Month: July 2024
CoinDCX crypto exchange acquires BitOasis, expands into MENA region
CoinDCX’s acquisition of BitOasis opens new opportunities in the Middle East and ensures regulated and secure trading.
Crypto Venture Capital Market Rebound Extends Into Second Quarter: Galaxy
The median pre-money deal valuation jumped to highs of $37 million, suggesting that despite a lack of available investment capital a resurgent crypto market has led to increased competition and FOMO among investors, the report said.
Holograph protocol sabotaged by disgruntled contractor
Holograph’s internal investigation, aided by Halborn, revealed a former contractor’s role in the $14 million token heist.
Bitcoin Price Dips Below $60,000, More than $8 Million Longs Liquidated
U.S. rate cut soon? Unlikely. The Fed Chair Powell said if rates are cut too soon it might “undo the good work we’ve done to bring down inflation.”
TradFi Liquidity Stress Indicator Surges. What Does It Mean for BTC?
The secured overnight financing rate surged Monday, indicating liquidity stress in the U.S. banking system.
What pushed Bitcoin price below $60K? Charts point at potential Mt. Gox repayment
Bitcoin has been in a downtrend since the beginning of June, struggling to gain upward momentum despite positive ETF inflows.
Ahead of the U.K. Election, Major Parties Remain Silent on Crypto Issues
The U.K. is set to hold its first election in five years on Thursday and crypto is not a campaign-trail issue.
I renewed my US passport in a single week with the government’s speedy online beta
Picking up my new passport at the post office. | Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Perhaps you’ve heard you can now renew your US passport online. As long as you meet certain requirements, there’s a beta website for that. The State Department tells me it’s not necessarily faster — but anecdotally, my family … Read more
CoinDCX acquires BitOasis in international expansion push
CoinDCX, India’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, is expanding internationally through the acquisition of BitOasis, a digital asset platform in the Middle East and North Africa, the companies said Wednesday. The Bengaluru-based startup said BitOasis’s team is joining CoinDCX, with the original leadership continuing to manage the exchange, which offers trading in more than 60 tokens. BitOasis … Read more
Nigerian trader’s integrity restores trust in crypto
The act of goodwill has gone viral on social media, restoring Nigerians’ trust in the crypto community.
Indian Crypto Exchange CoinDCX Acquires BitOasis
The acquisition will provide a boost to BitOasis’ plans to expand its presence across the region.
Meta ordered to stop training its AI on Brazilian personal data
Brazilian regulators say Meta’s “excessive and unjustified obstacles” make it difficult for users to opt out of AI training. | Illustration: Nick Barclay / The Verge Brazil’s data protection authority (ANPD) has banned Meta from training its artificial intelligence models on Brazilian personal data, citing the “risks of serious damage and difficulty to users.” The … Read more
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Concrete Steps for Implementing Diversity and Inclusion in AI
:::info Authors: (1) Muneera Bano; (2) Didar Zowghi; (3) Vincenzo Gervasi; (4) Rifat Shams. ::: Table of Links Abstract, Impact Statement, and Introduction Defining Diversity and Inclusion in AI Research Motivation Research Methodology Results Discussion Conclusion and Future Work and References III. RESEARCH MOTIVATION The increasing prominence of AI systems in our everyday lives has … Read more
In a major update, Proton adds privacy-safe document collaboration to Drive, its freemium E2EE cloud storage service
Collaborative document features are being made available inside Proton Drive, further extending the company’s trademark pitch of robust security. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Proton just launched a privacy-focused alternative to Google Docs
Proton Docs does comments, collaboration, and a bunch of other Google Docs-y things. | Image: Proton Proton Docs looks a lot like Google Docs: white pages, formatting toolbar at the top, live indicators showing who’s in the doc with their name attached to a cursor, the whole deal. That’s not especially surprising, for a couple … Read more
$8M theft forces Bittensor network shutdown
All user funds are safe following the network halt, according to the Bittensor team.
Trump-Biden Tussle Sees PoliFi Sector Lose Lustre as BODEN Drops 95% From Peak
Token is down 70% on-week, or 82% on-month as the world wonders if Biden will end his campaign.
Bitcoin Slips Below $61,000 as Mt. Gox Repayments Loom
“This overhang of up to 140,000 BTC should continue to weigh on markets,” QCP Capital said of the impending Mt. Gox repayments.
Telegram lets creators share paid content to channels
Telegram launched a digital currency called Stars for in-app use last month. Now, the company is expanding its use cases to paid content. The chat app is also allowing channels to covert the stars they have to Toncoin — the cryptocurrency Telegram uses over The Open Network (TON) blockchain. Alternatively, they can use them to … Read more
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Bitget in ‘active discussions’ to receive licensing in India
Bitget is currently operating in the Indian market but faces some issues with signing up new users due to certain regulatory limitations.