UK Court Sentences 4 Men to 15 Years Prison for $26M Crypto Fraud
The offenders used the internet from the comfort of their own homes to obtain millions, Jonathan Kelleher of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.
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European Union Postpones MiCA Vote to April
The European Union’s landmark new legislation, the Markets in Crypto Assets Regulation (MiCA), has been delayed due to technical reasons.
Crypto Lender Vauld Gets Another Extension for Submitting Restructuring Plan: Bloomberg
Vauld has received bids from two digital asset fund managers to take over the beleaguered lender after talks with Nexo broke down.
Inside Elon’s ‘extremely hardcore’ Twitter
Twitter’s staff spent years trying to protect the social media site against impulsive billionaires who wanted to use the reach of its platform for their own ends, and then one made himself the CEO. Continue reading…
Tuesday’s top tech news: An Apple (a) day
Last year’s 13-inch MacBook Pro. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Plus a new Samsung camera sensor, and more foldable Pixel rumors. Continue reading…
Bitcoin DeFi ecosystem explained
DeFi on Bitcoin was made possible by the Taproot upgrade. Find out how Bitcoin DeFi works compared to the Ethereum blockchain.
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Getty Images is suing the creators of AI art tool Stable Diffusion for scraping its content
An image created by Stable Diffusion showing a recreation of Getty Images’ watermark. | Image: The Verge / Stable Diffusion Getty Images is suing Stability AI, creators of popular AI art tool Stable Diffusion, over alleged copyright violation. In a press statement shared with The Verge, the stock photo company said it believes that Stability … Read more
Bitcoin hits new post-FTX high as analysis warns move ‘choreographed’
The current BTC price boost may not be a natural phenomenon any longer, new research says.
SEC of Thailand issues crypto custody provider rules
The Thai securities regulator now requires crypto custodians to have a contingency plan in case of unforeseen events.
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China’s Digital Yuan Used to Buy Securities for the First Time: Report
Last week, the country also added a function to its e-CNY payment app that allowed users to make payments offline.
Buyers From Coinbase Powered Bitcoin Higher or Did They?
The Coinbase premium indicator suggests buyers from the Nasdaq-listed entity have played a big role in lifting the cryptocurrency. However, they were not the only buyers.
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Google reportedly working on AirTag-like location trackers
Leaks suggest Google is working on its own first-party tracking tags to use alongside its in-development Finder Network. | Illustration: The Verge Google is reportedly working on a location tracking tag to compete with the likes of Apple’s AirTags and Tile trackers, according to developer (and reliable leaker) Kuba Wojciechowski. Wojciechowski discovered references that indicate … Read more
Troubled crypto lender Vauld gets extended creditor protection
The company claims that the negotiations with potential crisis managers entered the “advanced stage.”
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Samsung new 200-megapixel camera sensor is almost certainly inside the new Galaxy S23 Ultra
Samsung’s new sensor, the ISOCELL HP2. | Image: Samsung The Samsung ISOCELL HP2 is a new 200-megapixel camera sensor whose specs precisely match what’s rumored to be in the Galaxy S23 Ultra. These include a size of 1/1.3” and 0.6-micrometer (μm) pixels. It’s been announced just weeks before the Galaxy S23 Ultra is widely expected … Read more
Luxury fashion meets blockchain on Syky, the Seven Seven Six-backed web3 platform
Alice Delahunt believes the future of fashion is in web3 and created Syky (pronounced “psy-key”) to put the wheels in motion. She launched the company in November after a career in marketing at luxury fashion houses, serving in roles including chief digital and content officer at Ralph Lauren and digital and social marketing director at … Read more
Davos 2023: Crypto Is Down, but Not Out
The crypto industry came back to Davos for the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting daunted, but undeterred.
