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A fraud victim in the U.K. claims that local police failed to request his stolen funds be frozen, even though the tokens were sent to a centralized app that could potentially recover them.

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The U.S. Energy Information Administration will conduct a six-month mandatory survey involving all commercial cryptocurrency proof-of-work mining companies in the country.

The latest update on the labor market came less than two days after the Fed's Jerome Powell poured cold water on market hopes of a rate cut in March.

Meta confirmed plans to deploy a new custom semiconductor chip, dubbed "Artemis," in its data centers to enhance AI capabilities, reducing dependency on Nvidia.

#markets #news #bitcoin #first mover

The latest price moves in bitcoin [BTC] and crypto markets in context for Feb. 2, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.

#hong kong #sfc #crypto regulation #crypto services #financial services #licensing deadline #vasp #christopher hui #virtual assets #may 31 deadline

The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Christopher Hui, wrote in a blog that unlicensed service providers must submit an application for licensing by Feb. 29.

GBTC has led bitcoin ETF volumes, mostly in outflows, since the products started trading in early January.

U.S. Representatives Mike Flood, Wiley Nickel, as well as Senator Cynthia Lummis submitted similar resolutions to strip the SEC’s Accounting Bulletin of its force and effect.

#news #hong kong #policy #regulations #crypto #otc

The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau will consult on over-the-counter venues like shops and online platforms following the outlets' role in crypto fraud cases.

Tucked behind a drop-down menu in Google’s suite of AI tools, ImageFX makes photorealistic, high quality images —and even gives you suggestions to improve them. See how it compares against its rivals.

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Senator Cynthia Lummis and Representatives Wiley Nickel and Mike Flood introduced a joint resolution to repeal SEC Staff Accounting Bill 121.

#news #policy #zipmex #thailand #regulators

Zipmex now has 15 days to correct its financial position and create a system to prevent the improper use of customer funds.

One of the most-anticipated airdrops faced social media ire over its novel token distribution plan.

Analysts consider LINK as the safest bet to profit from the tokenization narrative.

#law and order #ripple

It's good news, but there's still a lot of funds missing. The exploiter made off with $113 million worth of XRP.

#cbdc #europe #european union #euro #spain

Every EURM is backed on 1:1 par by euro and stored at Spanish banks, such as BBVA and Caixabank.

#generative ai technology #iphone 16 #tim cook ai announcement #apple generative ai #apple 2024 ai features #ios 18 update #apple ai strategy #apple worldwide developers conference #vision pro ar/vr

Apple CEO Tim Cook teased plans for the company’s generative AI features set to launch later this year, revealing a strategic focus on AI technologies.

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OPNX's volume peaked at just over $600,000, according to CoinGecko data.

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The hacker behind the exploit didn’t use any mixer services or decentralized exchanges.

Crypto projects like Avalance, Aptos, The Sandbox, Optimism and Sui are set to release millions in vested digital assets this month.

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta said it was pivoting away from Metaverse to Artificial Intelligence in early 2023.

#markets #news #crime #binance #exploits #xrp

Over $120 million in XRP was stolen from Ripple Labs Executive Chairman Chris Larsen earlier this week.

The House of Lords Committee in a report, has dismissed exaggerated fears of AI threats to human existence, urging policymakers to address more immediate concerns.

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BTC price highs and lows aside, Bitcoin is displaying what research calls "characteristic behavior" in the early innings of the bull market.

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The ether-bitcoin forward term structure is downward sloping structure, which means that traders expect ETH to perform weaker than BTC as time goes by, one trader said.

During a recent earnings call, Meta chief financial officer Susan Li said they expect Reality Labs’ losses to “increase meaningfully year-over-year.”

#artificial intelligence #andrew forrest #deep fake #quantum ai #the australian #cryptocurrency scam #cybertrace

Cybertrace’s CEO Dan Halpin speculates that the crypto scammers are likely well-versed in sales and marketing based on the “convincing” ruse.

If successful, the Dencun upgrade will enhance scalability and significantly reduce transaction costs on layer-2s by way of a new process called “proto-danksharding.”

#doj #ftx #hack #attack #arrest #crypto hack #sim swap

Crypto exchange FTX was hacked for over $400 million just hours after filing for bankruptcy in 2022. Many initially believed it was an inside job.