Covenant AI's exit from Bittensor was prompted by allegations that co-founder Jacob Steeves maintained centralized control, contradicting the project's decentralized mission. The fallout from this departure saw TAO plummet nearly 25% in just six hours, erasing over $650 million in market capitalization.
Operation Atlantic is a joint initiative led by the US Secret Service, the UK National Crime Agency, the Ontario Provincial Police, and the Ontario Securities Commission, working with private-sector partners, to identify and contact potential victims and help them recover stolen funds.
The utility token of the gaming platform Aria AI, ARIA, plummeted by more than 80% April 9, moments after hitting a new all-time high. Market data shows the token, which traded just below $0.78 around 6:15 a.m. EST, crashed to just over $0.10 in less than an hour.
The internal platform at the center of the investigation was luckyguys.site, also referred to internally as WebMsg. It functioned as a Discord-style messenger, allowing DPRK IT workers to report payments to their handlers.
Futures are exploding higher, as President Trump chose not to 'end civilization in Iran' and agreed to a two-week pause on attacks on Iran.