Artificial intelligence (AI) usage in social media has been targeted as a potential threat to impact or sway voter sentiment in the upcoming 2024 presidential elections in the United States. Major tech companies and U.S. governmental entities have been actively monitoring the situation surrounding disinformation. On Sept. 7 the Microsoft research unit called “Microsoft Threat Analysis Center” (MTAC) published research…
The Thodex founder fled the country in 2021 only to be detained in Albania in August 2022 and extradited to Turkey in April 2023. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/turkish-crypto-exchange-thodex-ceo-11-000-year-prison-for-2-b-scam
Last month, Bulgarian plumbers were called to clear a blocked drain at an apartment block in the capital of Sofia. The blockage turned out to be the decomposing remains of 41-year-old United States crypto mogul Christian Peev — suspected to have been battered to death with a dumbbell by a friend out of jealousy. Weeks earlier, a group of children…
Following a spate of executive departures from Binance, the crypto exchange’s CEO Changpeng ‘CZ’ Zhao took to Twitter to dismiss “negative news” and rumors surrounding the company. In a post on the social media platform, now renamed X, Zhao dismissed reports of “bank runs, lawsuits, closing of fiat channels, product wind downs, employee turnover, exit markets, etc.,” as “FUD” (Fear,…
Saudi Arabia has ramped up its economic diversification efforts driven by its ambitious Vision 2030. In a bid to diversify its economy away from a dependence on oil, the kingdom has embraced emerging technologies, such as blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI), and tapped into booming markets like gaming. But while the country has yet to leave a significant mark in…
Rario, a Polygon-based platform issuing cricket-related nonfungible tokens (NFTs), has reportedly seen its founders leaving the firm after two years since launch. Founders of Rario, including Rario CEO Ankit Wadhwa and chief technology officer Sunny Bhanot, are being pushed out as investors at the startup to exert greater control over the platform, TechCrunch reported on Sept. 8. Rario CEO Ankit…
Moheeth Alvi, group product manager at Coinbase Advanced, joins Cointelegraph’s Hashing It Out podcast with host Elisha Owusu Akyaw for an in-depth discussion about pro traders in the cryptocurrency space. The podcast starts by highlighting Coinbase’s eventful year so far, from new products to the launch of its layer-2 network Base and the “Onchain Summer” campaign that followed. Alvi says…
beginner Ever felt like you’ve stepped into a whole new universe when you hear about cryptocurrencies? Yeah, I’ve been there too. But once you get the hang of it, it’s not as daunting as it seems. Hi, I’m Zifa. I’ve spent the last three years diving deep into the crypto world, writing, learning, and sometimes, getting a tad bit lost.…
Bitcoin (BTC) extended volatility into the Sep. 8 Wall Street open as a classic “short squeeze” sparked new September highs. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Bitcoin offers a round trip to $24,400 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC price movements liquidating shorts and longs alike. Bitcoin had seen upside momentum the day prior, this culminating in a…
Faruk Fatih Özer, the founder and CEO of defunct Turkish crypto exchange Thodex, was sentenced to 11,196 years in jail on Thursday, as reported by local media sources. He was found guilty of aggravated fraud, leading a criminal organization, and money laundering. “I am smart enough to lead any institution on Earth,” Özer told the court, as reported by Fortune.…
