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Intel Partners With African Development Bank to Train 3 Million in Advanced AI Skills
10.6.2024
The African Development Bank (ADB) and Intel have announced a significant partnership to train three million Africans and 30,000 government officials in advanced artificial intelligence (AI) skills. According to the ADB, this training is expected to revolutionize the African digital ecosystem...
Micrsoft Confirms Cheaper All-Digital Xbox Series X As It Marches Beyond Physical Games
9.6.2024
The long-rumored all-digital Xbox Series X is real and coming this fall. It will be white, cheaper, and feature a 1TB SSD as Microsoft continues turning the page on physical games. The platform holder also announced updates to the existing consoles with alternate colors and storage sizes. Read more
Intel and AfDB to train millions of Africans in AI
9.6.2024
The initiative aims to equip many Africans with Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) skills, including skills in advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, robotics, and data science
The Memecoin Frenzy Has Ignited a Scalability Arms Race
9.6.2024
Following a spell of TradFi breakthroughs, all-time highs, and intense optimism in the crypto industry, selling pressure across most major cryptocurrencies are slowly beginning to ease, with trading volumes submitting to more tenable growth levels. Amidst this growth, one category-defying group...
Donald Trump Vows to Be the ‘Crypto President’ — Pledges to End Biden-Gensler Crypto Policies Within One Hour
9.6.2024
Former U.S. President and presidential candidate Donald Trump has pledged to become “the crypto president” if re-elected. He vowed to terminate the anti-crypto policies introduced by Joe Biden and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler, emphasizing that their...
Standard Chartered Predicts Bitcoin to Hit $100K Pre-Election, $150K if Trump Wins
9.6.2024
Standard Chartered expects bitcoin to climb to $100,000 as the U.S. presidential election approaches and potentially reach $150,000 if former U.S. President Donald Trump wins. The bank’s head of digital asset research cites Trump’s perceived crypto-friendly stance as key for this...
Rising NFT Sales Highlight Market Recovery: $133M in Weekly Sales Recorded
8.6.2024
During the week of June 1-8, 2024, non-fungible token (NFT) sales experienced an increase compared to the previous week. NFT sales reached $133.19 million, a rise of 7.51%. NFT Market Gains 7.51% This Week This week’s NFT sales showed a 7.51% increase after several weeks of decline. The seven-day...
Sky Mavis Reports Return of $5.7 Million in Digital Assets Stolen During Ronin Attack
8.6.2024
Sky Mavis announced that Norwegian authorities have recovered and returned $5.7 million in digital assets stolen during the Ronin bridge incident. The Web3 game developer stated that an additional $40 million in digital assets is currently frozen. However, the company cannot predict when it will...
Liberty Dollar vs. Bitcoin: Why the US Government Shut Down One but Not the Other
8.6.2024
The U.S. government successfully shut down the Liberty Dollar, a private currency created by Bernard von NotHaus, while Bitcoin, established by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto, continues to thrive outside governmental control. This discrepancy highlights the stark differences between...
Peru adopts India's UPI system to boost financial inclusion
7.6.2024
The Indian instant payment system is gradually making its way around the world. Soc India and Peru collaborate on payments
ETFs See 18 Days of Gains: Blackrock’s Bitcoin Holdings Surpass 300,000
7.6.2024
Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, now holds more than 300,000 bitcoins following $217.7 million in positive inflows from all of the U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Thursday’s inflows marked the 18th consecutive day of gains for the bitcoin ETFs. Bitcoin...
Customers Bank Said to Debank Some Digital Asset Hedge Funds
7.6.2024
The move is not a widespread debanking of hedge-fund clients, but rather the offboarding of inactive accounts, one person said
Telegram unveils Telegram Stars: A digital mini-app payment gateway
7.6.2024
Telegram has shifted its ground in the digital market by recently launching Telegram Stars, a new way of payment within the application. The social network’s CEO, Pavel Durov, announced this new feature, explaining that with its help, users can easily purchase various digital goods...
OKX and McLaren F1 Team to launch ‘Race Rewind’ digital collectibles
7.6.2024
A new digital collectible series called “Race Rewind” will be released by OKX, a cryptocurrency exchange, and the McLaren Formula 1 Team. This will give fans a chance to win special McLaren prizes. The extravagant event is to take place soon, and the ardent admirers of F1 will be able...
Crypto hacks increase in 2024, but smart contracts are not to blame
7.6.2024
Smart contracts are no longer the biggest concern, as hackers are vying for easier targets, such as private key leaks
The Sandbox raises $20M at $1B valuation, promises to expand creator economy
7.6.2024
During a period when major metaverse projects are struggling to gain traction following the bear market of 2022-23, Sandbox announced that it has added over 330,000 unique creators
Telegram launches in-app currency ‘Stars’ for digital purchases
7.6.2024
Telegram Stars can be swapped for Toncoin, an $18 billion cryptocurrency, on Telegram’s Fragment platform
Report: Kraken Considers IPO Amid Renewed Investor Interest
6.6.2024
Kraken, one of the oldest cryptocurrency exchanges, is considering a final funding round ahead of a possible initial public offering (IPO) as soon as next year, according to Bloomberg. This move follows renewed interest from investors during the current digital-asset market rally and a perceived...
Unstoppable Domains and Blockchain.com Partner for DNS-Enabled Web3 Domain
6.6.2024
Unstoppable Domains and Blockchain.com have announced a collaboration to create a DNS-enabled Web3 domain. The initiative aims to integrate Web3 domains into the traditional web ecosystem through an application with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN). Unstoppable...
Franklin Templeton considers new altcoin-focused crypto fund
6.6.2024
Franklin Templeton is reportedly considering a private fund for institutional investors dedicated to altcoins