Stuffed down toilets, dismembered in suitcases — crypto has been the common denominator for several gruesome murders and mysterious deaths this year.
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Saudi Arabia looks to blockchain gaming and Web3 to diversify economy
The kingdom is currently diversifying its economy away from oil and turning to new opportunities, such as gaming and Web3.
Turkish crypto exchange Thodex CEO gets 11,000-year sentence for $2B scam: Report
The Thodex founder fled the country in 2021 only to be detained in Albania in Aug. 2022 and extradited to Turkey in April 2023.
Tencent’s AI leviathan, $83M scam busted, China’s influencer ban: Asia Express
Our weekly roundup of news from East Asia curates the industry’s most important developments.
South Korea’s Mirae Asset Security Token Working Group, with over $500 billion in assets under management (AUM), is collaborating with Ethereum layer-two scaling solution Polygon (MATIC) for security tokenization initiatives.
According to a Sept. 7 press release, Mirae Asset Securities has signed a memorandum of understanding with Polygon Labs for “helping domestic and international tokenized securities networks.”
“Mirae’s foray into tokenization will undoubtedly help accelerate the mass adoption of web3 among other financial institutions,” commented Polygon Labs’ executive chairman Sandeep Nailwal.
Meanwhile, Ahn In-sung, head of the digital division at Mirae Asset Securities, wrote: “Through technical collaboration with Polygon Labs, Mirae Asset Securities aims to establish global leadership in the field of tokenized securities.”
Tencent’s AI leviathan, $83M scam busted, China’s influencer ban: Asia Express
Tencent builds the largest AI LLM model ever, South Korean authorities bust $83M crypto scam.
Ethereum’s proto-danksharding to make rollups 10x cheaper - Consensys zkEVM Linea head
Consensys zkEVM Linea head Nicolas Liochon says speed and execution will continue to increase as it tweaks its Ethereum layer 2 scaling solution.
Ethereum’s proto-danksharding to make rollups 10x cheaper — Consensys zkEVM Linea head
Consensys zkEVM Linea head Nicolas Liochon says speed and execution will continue to increase as it tweaks its Ethereum layer 2 scaling solution.
Security platforms warn about hidden phishing and wallet drainer links
Cybersecurity professional Christian Seifert gave an example on how Discord's measure against malicious links can be abused by scammers.
Blockchain could have prevented Nigeria's naira scarcity effects - Local experts
According to local stakeholders, the decision to print new naira notes could have occurred via DeFi, involving Nigerians and aiding readiness for the change
Africa's blockchain journey begins with poverty alleviation - CEO Sumotrust
Africa must erase the poverty in general and help people into the middle class in order to drive faster blockchain technology incorporation.
Decentralized Infura launch within months, Web2 cloud giants may join: Consensys
Decentralized Infura will consist of Infura and a decentralized market of other third-party data providers.
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
Greg Oakford, co-founder of NFT Fest Australia, is your guide to the world of NFTs from a collector and fan’s perspective.
Seventeen years ago, Pindar Van Arman built a robot that, like him, painted with a brush on canvas.
He has built several robots since, with each iteration possessing a more sophisticated artificial intelligence that tried to paint “more like I painted.”
The term OG can be thrown around often undeservedly, but Van Arman is truly that when it comes to AI art.
He created his first crypto art project in 2015 — titled bitPaintr — and minted his first Ethereum nonfungible token (NFT) in 2018 titled “AI Imagined Portrait Painted by a Robot” on SuperRare.
