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IBM, Microsoft, others form post-quantum cryptography coalition

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• September 28, 2023

The coalition includes Google’s sibling company SandboxAQ and the University of Waterloo. News IBM Quantum and Microsoft have formed a coalition to tackle post-quantum cryptography alongside not-for-profit research tank MITRE, United Kingdom-based cryptography firm PQShield, Google sibling company SandboxAQ and the University of Waterloo. Post-quantum cryptography (PQC) addresses the potential threat posed by quantum computers […]

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Uniswap Foundation targets $62M in additional funding

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• September 28, 2023

he foundation plans to issue $15 million per year in community grants to fund DeFi projects. News Decentralized exchange (DEX) Uniswap is seeking an on-chain vote to approve the second tranche of the $74 million funding for its developer, Uniswap Foundation. According to the Sept. 27 announcement, the second tranche of funding, with a buffer […]

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Beyond finance and Bitcoin: How blockchain is disrupting secure messaging

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• September 27, 2023

The technology’s permissionless, trustless and open-source nature promises to eliminate the messaging application’s security issues. In the evolving landscape of decentralized messaging apps, Session stands out as a frontrunner, offering a robust, open-source and fully decentralized platform that puts security first and gives back data control to users Blockchain is, by default, associated with financial […]

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Kraken secures money license registrations in Spain and Ireland

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• September 27, 2023

The move follows the crypto exchange’s successful VASP registration in Italy. News Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has received an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license from the Central Bank of Ireland and a virtual asset service provider (VASP) registration from the Bank of Spain. According to the Sept. 26 announcement, the EMI license enables Kraken to expand […]

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Crypto firm claiming $1.4B in trades on CMC flashes reportedly fake license data

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• September 26, 2023

A crypto exchange claiming $1.7 billion in daily trades and reporting $1.4 billion on CoinMarketCap had reportedly displayed false license data until Estonian regulators checked it. Investigation A number of cryptocurrency platforms reporting billions of dollars in daily trades on CoinMarketCap appear to have been misleading their customers about holding certain crypto licenses, an investigation […]

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Tether reportedly shuts USDT redemption for some Singapore customers

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• September 26, 2023

In an email, Tether said Cake DeFi is controlled by “another corporation that resides in Singapore,” precluding it from redeeming USDT. Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino says this has been in place since 2020. News Stablecoin issuer Tether has reportedly changed its terms of service (ToS) in Singapore. An email shared by the CEO of decentralized […]

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Terra Classic community elects to cease USTC minting

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• September 25, 2023

While Coinbase holds $25 billion in BTC, the exchange only owns around $200 million of Bitcoin in its wallets. News Blockchain intelligence platform Arkham recently identified that crypto exchange Coinbase holds almost 1 million Bitcoin BTC $26,097 in its wallets. The coins are worth more than $25 billion at current market prices for BTC.  According […]

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Miss Universe denies link with recently unveiled coin project

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• September 25, 2023

The Miss Universe Organization said no Miss Universe cryptocurrency or blockchain offering is involved with the Miss Universe or Miss Universe Philippines. News The Miss Universe Organization has denied any association with the Miss Universe Coin project announced at the Philippine Blockchain Week (PBW) event held earlier this month. PBW said it is in contact […]

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Binance CEO refutes report on $250M loan to BAM Management

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• September 21, 2023

Changpeng Zhao said that the loan was the other way around, claiming that he was the one who lent $250 million to BAM Management. News Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has disputed a recent report that claimed the executive took a $250-million loan from BAM Management, a firm that acts as Binance.US’ holding company. On Sept. […]

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Meta refutes claims of copyright infringement in AI training

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• September 21, 2023

In a lawsuit against Sarah Silverman and other authors, Meta claims its AI system does not create copyright-infringing material. News Meta has refuted claims that its artificial intelligence (AI) model Llama was trained using copyrighted material from popular books. In court on Sept. 18, Meta asked a San Francisco federal judge to dismiss claims made […]