elon Musk's rocket, satellite, and artificial intelligence businesses. Derivatives offered by online broker IG International pointed to a market capitalization of $2.4 trillion in Singapore on Friday morning, implying a premium of over 35% compared to the Initial Public Offering (IPO) price of $135 per share and a valuation of $1.77 trillion. (Theedgesingapore)
US Senate Investigation Points to USDT as a Key Liquidity Channel for Iran's Shadow Banking, Gulf VASPs Face Heightened Sanctions Risk
Odaily News: A report by the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) has identified stablecoins, particularly USDT, as a key liquidity channel supporting Iran's shadow banking system. Licensed Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region face heightened sanctions compliance pressure and need to strengthen wallet attribution identification and counterparty assessment.Soham Jethani, a partner at law firm Septten, stated that merchants settling crypto assets into local fiat currency does not mean they can circumvent sanctions risk. Liability may arise from providing designated persons, funds, or economic resources, as well as handling assets within the transaction chain, and may materialize before the bank completes final settlement.Jethani noted that the name of a stablecoin or its denomination currency does not determine legal ownership; specific rights depend on contractual arrangements and the actual payment process. Globally circulating stablecoins may also bring secondary sanctions risk. Indirect or historical wallet associations do not automatically constitute a violation; determination requires consideration of the applicable regime, transaction participants, and specific facts.In regulated markets such as the UAE, licensed exchange wallets are continuously monitored, and relevant funds can be frozen before consumer settlement, while merchants must also complete KYC. Regulated VASPs handling deposits and withdrawals bear responsibility for counterparty and sanctions risk assessment and corresponding controls. (Bitcoin.com News)
BIS Warns: Crypto Exports Are Evolving into "Shadow Banks," Leaving Users Exposed to Unsecured Risks
the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released a report stating that crypto exchanges are increasingly offering banking-like services, such as lending and yield-bearing products (Earn), but lack the regulatory oversight and deposit protection found in traditional financial systems, posing systemic risks.The report states that these high-yield products are essentially more akin to "unsecured loans." User assets are often used by platforms for high-risk operations such as lending, trading, or market making, while users only hold a claim against the platform. If the platform encounters problems, users are directly exposed to solvency risks.The BIS also noted that major crypto platforms have evolved from simple exchanges into "multi-functional intermediaries," integrating the functions of banks, brokerages, and exchanges, but with insufficient transparency and risk isolation mechanisms. The collapses of Celsius Network and FTX are typical examples of this structural risk. Additionally, the report mentions the crypto market flash crash in October 2025, which triggered approximately $19 billion in forced liquidations, highlighting the risk of cascading effects under high leverage and opaque structures. (CoinDesk)
Trader Accuses Multiple Crypto KOLs and Platforms of Token Manipulation, Fake Marketing, and Misuse of User Data
Odaily reports: Trader YokaiCapital has posted allegations accusing multiple crypto KOLs and platforms of token manipulation, rug pulls, fake account marketing, and misuse of user data, involving Pump.fun, Frank, Shadow, Unipcs, Ansem, DipWheeler, orangie, Axiom, BubbleMaps, and InsightX, among others.YokaiCapital claims that the individuals or platforms involved fabricated social media engagement, linked wallets, and fake leaderboard accounts to generate hype, and further alleges that some of those involved secretly controlled the relevant tokens before pumping and dumping them. YokaiCapital also accused Axiom of storing and sharing users' private data, using that information to trade, and charging new launch platforms over $100,000 for listing fees.The above content currently stems primarily from YokaiCapital's unilateral allegations, and the claims await responses from the parties involved and further verification.
Coinbase Sued for Freezing Funds Linked to $55 Million DAI Theft
According to Cointelegraph, Coinbase has been sued in a U.S. federal court in California over frozen funds linked to a $55 million DAI phishing theft that occurred in 2024. The plaintiffs allege that some traceable stolen funds—after being mixed via Tornado Cash—were deposited into Coinbase retail user accounts and remain frozen. Coinbase states it can only release the assets after a court rules on their ownership. The complaint also links the theft to the malicious wallet drainer platform Inferno Drainer. Victims had engaged Zero Shadow and Five Stones Intelligence to track the stolen funds.
