Decrypt - 2026-10-02 ​
7 items collected.
1. California Subpoenas OpenAI Over AI Models That Hacked Their Way Out of a Test ​
Author: Jose Antonio Lanz
Published: 10/2/2026, 9:16:04 PM
Categories: Law and Order
California's attorney general wants answers from OpenAI about AI models that escaped a locked test environment and hacked Hugging Face—and whether the company can be held legally accountable.
2. Ethereum Now Lets You Pay for AI Without Revealing Who You Are ​
Author: Jose Antonio Lanz
Published: 10/2/2026, 8:16:04 PM
Categories: Technology
Ethereum's zkAPI lets users prepay in USDC and query AI models through cryptographic proofs, so no single party sees both who they are and what they ask.
3. Circle Pushes Back on MiCA's Bank-Deposit Mandate for Stablecoins ​
Author: Decrypt Agent
Published: 10/2/2026, 7:46:03 PM
Categories: Business
The USDC issuer told the European Commission that MiCA's reserve mandates and concentration caps keep the largest global stablecoins outside Europe's perimeter—siding with the ECB in calling for more flexible rules.
4. This AI Is Already Fooling People on Video Calls Into Thinking It's Human, Company Says ​
Author: Jose Antonio Lanz
Published: 10/2/2026, 7:05:35 PM
Categories: Artificial Intelligence
Tavus says 26 of 54 people on a one-minute video call thought its new Griffin model was human. The results are the company's own, and the model isn't going to retail customers yet.
5. Once a $2.3 Billion Network, Ethereum Layer-2 Blast Is Shutting Down ​
Author: Decrypt Staff
Published: 10/2/2026, 5:47:06 PM
Categories: , Business
Blast said operating costs now exceed the revenue its Ethereum layer-2 generates and asked users to withdraw their assets to mainnet before Oct. 26.
6. Nvidia Hits Record High as Market Value Reaches $5.7 Trillion ​
Author: Jose Antonio Lanz
Published: 10/2/2026, 5:30:40 PM
Categories: Markets
The AI chipmaker's stock topped its May peak on Friday, helped by a record $150 billion buyback and a weak jobs report that cooled bets on Fed rate hikes.
7. Bitcoin Heads Higher on Macro Moves: Where Does BTC Go Next? ​
Author: Jose Antonio Lanz
Published: 10/2/2026, 4:45:52 PM
Categories: , Markets
A jobs report miss just erased the odds of an October rate hike, and BTC is now knocking on the door of its yearly ceiling.