Detained Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan protested his treatment by Nigerian authorities in a newly released video posted on Twitter. In the video, Gambaryan can be seen crying out in pain, pleading with a Nigerian guard for support, as he struggles to walk using a single crutch. “[The guard] was told not to help me,” Gambaryan asserted to cameras filming him,…
Month: September 2024
Latam Insights Encore: Learning From El Salvador’s Lesson on Using Bitcoin as a Rebranding Tool
Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from last week. In this edition, we discuss how other countries can learn to use bitcoin as a rebranding tool, following El Salvador’s example. Latam Insights Encore: Other Countries Can Also Use Bitcoin as a Technological Rebranding Tool […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/latam-insights-encore-learning-from-el-salvadors-lesson-on-using-bitcoin-as-a-rebranding-tool/
Telegram Faces Deepfake Pornography Probe in South Korea
South Korean authorities have launched a preliminary investigation into Telegram, just days after the high-profile arrest of the messaging app’s founder, Pavel Durov, in France. Local news agency Yonhap reported that the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency has initiated an internal examination of Telegram’s corporate entity, focusing on allegations that the platform may have been involved in “abetting” the spread of…
Crypto platform resumes UK registrations after 10-month FCA compliance pause
The crypto lending platform took the 10-month pause to realign its onboarding process with the FCA’s guidelines oriented towards investor protection. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/nexo-resumes-new-user-registrations-after-updating-fca-compliance-measures?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
South Korea joins global crackdown on Telegram, cites deepfakes
South Korea has joined the growing list of global jurisdictions, launching a probe against Telegram over illicit content dissemination. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/south-korea-telegram-crackdown-deepfake?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Ripple to add smart contracts to XRP Ledger
The move aims to attract developers and expand XRP Ledger’s capabilities, bringing new use cases to its ecosystem. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ripple-xrp-ledger-smart-contracts-evm-sidechain?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Justin Sun implements 100% onchain buyback for SunPump
Justin Sun’s SunPump community abandons LP token burning in favor of a more transparent, onchain buyback and burn process. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/justin-sun-sunpump-onchain-buyback-burn?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
August sees 215% rise in crypto phishing, $55M lost in single attack
The majority of the stolen funds is accounted for a major phishing incident that cost an unfortunate user $55 million. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-phishing-attacks-surge-august-215-percent?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Changenow Partners With Privacy Token Zano to Expand Cryptocurrency Offerings
Changenow has announced a strategic partnership with Zano Project, integrating the $ZANO cryptocurrency into its platform. This collaboration aims to expand the variety of digital assets available for exchange on Changenow, providing users with more options for seamless and secure transactions. Changenow is a non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange known for its fast, unlimited cross-chain swaps of […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/changenow-partners-with-privacy-token-zano-to-expand-cryptocurrency-offerings/
Elon Musk’s xAI Colossus goes online — and it really is colossal
Elon Musk’s xAI launched Colossus, now the most powerful AI training system, setting a new benchmark in the AI race with a 100k H100 training cluster that will soon double in size. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/elon-musk-xai-colossus-ai-training-cluster?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound