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SINGAPORE EXPANDS CRYPTO REGULATIONS

Singapore expands crypto rules, now covers custody and payments

Singapore has broadened the scope of its digital asset regulations to encompass the custody of tokens and a wider range of firms involved in fund transfers, as part of the city-state’s ong...

5 months ago

Fact-Checking Gets a Tech Upgrade as AI Detects Election Shenanigans

Indian Media Leverages Blockchain Tech to Verify General Election News

A Taiwanese blockchain tech firm is teaming up with journalists to fact-check the upcoming election in India in a battle against digital deception. Numbers Protocol says it e...

5 months ago

Web3 Gaming is Growing

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) Allocates $30M Funding for Gaming Startups

Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) founded by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz is investing $30 million in gaming startups in the next 45 days. Andrew...

5 months ago

Leverage traders are nursing losses of over $165 million, as the price of Bitcoin tumbled 5%.

Bitcoin 5% flash crash leads to $165M in leveraged crypto liquidations

A sudden 5% drawdown in the price of Bitcoin BTC $66,162 on Tuesday has seen traders with leveraged exposure to Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies rack up over $165 million in losses i...

5 months ago

A growing number of charities and nonprofits are embracing cryptocurrency.

Crypto is ‘too big to ignore’ for the charitable sector

Cryptocurrency adoption in the charity space is growing quickly, with 56% of the top 100 charities in the United States now accepting crypto donations as of January 2024, according to the 2...

5 months ago

Blockchain and crypto have a place in a partnered remittance ecosystem in Latin America, the financial services giant found.

Mastercard sees partnerships as key to blockchain remittances in Latam

Mastercard has released a white paper on remittances in Latin America. Remittance rates are growing faster than the global average in the region, and mobile phone and internet penetration will f...

5 months ago

Giga's new site harnesses otherwise wasted energy from natural gas flaring and has already mined between $200,000 and $250,000 worth of Bitcoin, says the firm's co-founder.

US Bitcoin miner Giga Energy to launch facility in Argentina

Texas-based Bitcoin miner Giga Energy has expanded its operations into Argentina as part of a move to utilize wasted energy from "natural gas flaring" on the South American nation...

5 months ago

Elon Musk rolled out the paid verification model on X, earlier known as “Twitter Blue,” to fight the scammers and spammers thriving on the platform before his takeover.

Elon Musk offers free premium features on X, crypto scammers included

Elon Musk will no longer charge influential accounts on X for certain premium features as long as they meet certain conditions. However, those conditions also appear achievable for accounts invo...

5 months ago

AI tokens FET, AGIX, and OCEAN have witnessed significant gains over the past 24 hours, amidst trending discussions around the creation of a new ‘Artificial Superintelligence’ (ASI) token.

AI tokens FET, AGIX, and OCEAN surge amid merger deal into ASI token

Fetch.ai’s FET token has observed a 6% rise, with its trading price at $3.26 and a 24-hour trading volume surging by 57% to approximately $1.1 billion. Its market capitalization now stands...

5 months ago

FCA Removed Misleading Advertisements in 2023

UK Watchdog Clarifies Rules for Memes and Finfluencers in Social Media Promotions

The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on Tuesday issued new guidelines for financial services promotions on social media. These apply to formats like memes, reels, and gamin...

5 months ago