
Plus, from secret data hacks to a $359M porn piracy claim against Meta, AI's black box keeps getting darker.	͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏ ͏	View in browser

July 31, 2025

-Hey, it's Monica from Cointelegraph—your Web3 power brief is here. Let's dive in.

Your Daily Digest of the 🔥Hottest News in Crypto

Today's top stories:

🐋 New whales, same story for BTC

👉 SEC goes all in on 'Project Crypto'

💋 Secret messages & Meta's porn problem

📰 Keep reading for today's biggest headlines

New Whales, Same Story—BTC Hits Profit-Taking Wave Three

Fresh money's here, and it's cashing out.

Data from CryptoQuant shows a new class of Bitcoin whales triggering the third major distribution event of this cycle. Some heavy hitters are locking in gains—but does that signal a cooling trend or just the calm before the next rip higher?

The charts are loud, and this one's worth a closer look.

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AI Can Hide Love Notes—Or Hate. And Meta's Porn Problem

AI gets weird(er): Researchers found that AIs can smuggle secret messages in random data—nudging other AIs to adore owls… or idolize Hitler. If that's not unsettling enough, Meta just got hit with a $359M lawsuit alleging it pirated thousands of adult films to train its models. When tech giants scrape porn and researchers expose hidden bias hacks, the black box isn't just opaque—it's a loaded weapon.

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SEC Launches 'Project Crypto'—Here's What Changes

The SEC has rolled out its boldest reform plan yet: Project Crypto.

Chair Paul Atkins says the goal is simple—drag 20th-century market rules into the age of digital finance. Think streamlined licensing, clear separation of securities vs. commodities, and a real market structure for crypto.

U.S. crypto regulation is finally moving from "gray area" to game plan.

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OpenSea's Ex-Exec Beats the Rap

The NFT world has a new plot twist: Nate Chastain's insider trading conviction is gone. Like a thief in the night.

A federal appeals court tossed the verdict, saying jurors were misled—they might've nailed him for bad ethics, not actual fraud. That technicality changes everything for how U.S. law treats digital assets.

Is this a one-off—or a crack in the legal playbook for crypto cases?

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OPINION

The Quiet Rise of Money2

Forget the noise about memecoins and the latest AI token hype. The real revolution? It's already here. Stablecoins and DeFi are quietly rewiring how money moves, creating a financial system that doesn't rely on banks—or borders. With $225 billion in stablecoins and smart contracts doing the heavy lifting, "Money2" isn't a concept.