JPEX crypto exchange launches asset-lock-up plan, as some users cry foul
Embattled crypto exchange JPEX has pushed ahead with a plan that will purportedly transition the platform into a decentralized autonomous...
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Hong Kong police, regulator form crypto task force as JPEX saga unfolds
The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have set up a crypto-focused working group...
Su Zhu’s $36M mansion transformed into eco-farm post-3AC collapse: Report
Crypto businessman and fugitive Su Zhu’s $36 million luxury real estate in Singapore has been converted into an eco-farm. According to...
Hong Kong Stock Exchange launches settlement platform powered by smart contracts
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), the operator of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Futures Exchange,...
Microsoft-owned LinkedIn releases AI-powered assistant for job recruiters
The Microsoft-owned and business-focused social platform LinkedIn announced the rollout of new artificial intelligence (AI) features to assist job recruiters when...
A Game-Changer in the World of Crypto Volatility
The realm of cryptocurrencies is synonymous with volatility, characterized by rapid and unpredictable price fluctuations. For traders, the ability to...
Lawyers debate over Ripple case after rejection of SEC’s motion for appeal
Crypto lawyers are seemingly divided over the significance of a recent court order from Judge Analisa Torres, which denied the...
SEC asks judge to reject Coinbase’s motion to dismiss lawsuit
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has asked a federal judge to deny Coinbase’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit...
AI can be used in ‘every single process’ of JPMorgan’s operations, says CEO
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon says artificial intelligence (AI) could be applied to “every single process” of his firm’s operations and...
Brazil BTG Pactual bank buys Bitcoin-friendly brokerage Orama for $99M
Major Brazilian investment bank BTG Pactual is acquiring cryptocurrency-friendly brokerage Orama as part of its strategy to expand the bank’s...
Samsung to develop AI chips with Canadian startup Tenstorrent
The Canadian startup Tenstorrent, which builds artificial intelligence (AI) processors, among other things, revealed a new partnership with Samsung’s chip...
Fed inspector blames crypto focus, nepotism for Silvergate Bank collapse
Crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank ultimately collapsed this year due to over-dependence on risky crypto deposits and nepotism that led to ineffective...
Hong Kong could be a ‘tailwind’ for lagging crypto activity in Asia: Chainalysis
Recent crypto advancements in Hong Kong could provide a “potential tailwind” to lift crypto activity in the East Asian region,...
Ethereum futures ETFs garner lukewarm reception on first day of trading
The rush of excitement that accompanied the launch of nine new Ethereum futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) appears to have yielded...
Volatility Shares cancels ETH-ETF futures launch, ‘didn’t see the opportunity at this point in time’
Volatility Shares, a financial firm offering a range of exchange-traded fund (ETF) products, has cancelled its plans to launch an...
Bitfarms increases mining pace, generates 411 BTC in September
The Canadian Bitcoin (BTC) mining firm Bitfarms has been actively scaling operations, significantly increasing the amount of mined BTC last...
Silk Road founder marks 10 years into his double life sentence in prison
The founder of the former Silk Road online black market, Ross Ulbricht, marked 10 years behind bars after he was...
Effective altruism fueled SBF’s ‘ridiculous’ actions at FTX: Ex-Alameda engineer
Effective altruism was used to justify “increasingly risky and ridiculous” actions at crypto exchange FTX prior to its ultimate collapse...
Tokenization is “securitization done on steroids” — Franklin Templeton CEO
Securitization, a practice with over 50 years of history, is undergoing a dramatic transformation, believes Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin...
Texas is home to nearly 30% of all Bitcoin hash rate — Foundry
The U.S. state of Texas accounts for over 28% of all Bitcoin (BTC) hashing power in the United States, according...
Mark Zuckerberg reveals Meta AI chatbot, his answer to ChatGPT
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled his firm’s new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered assistant — Meta AI — his answer to...
Google and Goldman Sachs-backed AI firm AlphaSense raises $150M at $2.5B valuation
AlphaSense, a business-to-business artificial intelligence (AI) platform specializing in business intelligence and search, announced the successful completion of a $150...
