North Carolina resists the CBDC tide with new payments ban

An automated tool can help pick the low-hanging fruit vulnerabilities. Security company CertiK announced on Thursday the launch of QuickScan, an automated tool for scanning smart contracts for vulnerabilities.While it will not be a stand-alone tool, the suite is set to improve the analysis performed by the security oracles of CertiK Chain (CTK). QuickScan checks…

The founder of FTX exchange thinks the crypto industry will enjoy an increased rate of institutional adoption as regulatory clarity improves around the world. 944 Total views 34 Total shares FTX crypto exchange founder Sam Bankman-Fried is optimistic that clarity provided by regulators around the world will stimulate institutional adoption rates for crypto this and…

Chainalysis CEO Michael Gronager believes “it’s not much further away” before governments use AI agents to catch onchain crypto wrongdoers.

The “Godfather of AI” and the CEOs of OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Anthropic are among the hundreds of signatories. Dozens of artificial intelligence (AI) experts, including the CEOs of OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Anthropic, recently signed an open statement published by the Center for AI Safety (CAIS). We just put out a statement:“Mitigating the risk of…

Some regulators feel that a lack of clear laws for the industry is helping crypto miners avoid paying taxes. 529 Total views 19 Total shares The Russian State Duma has created a working group that will tackle the complicated issue of forming regulations for the cryptocurrency mining industry.According to an official announcement on Nov. 11,…

Google (Alphabet Inc.) has reportedly blacklisted keywords mentioning Ethereum (ETH) on its advertising platform Google Ads, smart contract auditing startup Decenter tweeted on Jan. 10.The official Google Ads account replied to the tweet stating that cryptocurrency exchanges targeting the United States and Japan can be advertised on the platform, and that targeting other countries could…

Alongside other actions, the CFTC was pleased with its seven enforcement actions in the crypto market. 304 Total views 1 Total shares The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, is having a banner year in crypto enforcement.Per the commission's annual review released on Tuesday, fiscal year 2020 featured seven monetary relief actions against firms engaged…

The hacker's initial post, which was published in the announcements channel, claimed that OpenSea had “partnered with YouTube to bring their community into the NFT Space." 421 Total views 26 Total shares Nonfungible token (NFT) marketplace OpenSea suffered a server breach on its main Discord channel, with hackers posting fake "Youtube partnership" announcements.A screenshot shared…