AI Security Startup Mindgard Completes €26 Million Series A Funding Round, Led by Album VC
According to EU-Startups, AI security startup Mindgard announced the completion of a €26 million (approximately $30 million) Series A funding round, led by Album VC, with participation from Karma Ventures, .406 Ventures, Atlantic Bridge, IQ Capital, and Lakestar. Mindgard was founded by Dr. Peter Garraghan in 2022, incubated by Lancaster University in the UK, and is headquartered in Boston and London. The company's platform provides Shadow AI discovery, AI red teaming, and runtime AI protection capabilities, and has helped disclose over 150 high-impact AI security vulnerabilities, covering issues such as the Cursor IDE zero-day code execution vulnerability, Google Antigravity trusted workspace defects, and ChatGPT image generation protection failures.
Coinbase Sued for Freezing Funds Linked to $55 Million DAI Theft
According to Cointelegraph, Coinbase has been sued in a U.S. federal court in California over frozen funds linked to a $55 million DAI phishing theft that occurred in 2024. The plaintiffs allege that some traceable stolen funds—after being mixed via Tornado Cash—were deposited into Coinbase retail user accounts and remain frozen. Coinbase states it can only release the assets after a court rules on their ownership. The complaint also links the theft to the malicious wallet drainer platform Inferno Drainer. Victims had engaged Zero Shadow and Five Stones Intelligence to track the stolen funds.
Grinex Ceases Operations, Potentially Delivering a Heavy Blow to Russia’s Sanctions-Evasion Shadow Financial System
According to DL News, Russian cryptocurrency exchange Grinex announced last Wednesday that it would cease operations after suffering a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of over 1 billion rubles—approximately $13 million. The report states that Grinex had processed nearly $100 billion in trading volume for the sanctioned stablecoin A7A5 in 2025. Its shutdown is expected to weaken Russian companies’ ability to convert rubles into usable international currencies and deliver a severe blow to Russia’s shadow financial system designed to circumvent sanctions. Grinex was viewed as the successor to Garantex, which had previously been sanctioned and shut down. Both Grinex and Old Vector—the issuer of A7A5—were sanctioned in August 2025 by the United States, the European Union, and the United Kingdom.
Starknet Launches Shadow Accounts, Enabling Anonymous Linking Between Primary Wallets and DeFi Activity
Odaily News: Starknet has announced the launch of shadow accounts, allowing users to participate in public DeFi activities through independent addresses under their own control, while keeping the connection between that address and their primary wallet confidential. Shadow accounts are independent pseudonymous addresses on Starknet, funded from users' protected STRK20 balances, with the first integration set to go live tomorrow. The balances, transaction records, and positions across various applications of shadow accounts will still be publicly visible on-chain, but STRK20 is able to protect information about their association with users' primary wallets.
BIS Warns: Crypto Exports Are Evolving into "Shadow Banks," Leaving Users Exposed to Unsecured Risks
the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released a report stating that crypto exchanges are increasingly offering banking-like services, such as lending and yield-bearing products (Earn), but lack the regulatory oversight and deposit protection found in traditional financial systems, posing systemic risks.The report states that these high-yield products are essentially more akin to "unsecured loans." User assets are often used by platforms for high-risk operations such as lending, trading, or market making, while users only hold a claim against the platform. If the platform encounters problems, users are directly exposed to solvency risks.The BIS also noted that major crypto platforms have evolved from simple exchanges into "multi-functional intermediaries," integrating the functions of banks, brokerages, and exchanges, but with insufficient transparency and risk isolation mechanisms. The collapses of Celsius Network and FTX are typical examples of this structural risk. Additionally, the report mentions the crypto market flash crash in October 2025, which triggered approximately $19 billion in forced liquidations, highlighting the risk of cascading effects under high leverage and opaque structures. (CoinDesk)
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Shadow Accounts allow accessing public DeFi through independent addresses while keeping the association with the main wallet confidential
Starknet posted on X platform, stating that Shadow Accounts allow users to interact with public DeFi through independent addresses they control, while keeping the association between that address and their main wallet confidential.
