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Web3 made simple: Brinc joins forces with Cointelegraph Accelerator

Brinc partners with Cointelegraph Accelerator to establish a two-way support bridge for startups developing the future of Web3.

JPMorgan moves into deposit tokens for settlements: Report

JPMorgan is reportedly developing the infrastructure to run a new deposit token, allowing settlements between banks for corporate clients.

Stake hack of $41M was performed by North Korean group: FBI

After investigating, the FBI concluded that the hack of crypto gambling site Stake was carried out by North Korean hackers Lazarus Group.

AI and blockchain will 'reshape sectors' and create new markets from scratch — Moody's

According to an analysis from Moody's Investors Service, AI and distributed ledger technologies are set to disrupt companies, industries, and economies across the globe.

Binance to reimburse users $1M for Cyber Earn incident

Users were prevented from withdrawing their CYBER Earn assets on the exchange due to a cross-chain bridging issue.

Binance's indecision to freeze BNB wallets drew controversy in this $11M rug pull

As it turns out, Binance does in fact have the power to freeze private wallet addresses on BNB Chain, albeit only with the consensus of all its validators.

Ripple CTO says 'tide is turning' on US regulatory environment

David Schwartz believes the U.S. legal system is looking more skeptically at SEC cases against various cryptocurrency industry participants.

Crypto whale loses $24M in staked Ethereum to phishing attack

A significant portion of the stolen funds has been transferred into the fully automatic cryptocurrency exchange FixedFloat.

NFT Collector: Creative AI art, Tomorrowland sells tomorrow’s future 

AI art is gaining acceptance while Squiggles inch closer to the finish line.

Polygon Foundation denies Matic dump on Binance, claims wallets were mislabeled

Nansen, who was responsible for labelling these wallets, claimed that these addresses showed strong links to Polygon, however it removed the label after Polygon CEO’s public refute.

Binance crypto exchange saw departure of 10 key executives in 2023. Here's the list

Binance CEO Chang Peng Zhao sought to dismiss concerns around executive departures, claiming these executives are moving into bigger roles outside Binance, and said reports are market FUD.

IMF, FSB release joint policy recommendations for crypto assets

The policy paper includes recommendations for regulating activities related to stablecoins and decentralized finance (DeFi).

Palau to freeze USD-backed stablecoin after pilot launch in July

Palau's USD-backed stablecoin build on XRP Ledger will be frozen on Sept. 15 as the government will be collecting feedback from users to shape the way ahead.

CBN missed opportunity for blockchain regulation in 2021 - Convexity CEO

Mr. Owonibi stated that a blockchain regulation strategy should have been created by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in 2021 instead of cutting ties between cryptocurrency exchange firms and local banks.

Casa wallet launches Ethereum vault relay service for increased user privacy

Private key manager Casa has launched a transaction relay feature to offer its Ethereum users more privacy when transacting from their personal vaults.

Nigeria's Web3 education efforts seek to tackle language challenges

The chief operating officer (COO) of Bitkova Academy, a blockchain education platform, Bello Usman Abdullahi said the language barrier is one of the current major challenges.

VC Roundup: Enterprise blockchain, Bitcoin staking and Web3 pique investors’ interest

Orbital, ZTX, Stroom Network, unshETH and Fxhash highlight the latest funding deals from the world of crypto and blockchain.

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust's alleged wallet addresses released by Arkham

The blockchain analytics firm claims Grayscale is the world's second-largest BTC entity.

Binance creates smart contract to refund users affected by $3M rug pull

After the rug pull, Xirtam scammers directly deposited stolen funds onto Binance, prompting the exchange to freeze the assets.

Financial privacy and regulation can co-exist with ZK-proofs — Vitalik Buterin

A new paper co-authored by Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin highlights the use of zero-knowledge proofs as a tool for regulatory compliance and on-chain privacy.

Google will allow ads for NFT games starting September 15

The new updates to the cryptocurrency ads policy allows for NFT gaming ads provided the games and ads don’t promote gambling.

NFT collapse and monster egos feature in new Murakami exhibition

Famed Japanese artist Takashi Murakami’s new exhibition comments on digital ego and the shaky status of the NFT industry.

OriginTrail on AI, real-world adoption and the value of knowledge: The Agenda podcast

OriginTrail co-founders Žiga Drev and Tomaz Levak break down the importance of knowledge verifiability in the era of AI hallucinations, plus much more.

Paris Hilton, a16z back IP ownership network Story Protocol

Andreessen Horowitz, Paris Hilton and Samsung have invested in the new blockchain-based open IP collaboration network, Story Protocol.

Sam Bankman-Fried appeal against bail revocation 'meritless': Prosecutors

The New York South District court revoked former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried’s bail on Aug. 11 after an appeal from the prosecution in July citing multiple instances of violation of bail conditions.

New $20M fund eyes blockchain gaming and NFTs

Web3 venture capitalists will look to invest in blockchain gaming and collectibles projects through a new $20 million fund.

DApp store for your wallet: Consensys readying cross-chain Metamask Snaps

The upcoming MetaMask Snaps will allow users to interact with different blockchains like Bitcoin and Solana from inside their MetaMask wallet.

AI-coded smart contracts may be flawed and 'fail miserably' when attacked: CertiK

CertiK’s security chief Kang Li thinks inexperienced programmers using AI tools such as ChatGPT to write smart contracts is a recipe for disaster.

Base suffers first major outage since launch

Block production on Base abruptly halted for 43 minutes as developers rushed to implement a fix.

80 Chinese crypto influencer accounts shut down in latest crackdown

The accounts had over 8 million in combined followers before they were removed.

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