German political parties split on how to regulate increasing AI adoptionAs the trilogue on the AI Act begins, the European Commission, German politicians, and digital experts express skepticism and make new demands.Jul 27, 2023Veronika Rinecker
Securitize issues tokenized assets in Spain, plans September trading startThe U.S.-based trading platform is set to become the first to issue and trade tokenized assets in both the U.S. and the EU, and will operate under the new DLT pilot regime.Jul 27, 2023Derek Andersen
Netflix eyes AI amid Hollywood strike, offers high-paying AI positionsThe positions come with six-figure salaries, ranging from $450,000 to $650,000 for the Technical Director role and $300,000 to $900,000 for the Product Manager position.Jul 27, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha
Twitter to X rebrand sparks debate over new name for ‘tweets’ Amid the new changes to the online social media platform now known as X, users have begun to debate on what to name the iconic posts formerly called tweets.Jul 27, 2023Savannah Fortis
Twitter hijacks @X handle, offered user merch, trip to HQ as ‘thank you’The Twitter user who initially registered the @X handle had their profile forcibly changed after Elon Musk rebranded the social media platform to X.Jul 27, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Coinbase CEO to Americans: Urge reps to vote ‘Yes’ on crypto regulatory clarity billsBrian Armstrong said that voting Yes to the bill would protect innovation and national security in the United States.Jul 27, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Crypto-friendly BlackRock starts ‘digital-first’ investment offering in IndiaAs BlackRock reiterates that an optimal investment allocation should include 84.9% BTC, the firm has formed a major investment partnership in India.Jul 27, 2023Helen Partz
Bitcoin bull run next? Bitfinex stablecoin ratio ‘blows up’ in 2023A “major leading indicator” for Bitcoin is pointing the way toward a classic repeat of bullish BTC price phases, analysis says.Jul 27, 2023William Suberg
Worldcoin rebuts reports of lackluster takeup as Altman cites Japan queuesA video shared by Worldcoin co-founder Sam Altman shows a long queue of people in Japan reportedly waiting to collect $50 worth of Worldcoin (WLD) tokens or 25 WLD.Jul 27, 2023Arijit Sarkar
UFO hearing: Crypto degens spare no time crafting 50 alien shitcoinsWith the United States government accused of covering up extraterrestrial activity, crypto degens were quick to sprout a shiny batch of memecoins.Jul 27, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Digital marketing will become Web3’s next major use case, says reportMore than 70 startups have raised over $600 million in the embryonic Web3 digital marketing sector.Jul 27, 2023Martin Young
Redditor’s hacked Bitcoin is a lesson on the hidden dangers of paper wallets“My Bitcoin was taken. How?” A Reddit user thought they were following best practices until two days ago when their Bitcoin wallet was completely cleaned out.Jul 27, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Robert Kennedy Jr. reveals buying 2 Bitcoin for each of his 7 children“I’m going to put my money where my mouth is,” the Democratic presidential candidate said as he doubled down on his support for Bitcoin.Jul 27, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Crypto payment gateway CoinsPaid suspects Lazarus Group in $37M hackCoinsPaid said it is now working with Estonian law enforcement and several blockchain security firms are assisting to minimize the impact of the July 22 exploit.Jul 27, 2023Brayden Lindrea
Crypto bills pass congressional committee in ‘huge win’ for US cryptoTwo crypto regulatory bills have been passed by the United States House Financial Services Committee that could finally provide some much-needed regulatory clarity.Jul 27, 2023Tom Mitchelhill
Meta sinks $3.7B in metaverse money pit as CEO eyes Threads user retentionMeanwhile, Meta's metaverse-building business has racked up around $21 billion in losses since the start of 2022.Jul 26, 2023Jesse Coghlan
ERC-20 inventor discusses origins, new blockchains, BRC-20 and moreFabian Vogelsteller has been working full-time to create his new blockchain since 2018, with its mainnet launching just this May.Jul 26, 2023Zhiyuan Sun
Judge warns Sam Bankman-Fried to ‘take it seriously’ as prosecutors push to revoke bail: ReportAssistant U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon reportedly said SBF made roughly 100 calls to a reporter behind The New York Times story that revealed Caroline Ellison’s private journals.Jul 26, 2023Turner Wright
Judge suggests IRS issued $4K refund over tax lawsuit based on quality of lawyers: ReportA couple who filed a lawsuit over how staked Tezos tokens were taxed has gone to appellate court after refusing to accept a refund check from the IRS.Jul 26, 2023Turner Wright
SEC passes new ‘conflict of interest’ rules governing how brokers can use AIThe new rules will govern how brokers use artificial intelligence to entice investors and how they use “optimization functions” to target investors and determine investment strategies.Jul 26, 2023Tristan Greene
Price analysis 7/26: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, ADA, SOL, DOGE, MATIC, LTC, DOTBitcoin and several major altcoins are trading inside a range, indicating that a strong catalyst is needed to start the next trending move.Jul 26, 2023Rakesh Upadhyay
McDonald’s in the metaverse, pro players to try Web3: Nifty NewsletterThe creators of the popular NFT game Axie Infinity announced a partnership with NFT collection CyberKongz to migrate the Play & Kollect game to Ronin.Jul 26, 2023Ezra Reguerra
Chinese, Indian investment professionals show strong support for CBDC in new surveyThe CFA Institute asked members around the world how they felt about CBDCs. Their responses might surprise the crypto community.Jul 26, 2023Derek Andersen
Canada proposes new capital rules for crypto holdingsThe Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions is opening public consultations on two draft guidelines, updating its capital and liquidity approach to crypto assets.Jul 26, 2023Ana Paula Pereira
US lawmakers invoke FTX and spar on direction of crypto billsOn July 26, six pieces of legislation were being considered by the House Financial Services Committee, including ones on regulatory clarity and consumer protection in the space.Jul 26, 2023Turner Wright
EOS Foundation to sue Block.one for alleged failure to honor $1B commitmentPotential plaintiffs in the new lawsuit by ENF may need to opt out of other suits against Block.one to be eligible to participate.Jul 26, 2023Helen Partz
Italian central bank backs DeFi tokenization project with Polygon, FireblocksThe Italian central bank’s Milano Hub has selected a project headed by Cetif Advisory and Polygon Labs in its second round of proposals.Jul 26, 2023Derek Andersen
SEC files charges against Quantstamp for $28M initial coin offering Quantstamp has agreed to settle charges and will repay proceeds from its 2017 ICO that raised $28 million.Jul 26, 2023Gareth Jenkinson
Meta Platforms fined $14 million for Onavo privacy issues: ReportThe decision in an Australian court was driven by increasing concerns about illicit activities in the crypto market and the desire to safeguard investors.Jul 26, 2023Amaka Nwaokocha
7 real-world IoT applications and examplesDiscover seven real-world IoT applications transforming industries with innovative examples and their impact on efficiency and convenience.Jul 26, 2023Alice Ivey