Crypto lender Hodlnaut reportedly faces police investigation in Singapore
Hodlnaut reportedly lied about its exposure to the now-defunct Terra algorithmic stablecoin and lost nearly $190 million.
Tesla’s ‘Full Self-Driving’ Beta is now available to everyone in North America
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Tesla’s “Full Self-Driving” Beta, which has been gradually rolling out over the past couple of years, is now available to anyone who’s paid for the feature in North America, CEO Elon Musk has announced. “Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta is now available to anyone in North America who requests … Read more
Binance.US to Bid for Crypto Lender Voyager, CZ Confirms
Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has confirmed that the exchange’s U.S. wing will be making a fresh bid for crypto lender Voyager now that the defunct FTX is unable to follow through with acquiring it.
Bahamas Securities Regulator Blasts ‘Inaccurate’ Accusations Made by FTX
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas said FTX “misrepresented” the regulator’s move to secure the embattled exchange’s assets against hacks in bankruptcy court filings in the U.S.
Tesla extends FSD access to “anyone in North America who requests it”
Tesla is extending its “full self-driving” (FSD) beta software “to anyone in North America who requests it from the car screen,” according to CEO Elon Musk who tweeted out the news late Wednesday evening. The rollout of FSD across the continent comes as Tesla is potentially facing a criminal investigation from the U.S. Department of … Read more
Binance Targets $1B Recovery Fund for Distressed Crypto Assets: Bloomberg
The Binance fund will be open to contributions from other industry players.
Russia intends to launch a ‘national crypto exchange’
Local lawmakers are working on amendments to the existing legislation “On digital financial assets” in consultation with market stakeholders.
Anne Hathaway backs Pact, an all-women led VC for mission-driven startups, from West to East
How many VC funds can you name where the three partners all had babies whilst raising the fund, have deep connections in Asia as well as Europe and the US, and include actress Anne Hathaway as an LP? Not many I’d hazard. But that’s the profile of Pact, a new Seed VC fund launched with … Read more
Atoa helps UK merchants cut down on card processing fees
Visa and Mastercard payments are convenient for customers, but can cost merchants high processing fees. Atoa Payments wants to provide a cheaper alternative that is still easy for customers to use. The London-based fintech announced today that it has raised $2.2 million in pre-seed funding. The round was led by Leo Capital and Passion Capital, … Read more
Consumer finance app Djamo eyes Francophone Africa expansion, backed by new $14M round
Last February, Djamo announced that it got accepted into Y Combinator, the first from Ivory Coast. Months later, the two-year-old fintech has raised $14 million in funding from the famed accelerator, as well as from three lead investors — Enza Capital, Oikocredit and Partech Africa — and other participating investors, including Janngo Capital, P1 Ventures, … Read more
Singapore Starts Fraud Investigation In to Crypto Exchange Hodlnaut: Reports
The police are reportedly looking into allegations of cheating and fraud by the company and its directors.
Amazon to shut down its online learning platform in India
Amazon will be shutting down Amazon Academy, an online learning platform it launched in India for high-school students last year, the company said Thursday. The retailer says it will wind down the edtech service in the country in a phased manner starting August 2023. Those who signed up for the current academic batch will receive … Read more
Recent FTX hacks prove it was right to ‘secure’ its assets: Bahamian regulator
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas said the continued hacking attempts on FTX prove it made the right call to “secure” FTX’s digital assets.
Ethereum Software Firm ConsenSys Reveals it Collects User Data
The firm said when using Infura as an RPC on MetaMask, a user’s IP address and wallet address information would also be collected.
Female Invest acquires sustainability-focused investment platform Gaia Investments
When Female Invest launched in 2019, it did so with the goal of creating a community where women who wanted to invest in the stock market, but weren’t sure where to start, could gain the knowledge and confidence to take the plunge. Now, its users will be able to do so all within the Female … Read more
10,000 BTC moves off crypto wallet linked to Mt. Gox hack
The crypto was dormant in the account for over seven years and with the move, a majority found its way to personal wallets.
Amazon is working on a TV series about FTX drama with Russo Brothers
The FTX drama is not over yet — and Amazon wants a piece of it. The company is partnering with Russo Brothers, best known for Marvel movies, to make a show on the spectacular collapse of the giant cryptocurrency empire. Amazon has partnered with the duo’s production house AGBO to make the show, which will … Read more
Google Cloud partners with Indian startup SuperGaming to offer gaming engine to developers
Google Cloud has partnered with SuperGaming to offer the Indian gaming startup’s proprietary gaming engine, SuperPlatform, to developers worldwide, the latest in a series of recent steps from the Android-maker to expand focus into the gaming industry. The cloud arm of the search giant said Thursday that as part of its partnership, it will offer … Read more
FTX miniseries gets go ahead, covering the ‘most brazen frauds ever committed’
The Russo’s are reported to have said that FTX “is one of the most brazen frauds ever committed” in their reasoning for wanting to create the show.