The Web3 project team of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has released a white paper containing suggestions for expanding the nation’s industry, which has been incorporated into the national strategy by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s administration. The Web3 project team aims to bypass the usual bureaucratic processes to formulate regulatory proposals for everything from nonfungible tokens (NFT) to decentralized autonomous…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the financial sector, revolutionizing how banks, financial institutions and investors operate. Here are nine examples of AI in finance, and how they are changing the industry: Fraud detection AI algorithms can analyze transactions in real time, detect anomalies and patterns that may indicate fraudulent activities, and alert banks to take appropriate actions. An example of fraud…
Charles Hoskinson, the co-founder of Ethereum and founder of Cardano, joins Elisha Owusu Akyaw on episode 14 of Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast to discuss the current state of crypto and take a deep dive into Cardano. Hoskinson gives his perspective on the recent happenings in the industry, crypto adoption in Africa and more. He also addresses issues surrounding Cardano, including delayed…
Lending protocol Sentiment has managed to recover the stolen funds from the recent hack by offering the hacker a bounty worth $95,000. In an on-chain transaction on the Arbitrum blockchain, Sentiment sent a message to the hacker offering $95,000 if the hacker returned the funds by April 6, urging the hacker to “do the right thing.” If the hacker did…
The United States’ attempts to “assassinate crypto” are illegal and unlikely to succeed because “crypto is global,” Steven Boykey Sidley, a South African professor and author, has argued. According to Sidley, many formerly U.S.-based companies and innovators have fled the country and have set up bases in countries with more “comfortable” regulatory environments. The United States’ Agenda Against Crypto Steven…
The Chinese government appears to be more bullish on the cryptocurrency industry than one might think, as a major state company is reportedly launching new cryptocurrency funds. CPIC Investment Management, a subsidiary of China Pacific Insurance Company (CPIC), is launching two crypto funds in partnership with the investment firm Waterdrip Capital, the local tech-focused agency 36Kr reported on April 3.…
Lights, camera, Bitcoin: A Bitcoin Film Festival in Poland brought the Bitcoin revolution to the big screen. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/bear-markets-are-for-filming-the-bitcoin-film-festival-in-warsaw
The collapse of the FTX exchange and its subsidiaries in November 2022 also led to the shutdown of its philanthropic arm, FTX Future Fund. The philanthropic arm had pledged $1 billion in donations in 2022 towards research academics across prestigious universities. However, the team behind the project resigned right after FTX filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 11, 2022. Many scholars and…
sponsored The world of cryptocurrencies and blockchain has exploded in recent years. However, a lack of understanding surrounding this technology has led to a number of false beliefs and misconceptions, causing many people to approach digital assets with unwarranted suspicion and uncertainty. To combat this, Binance has made it part of its mission to provide accessible Web3 education to everyone…
Potential guidelines reportedly won’t have a binding force over banks, which can rely on their own risk assessment. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/singapore-to-introduce-uniform-screening-standards-for-crypto-bank-accounts
