Enrique Abeyta:

Pro-Israel Hackers Destroy $90 Million in Iran Crypto Exchange Breach, Analytics Firm Says

Iran’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Nobitex, was hacked for more than $90 million Wednesday, according to blockchain analytics firm Elliptic.

The funds were drained from platform wallets into addresses bearing anti-government messages explicitly referencing Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, pointing to a politically motivated cyberattack, Elliptic said.

Pro-Israel hacking group Gonjeshke Darande, or “Predatory Sparrow,” claimed responsibility for the attack and said it would release the exchange’s source code. Elliptic said the exchange was offline at the time of its post.

Predatory Sparrow also claimed credit for a separate cyberattack on Iran’s state-owned Bank Sepah this week.

Fighting erupted between Israel and Iran on Friday and the countries have continued to trade missile fire. Iran Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened the U.S. with “irreparable damage” Wednesday in response to President Donald Trump’s demand that the country surrender.

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James Altucher:

Senate Passes Stablecoin Bill, a Major Victory for the Crypto World

The Senate on Tuesday passed a bill that would establish the first federal framework for dollar-backed cryptocurrencies known as stablecoins, a major victory for an industry that has pushed for more favorable oversight in Washington, D.C.

Though passage of the GENIUS Act in the upper chamber by a vote of 68-30 won’t yet make the new legislation law — it still needs approval from the House and President Trump — the crypto world is already lauding the bill’s swift progress as a major step.

“I feel really good about [this bill],” said Dante Disparte, chief strategy officer and head of global policy and operations at Circle (CRCL), the largest U.S. stablecoin issuer.

Circle’s stock has soared roughly 400% since its debut day of trading on June 5, a sign of growing investor enthusiasm for stablecoins as the legislation advances in Congress.

Coinbase (COIN) chief legal officer Paul Grewal said on X that "a year ago I would’ve thought this at best was a fever dream. Think for a moment on how far we’ve come."

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Ray Blanco:

Hexagon Unveils Humanoid Robot AEON With Nvidia

Hexagon’ robotics division has unveiled AEON, a humanoid robot developed in partnership with Nvidia.

The robot was revealed at the Hexagon LIVE Global conference, with plans for deployment across sectors such as automotive, transportation, aerospace, manufacturing, warehousing, and logistics.

At the event, the company highlighted AEON’s capabilities in manipulation, asset inspection, reality capture, and operator support.

AEON’s future applications will encompass reality capture, which involves the automatic planning and scanning of assets to create 3D models, as well as tasks such as sorting parts and inspecting them for defects.

Hexagon’s robotics division president Arnaud Robert said: “By leveraging Nvidia’s full-stack robotics and simulation platforms, we were able to deliver a best-in-class humanoid that combines advanced mechatronics, multimodal sensor fusion and real-time AI.”

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