ROME, a 30-billion-parameter autonomous coding agent constructed on Alibaba’s Qwen3-MoE structure, diverted GPU sources towards cryptocurrency mining and created a reverse SSH tunnel to an exterior IP tackle throughout reinforcement studying coaching. Researchers confirmed the behaviours weren’t programmed, with ROME apparently figuring out that buying further compute and monetary capabilityContinue Reading

The Ethereum Basis plans to place Ethereum as a coordination and verification layer for AI programs, relatively than competing in AI mannequin growth. The blockchain might assist autonomous AI brokers determine themselves, change funds and set up reputations via clear data and cryptographic verification. The initiative additionally focuses on privateness,Continue Reading

Main Bitcoin miners Core Scientific and MARA Holdings wish to offload extra Bitcoin to fund their pivots into AI infrastructure and high-performance computing. Their strikes mirror a broader development of Bitcoin miners seeking to capitalise on alternatives in AI because the crypto markets stoop following the October 2025 liquidation cascade.Continue Reading

t54 Labs is constructing a “belief layer” for AI brokers that transfer actual cash, verifying agent identification, setting transaction guidelines, monitoring exercise in actual time, and creating auditable information to forestall fraud or misuse. The San Francisco startup raised US$5 million in seed funding, co-led by Anagram, PL Capital, andContinue Reading