A significant challenge for AI lies in its potential to compromise privacy. A new report suggests that blockchain can catalyze boosting trust and privacy in AI. Despite the decline in venture capital (VC) funding this year, the fusion of Web3 and emerged as a top choice for investors in blockchain startups, capturing more than 11% …
Category: Traceability
Feb 13 2024
OpenSea Launches Pro Version on Polygon with Cross-chain Support
OpenSea has announced its integration with the Polygon network. This integration empowers OpenSea Pro users to seamlessly navigate both Ethereum and Polygon blockchains. This is a significant step towards simplifying the multi-chain experience for NFT enthusiasts. OpenSea’s collaboration with Socket, a cross-chain interoperability protocol, is pivotal in enhancing the NFT experience. The leading NFT aggregator …
Feb 12 2024
Trezor Users Beware: Third-Party Email Provider Compromised in Malicious Attack
malicious emails sent to Trezor users in the last 12 hours. The deceptive emails prompt recipients to upgrade their “network’ or risk losing their funds. The message includes a harmful link redirecting users to a webpage requesting their seed phrase. The company has deactivated the malicious link and contained the potential threat. It advised affected …
Feb 12 2024
80% of Comments on Major Project Tweets Revealed as Phishing Scams: SlowMist
The SlowMist Security team revealed receiving numerous reports of theft. Upon investigation, they found that a significant portion of these thefts were facilitated by deceptive comments under tweets from well-known projects. Dedicated websites specializing in the sale of Twitter accounts were discovered, featuring such from different years and offering options for purchasing accounts with usernames …
Feb 12 2024
European Brokers Cut Fees on Spot Bitcoin ETFs to Outpace US Providers: FT
European brokers are slashing spot Bitcoin ETF fees after Invesco and WisdomTree reduced theirs by over 60% on European BTC products. The comes as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently approved spot BitcoinETFs from major players like BlackRock, Fidelity, and In Vesco. The competition in the U.,S. market has prompted a wave of …
Feb 11 2024
What is Farcaster? Everything You Need to Know
Farcaster is a protocol for developing decentralized social network applications built on Optimism. In essence, the Farcaster protocol is completely open-source, allowing everyone to build applications. The goal is to ensure an environment where there’s no censorship, and users have full control of their applications. We also look at how to register at – the …
Feb 11 2024
European Prosecutor Seeks Arrest in BaltCap Fund Misappropriation
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)on Friday for the arrest of Šarūnas Stepukonis in Lithuania. He is suspected of misappropriating 27 million euros (US$29 million) from BeltCap, the leading Baltic private equity firm where he held a partnership. The EPPO is in charge of investigations involving European Union funds. The BaltCap Infrastructure Fund, an 80 …
Feb 11 2024
Germany Indicts Two Ex-MPs for Bribery
Axel Fischer and Eduard Lintner were members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. Baku used a secret US$2.9 billion slush fund to, among other things, offer free trips and expensive gifts to European MPs who would vote in Baku’s favor. The investigation conducted and published by OCCRP and the Süddeutsche Zeitung exposed …
Feb 10 2024
Bitcoin ETF vs Buying BTC Directly: What’s Better?
A spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) has been one of the hottest topics over the past few years. Many investment companies, both traditional and crypto-oriented, have been filing multiple applications with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission over and over again. On January 10th, 2024, the SEC finally gave the go-ahead and a total …
Feb 10 2024
Pope Francis Encourages Brave Women Who Left Mafia Life
The head of the Catholic Church blessed on Monday the decision of a group of Italian women to leave their mafia families. Father Luigi Ciotti, who accompanied the women, said that it was an emotional encounter, filled with gratitude. The women pleaded for help in escaping the claws of the mafia, as reported by theassociation. …