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Introducing ColLabs: A Web3 Investment Community by Binance Labs
31.8.2023
Binance Labs, the venture capital and incubation arm of Binance, is committed to helping Web3 startups achieve success by closing the gap between mentorship and funding. They do this by leveraging technical know-how from the Binance ecosystem and offering incubation programs to early-stage...
Latam Insights: Brazil’s Lula Pushes for BRICS Currency; Binance Drops Card Programs
28.8.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva pushes to issue a BRICS common currency, Binance drops card services, and Argentina gets invited to be part...
Mastercard and Binance Ending Partnership for Crypto Cards
26.8.2023
Mastercard and crypto exchange Binance are ending their partnership for crypto cards. According to the payment giant, the decision will affect all four of Mastercard’s co-branded crypto card programs with Binance in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Bahrain. Partnership Between Mastercard...
North Korea Hackers Continue to Target Crypto Platforms: UN Report
13.8.2023
Hackers working for North Korea have continued to attack companies in the crypto space this year, according to independent sanctions monitors. Their findings, which reveal that Pyongyang proceeds with the development of its nuclear and weapons programs, will be included in a U.N. report which is...
Arbitrum DAO’s First Grants Programs Take Shape
28.7.2023
Two governance proposals are collectively requesting nearly $5 million worth of ARB tokens to launch grants programs
Egyptian and Nigerian Central Banks Sign Agreement to Deepen Cross-Border Regulation
20.7.2023
The central banks of Egypt and Nigeria have signed a fintech agreement to deepen the two institutions’ “cross-border regulatory collaboration” and information sharing. The London Institute of Banking & Finance, which also signed an MOU, will offer training programs, workshops...
US GAO explores blockchain for SBA’s small business programs oversight
12.7.2023
the GAO highlighted blockchain’s ability to streamline and improve annual reporting, facilitating safe loans and monitoring business development progress among others
Guy Dislocates Shoulder Celebrating On The Price Is Right
21.6.2023
Last week on The Price is Right, two of TV’s favourite things happened: somebody won a big prize in a game show, and a dude got hurt. Handily, both of them took place within the same 30 seconds.Read more
Texas Bill That Would Limit Miners' Participation in Cost-Saving Grid Programs Stopped in House Committee
30.5.2023
The legislation would have capped the industry's participation in demand response programs
U.S. Treasury Sanctions North Korean-Owned Binance Wallets; Says Entities Used Funds to Support WMD Programs
23.5.2023
The Binance-hosted wallets received more than $2 million worth of various cryptocurrencies that were then sent on to North Korean entities, OFAC alleged
China Pushes Digital Yuan for Wage Payments in Changshu
25.4.2023
Changshu, a city in China with more than 1.5 million inhabitants, will pay public workers’ wages with the Chinese central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yuan. The move marks an acceleration of the adoption plans that Beijing has for the digital currency, which has been included...
Hack negotiations: Why do platforms with ineffective bounty programs pay a higher price
24.4.2023
Steven Walbroehl, a former bounty hunter, said that companies would sometimes downplay bug discoveries and not pay bounties, claiming that the bugs were not critical
Texas Senate Passes Bill to Limit Bitcoin Miners' Participation in Demand Response Programs
12.4.2023
Bitcoin miners in Texas get paid in power credits to power off during times of peak demand
Top 9 hacker and cybersecurity movies
3.4.2023
Movies about hacking and cybersecurity, such as WarGames, The Matrix and Mr. Robot, have helped viewers explore the potential risks of technology
Tech Industry Leaders Call for AI Labs to Pause Development for Safety, Coinbase CEO Disagrees
1.4.2023
This week, 2,600 tech industry moguls and entrepreneurs, including Elon Musk, Gary Marcus, and Steve Wozniak, signed an open letter requesting artificial intelligence (AI) labs to pause research and development for six months. The signatories believe that safety programs and regulations need to...
Salesforce Web3 to help brands build trusted and scalable NFT programs
15.3.2023
The platform promised to help companies create, manage, and deploy non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in a trusted, scalable, and sustainable way
Warren Buffett-Backed Neobank Nubank Launches Own Currency Nucoin
4.3.2023
Warren Buffett-backed Nubank, a Brazil-based neobank that debuted crypto trading options back in May 2022 on its platform, has announced the launch of nucoin, its own cryptocurrency. Part of the first batch of the currency, issued on top of Polygon’s network, will be issued to its customers...
Binance Tests AI-Infused NFT Platform Bicasso in Limited 10K Mint Run
2.3.2023
On Wednesday, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, also known as CZ, announced the launch of a new non-fungible token (NFT) platform infused with artificial intelligence (AI). The AI-centric product is named Bicasso, and CZ said the beta version dropped today and was limited to 10,000 mints. Combining...
Web3 Builders Need Better Funding Programs, Not Just Funds
21.2.2023
Many funding models follow a “just throw money at it” logic. What Web3 developers need is funding models that offer proper coaching and support
NBA Hall of Famer Paul Pierce Charged by SEC for Touting EMAX Tokens
17.2.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Basketball Hall of Famer Paul Pierce for touting EMAX tokens and making misleading comments about unregistered crypto securities. The former Boston Celtics small forward agreed to settle the charges and pay the SEC $1.409 million....