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Russian Intelligence Service Wants More Power to Seize Crypto, Freeze Wallets
10.12.2021
Russia’s answer to the American FBI, the Investigative Committee of Russia, has called upon the government to grant it the power to seize crypto and freeze wallets.
In an interview with the media outlet Rossiyskaya Gazeta, the committee’s Chairman Alexander Bastrykin stated that...
Steelrising Game Says What If The French Revolution But With Robots?
10.12.2021
Steelrising got a new trailer tonight during The Game Awards 2021, showing off its wild mix of robots and an 18th century France. The game is coming out next year to PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PlayStation 5.Read more
CIA Working on Various Crypto-Focused Projects, Director Confirms
9.12.2021
The director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has revealed that the agency is working on a number of cryptocurrency-focused projects. Cryptocurrencies “could have enormous impact on everything from ransomware attacks,” he said. CIA Has Been Working on Various Crypto...
Blockchain.com Acquires Latin American Crypto Investment Platform Sesocio
2.12.2021
On November 30, the crypto firm Blockchain.com announced it acquired the Argentina-based investment platform Sesocio. According to the firm, the acquisition will give the company’s global workforce an aggregate headcount of 400 Blockchain.com employees worldwide. Blockchain.com’s...
Google Alerts Users About Malicious Actors Using Cloud for Cryptocurrency Mining
29.11.2021
Google has warned users about the use of its Google Cloud platform by malicious actors to mine cryptocurrencies. In its latest Cloud Threat Intelligence report titled “Threat Horizons,” which provides users with security insights, the company informed that 86% of the compromised...
Video Game Faces Might Finally Start Bridging The Uncanny Valley
25.11.2021
Photorealistic faces in video games have been with us for a while, but they’ve still been a long way from what you’d call realistic, as while we’ve got the polygons and texturing almost perfected, facial animations remain are still stuck in the depths of the uncanny valley.Read more
Why business intelligence - and IndieBI - matters
17.11.2021
You can't strategize if you can't see
FBI Public Service Announcement Warns of ‘Increased’ Crypto ATM, QR Code Fraud
5.11.2021
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), America’s domestic intelligence and security service, has published a public service announcement concerning fraudulent schemes associated with cryptocurrency ATMs and QR codes. The FBI’s warning, published on November 4, highlights...
Big Miners and Holders Keep Accumulating Bitcoin: Kraken’s ‘Shocktober’ Report
29.10.2021
Mining operators and holders keep accumulating Bitcoin, according to the latest Kraken intelligence report, titled “Shocktober.” In the report, several metrics allude to a bullish view for the months to come. In contrast, mining pool contributors and small miners have taken profits...
BlockBank Just Launched Its DeFi Application, Where Users Can Interact With an AI-Powered “Robo Advisor”
26.10.2021
PRESS RELEASE. BlockBank, the platform disrupting mobile banking by blending it with decentralized finance (DeFi) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, is officially launching its all-encompassing financial application in Q4 of 2021. On a mission to grow worldwide accessibility to DeFi...
What Happens When AI Tries To Review A Video Game
22.10.2021
It’s a comment I’ve seen hundreds of times, or variations of throughout my time here at Kotaku: internet complaints about the quality of reviews. “A bot can do better than this,” some would cry. So let’s put that to the test.Read more
Sources Say Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF Set to Launch on Nasdaq This Week
21.10.2021
After the Proshares Bitcoin Strategy exchange-traded fund (ETF) listed and smashed records in the first two days of trading, Vaneck’s bitcoin futures ETF was given the green light to start trading next week. Furthermore, sources say that the Valkyrie Bitcoin Strategy ETF is set to launch...
Estonia Considers Revoking Crypto Licenses as Government Mulls Tougher Regulations
16.10.2021
Authorities in Estonia are working on new legislation expected to stiffen the rules for the country’s cryptocurrency sector. The Baltic nation’s regulator for the industry is considering whether to revoke previously issued crypto licenses and restart authorization from scratch....
Blockchain Intelligence Company Elliptic Raises $60 Million — Evolution Equity Partners, Softbank Bolster Series C
12.10.2021
On Monday, the blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic announced the company has raised $60 million in a Series C financing round. Elliptic plans to leverage the capital to expand the team and “accelerate” blockchain research and development (R&D). Elliptic Raises $60 Million...
Far Cry 6 Players Are Dying Because Of An Assassin’s Creed Easter Egg
11.10.2021
A tall stone tower. A bale of hay below. The screech of an eagle. If you’ve been conditioned by years of playing Ubisoft games, seeing all of these at once means one thing: jump.Read more
Nuclear engineer sells classified data to undercover FBI agents for crypto
11.10.2021
The FBI paid tens of thousands worth of cryptocurrency to a nuclear engineer in exchange for SD cards containing classified data
Turn-Based Strategy Game Alchemy Stars Needs A Smarter AI
8.10.2021
Alchemy Stars is certainly an interesting take on an RPG, combining puzzles with turn-based combat. Which is why it’s so frustrating that its autoplay AI isn’t smarter than a fifth grader.Read more
Dapper Labs Partners With Chainalysis to Curb NFT-Based Money Laundering
8.10.2021
Dapper Labs, one of the most successful companies in the NFT space, has partnered with Chainalysis, a blockchain intelligence company, to increase its compliance profile in the NFT business. The company will use Chainalysis insights to have a better understanding of each one of the transactions...
Edward Snowden Says Bitcoin Up 10x Since He Tweeted About Buying It, China’s Ban Makes BTC Stronger
5.10.2021
Privacy activist and whistleblower Edward Snowden says that bitcoin is up about 10 times since he tweeted about buying it. Bitcoin is stronger “despite a coordinated global campaign by governments to undermine public understanding of — and support for — cryptocurrency,”...
Binance hires former IRS-CI special agent to head intelligence division
30.9.2021
Regulatory scrutiny from around the world has forced the cryptocurrency exchange to up its compliance and auditing measures