Aave founder Stani Kulechov denied a report that Kraken parent Payward is negotiating to acquire a 15 percent stake in Aave for $385 million, The Block reported on June 26. Kulechov said on X that he would not sell Aave at a 70 percent discount. He did not rule out a sale of some AAVE tokens held by Aave Labs and said discussions had taken place with market participants about direct or indirect purchases and deeper long-term partnerships.

Anthropic\'s new AI model \'Mythos\' is changing security priorities in the cryptocurrency industry, with attention moving beyond smart contract audits to wider infrastructure. The model is noted for linking minor weaknesses across systems into attack paths. The shift is expanding checks to key management, signing services, bridges, oracle networks and cryptography layers. The industry is also moving from pre-launch audits and post-launch monitoring to continuous audits, real-time simulation and breach-assumed design.