China 6 months behind US on AI, says Google’s former region head

For most casual digital asset investors, the Ethereum 2.0 upgrade promises to be a game-changing event that will improve efficiency, reduce network costs and propel the entire blockchain and crypto space closer to a Web3 reality.Ethereum has been struggling with a lack of scalability and skyrocketing gas fees, and since it serves as the largest…

Airbnb pre-IPO contracts are now available on FTX. 901 Total views 6 Total shares FTX, a crypto derivatives exchange, has added Airbnb to its list of stock offerings on the eve of the online rental marketplace’s highly-anticipated IPO. As of late Tuesday, cryptocurrency traders can gain exposure to Airbnb through a pre-IPO derivatives contract directly on FTX.…

FTX filed for bankruptcy in November 2022, with 102 of its units worldwide entering Chapter 11 proceedings. 260 Total views 10 Total shares Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX has filed a motion in court to remove its Dubai unit from ongoing restructuring proceedings in the United States.In a court filing on Aug. 2, FTX argued that its Dubai…

Any discussion over the current price action in the crypto market is likely to include some reference to Chainlink (LINK) and Tezos (XTZ). Both have seen some of the most volatile and massive flows of the past twelve months in the cryptomarkets. Since the Black Thursday crash on March 12, Chainlink has seen a surge of…

The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) is planning to fight tax evasion schemes by using blockchain, German business news outlet WirtschaftsWoche reported Nov. 22.Following the major European tax fraud scheme CumEx-Files, the BMWi has suggested that distributed ledger technology (DLT) is capable of making the tax system more efficient in terms…

Chinese cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain is revisiting plans for an initial public offering (IPO,) Bloomberg reported on June 21.The company had filed to list an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, but the application expired on March 26.Now, Bitmain is reportedly planning to file listing documents with the United States Security and Exchange Commission, potentially paving the way for…

The Diabolic Drive’s name sounds as ominous as its potential payload. The recently developed USB wireless keystroke injection tool is intended to stress test networks, but could it potentially be used as a means to steal cryptocurrency from unwitting users?The new gadget is set to be used by cybersecurity experts to test networks and business…

Police in Burnaby have noted a surge in Bitcoin-related scams across Vancouver. 1211 Total views 42 Total shares The Royal Canadian Mounted Police, or RCMP, in Burnaby, a district of Vancouver in British Columbia, reported a surge of Bitcoin (BTC) related scams across the city. This news comes amid recent reports of similar activity occurring…

Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraph’s decentralized finance newsletter.As the market attempted to recover from last week’s pummeling, decentralized finance (DeFi) was once again the topic of discussion in high-profile U.S. governmental offices. Read on to learn more about this news and much more from the world of decentralized finance.What you’re about to read…