PublicAI Launches Portable EEG Cap for Decentralized Neuroscience Research; $43 Million Recovered from Bybit Hack

PublicAI unveiled a portable EEG cap at the Consensus Conference in Hong Kong, designed for large-scale brainwave data collection, aiming to advance brain-computer interface (BCI) technology. The DePIN device, announced by CoFounder Jordan Gray, offers a non-invasive alternative to surgical implants like Neuralink, enhancing accuracy through decentralized Web3 network data collection. In a separate event, Mantle's mETH Protocol recovered 15,000 cmETH tokens, valued at approximately $43 million, from the Lazarus Group attackers responsible for the $1.4 billion Bybit hack on Friday. The recovery was facilitated by an 8-hour withdrawal delay, allowing the contract to be temporarily paused. Polygon's chief information security officer, Mudit Gupta, and SEAL assisted in the recovery. Additionally, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announced the freezing of 181,000 USDT tokens linked to the Bybit hack on Saturday, contributing to early recovery efforts.