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AI news brief: according to a report from blockchain security platform Immunefi, DeFi hacking losses fell to roughly $680 million in 2025, a massive 74% drop from the 2022 all-time peak. Immunefi frames this as a ‘structural security transformation’ happening across the DeFi industry — meaning the ecosystem’s defensive architecture has fundamentally changed, not just a temporary swing in the market cycle…

AI News Flash: Travala is a blockchain-based travel booking platform that recently launched an agentic AI travel protocol on Base, Coinbase’s Layer 2 chain. The protocol’s key highlights include two features: first, a gasless USDC booking payment mechanism, where users don’t need to pay additional gas fees when booking hotels on-chain, lowering the barrier to crypto payments; second, AI-assisted payment execution, where AI agents assist with completing the payment process instead of requiring users to manually handle each on-chain step.

AI News Flash: JPMorgan analysts recently pointed out that the US crypto market structure bill—the Clarity Act—has a very limited window to pass this year. The bill aims to provide a clearer legal basis for the regulatory framework of crypto assets, clarifying whether digital assets should fall under securities or commodities regulation.

Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis releases report revealing gray market peptide vendors have adopted cryptocurrency as core payment infrastructure for scaling operations. Top-tier suppliers now settle transactions in Bitcoin and stablecoins to dodge traditional financial oversight and maintain anonymity.

AI news brief: Bernstein has initiated analyst coverage on two bitcoin mining companies, TeraWulf and Cipher Digital, giving both an ‘Outperform’ rating with price targets of $36 and $32 respectively. The core thesis centers on long-term growth in AI compute demand — Bernstein projects both companies’ AI-related revenue will grow ninefold by 2030, driven by their existing low-cost power contracts and data center infrastructure.