How decentralization can mitigate ‘dystopic’ artificial intelligence risks — SingularityNET exec
While the development of artificial general intelligence (AGI) comes with a truckload of benefits, it also comes with massive risks...
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Coinbase selects Ireland as its European crypto hub
The United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is strengthening its presence in Europe and has officially announced Ireland as its chosen...
Reddit to wind down blockchain-based rewards service ‘Community Points’
Reddit has said it will soon shutter its long-running, blockchain-based rewards service, “Community Points,” citing scalability concerns.In an official Oct....
Clarification on sharing false spot Bitcoin ETF news
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Hackers create novel way to hide malicious code in blockchains
Cybercriminals have discovered a new way to spread malware to unsuspecting users, this time by manipulating BNB Smart Chain (BSC)...
FTX estate stakes 5.5M Solana coins
The FTX estate seems bullish on Solana (SOL), as it staked over 5.5 million SOL on Oct. 13. According to...
European regulators assess DeFi risks, Uniswap launches Android wallet: Finance Redefined
Welcome to Finance Redefined, your weekly dose of essential decentralized finance (DeFi) insights — a newsletter crafted to bring you...
Trader swaps 131K stablecoins for $0 during USDR depeg
During the crisis on Oct. 11 involving real-estate-backed U.S. dollar stablecoin Real USD (USDR), a trader appears to have swapped...
Coinbase spot trading volume falls by 52% compared to 2022: Report
The spot trading volume of Coinbase, one of the largest crypto exchanges in the United States, has dropped by more...
British MPs urge action on NFT copyright infringement, crypto fan tokens
A bipartisan parliamentary committee has urged the government of the United Kingdom to protect creators from copyright infringement associated with...
SBF’s Alameda minted $38B USDT to profit off arbitrage trading: Coinbase director
Blockchain data flagged by Coinbase director Conor Grogan indicates that Alameda Research redeemed over $38 billion for Tether (USDT) tokens...
OpenSea ‘unaware’ of any involvement of former exec in $60M rug pull
Nonfungible token (NFT) platform OpenSea says it is unaware of any evidence pointing to a former employee being involved in...
Stars Arena secures funds to plug $3M exploit, set to reopen after security audit
Avalanche-based Web3 social media app Stars Arena announced that it had secured the funding to cover the $3 million hole...
Elon Musk’s X platform faces backlash over pro-XRP account suspension
X (formerly Twitter) executive chair and chief technical officer Elon Musk has faced criticism for the suspension of an XRP-related...
THORSwap goes into ‘maintenance mode’ to counter illicit funds movement
THORSwap, a decentralized exchange (DEX) powered by multichain THORChain, has entered maintenance mode to prevent bad actors from moving illicit funds...
FTX exploiter moves $36.8M in Ether as Sam Bankman-Fried trial starts
The crypto wallet address linked to the FTX exploiter moved roughly $36.8 million worth of Ether (ETH) in the last...
FTX-SBF charges valid despite lack of US crypto laws, DoJ says
The United States Department of Justice filed a court motion on Oct. 4 claiming the lack of crypto regulations in...
Neal Stephenson’s blockchain project holds discovery month as metaverse hype wanes
The blockchain project launched by Neal Stephenson, who coined the term “metaverse” in his 1992 book Snow Crash, is pushing...
Friend.tech revenue surges over 10,000 ETH, TVL tops 30,000 ETH
Decentralized social media platform Friend.tech, based on Coinbase’s layer-2 protocol, Base, has touched new heights in terms of revenue growth...
Brazil rolls out blockchain-based digital ID
Over 214 million Brazilians will soon be using blockchain technology for digital identity, the government recently announced.Rio de Janeiro, Goiás...
Do Kwon dismisses Slack chat records as irrelevant evidence
Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon has contested the significance of exposed Slack messages presented as evidence. The chat involved discussing...
PayPal applies for NFT marketplace patent for on- or off-chain asset trading
PayPal made major progress toward creating its own blockchain ecosystem by filing a patent application for a nonfungible token (NFT)...