Starknet Launches Shadow Accounts, Enabling Anonymous Linking Between Primary Wallets and DeFi Activity
Odaily News: Starknet has announced the launch of shadow accounts, allowing users to participate in public DeFi activities through independent addresses under their own control, while keeping the connection between that address and their primary wallet confidential. Shadow accounts are independent pseudonymous addresses on Starknet, funded from users' protected STRK20 balances, with the first integration set to go live tomorrow. The balances, transaction records, and positions across various applications of shadow accounts will still be publicly visible on-chain, but STRK20 is able to protect information about their association with users' primary wallets.
US Senate Investigation Points to USDT as a Key Liquidity Channel for Iran's Shadow Banking, Gulf VASPs Face Heightened Sanctions Risk
Odaily News: A report by the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI) has identified stablecoins, particularly USDT, as a key liquidity channel supporting Iran's shadow banking system. Licensed Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region face heightened sanctions compliance pressure and need to strengthen wallet attribution identification and counterparty assessment.Soham Jethani, a partner at law firm Septten, stated that merchants settling crypto assets into local fiat currency does not mean they can circumvent sanctions risk. Liability may arise from providing designated persons, funds, or economic resources, as well as handling assets within the transaction chain, and may materialize before the bank completes final settlement.Jethani noted that the name of a stablecoin or its denomination currency does not determine legal ownership; specific rights depend on contractual arrangements and the actual payment process. Globally circulating stablecoins may also bring secondary sanctions risk. Indirect or historical wallet associations do not automatically constitute a violation; determination requires consideration of the applicable regime, transaction participants, and specific facts.In regulated markets such as the UAE, licensed exchange wallets are continuously monitored, and relevant funds can be frozen before consumer settlement, while merchants must also complete KYC. Regulated VASPs handling deposits and withdrawals bear responsibility for counterparty and sanctions risk assessment and corresponding controls. (Bitcoin.com News)
Trader Accuses Multiple Crypto KOLs and Platforms of Token Manipulation, Fake Marketing, and Misuse of User Data
Odaily reports: Trader YokaiCapital has posted allegations accusing multiple crypto KOLs and platforms of token manipulation, rug pulls, fake account marketing, and misuse of user data, involving Pump.fun, Frank, Shadow, Unipcs, Ansem, DipWheeler, orangie, Axiom, BubbleMaps, and InsightX, among others.YokaiCapital claims that the individuals or platforms involved fabricated social media engagement, linked wallets, and fake leaderboard accounts to generate hype, and further alleges that some of those involved secretly controlled the relevant tokens before pumping and dumping them. YokaiCapital also accused Axiom of storing and sharing users' private data, using that information to trade, and charging new launch platforms over $100,000 for listing fees.The above content currently stems primarily from YokaiCapital's unilateral allegations, and the claims await responses from the parties involved and further verification.
AI Security Startup Mindgard Completes €26 Million Series A Funding Round, Led by Album VC
According to EU-Startups, AI security startup Mindgard announced the completion of a €26 million (approximately $30 million) Series A funding round, led by Album VC, with participation from Karma Ventures, .406 Ventures, Atlantic Bridge, IQ Capital, and Lakestar. Mindgard was founded by Dr. Peter Garraghan in 2022, incubated by Lancaster University in the UK, and is headquartered in Boston and London. The company's platform provides Shadow AI discovery, AI red teaming, and runtime AI protection capabilities, and has helped disclose over 150 high-impact AI security vulnerabilities, covering issues such as the Cursor IDE zero-day code execution vulnerability, Google Antigravity trusted workspace defects, and ChatGPT image generation protection failures.
Shadow market trading signals over 35% gain for SpaceX stock
the shadow market is indicating a strong performance for SpaceX stock upon listing, with an expected price increase of at least 35%. The company encompasses Elon Musk's rocket, satellite, and artificial intelligence businesses. Derivatives offered by online broker IG International pointed to a market capitalization of $2.4 trillion in Singapore on Friday morning, implying a premium of over 35% compared to the Initial Public Offering (IPO) price of $135 per share and a valuation of $1.77 trillion. (Theedgesingapore)