AI-based tools bring security and transparency to the NFT market
    15 Mar 2023
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    AI-powered blockchain analytics aims to protect NFT users from security issues haunting the ecosystem. The unhinged growth of nonfungible tokens (NFTs) has come with undesirable costs, and the tech sector is stepping up to fix it. In less than a decade, the NFT space has expanded from pixelated punks to an established proof-of-ownership for digital and physical…

    US banking system outlook downgraded to ‘negative’ following recent bank failures
    15 Mar 2023
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    Recent bank failures have highlighted the need for Blockchain-based cryptocurrency such as Bitcoin. Credit rating agency Moody’s has recently downgraded its outlook on the entire United States banking system from “stable” to “negative.” The move comes in light of the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank, which has prompted regulators to intervene with a rescue plan…

    Signature Bank investigated for money laundering prior to demise: Report
    15 Mar 2023
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    The pro-crypto bank was reportedly under dual investigations to uncover if it was taking proactive measures to stop money laundering. The cryptocurrency-friendly Signature Bank was reportedly being investigated by two United States government bodies prior to its collapse. According to a March 15 Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter, investigators with the Justice Department were…

    CBDCs should protect privacy, not be a surveillance tool: Former CFTC chair
    14 Mar 2023
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    Former CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo says that Anti-Money Laundering and Know Your Customer measures are both outdated and constitutionally questionable and that crypto technology could do better. The United States should lead the development of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) away from being “surveillance coins” and toward being “freedom coins,” says the former chair of…

    More than 280 blockchains at risk of ‘zero-day’ exploits, warns security firm
    14 Mar 2023
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    Dogecoin, Zcash and Litecoin have already patched the “critical” vulnerability, but hundreds of others may not have, risking billions’ worth of crypto. 280 or more blockchain networks are estimated to be at risk of “zero-day” exploits that could put at least $25 billion worth of crypto at risk, according to cybersecurity firm Halborn. In a…

    ‘Nobody left to bank crypto companies’ — Crypto Twitter reacts
    13 Mar 2023
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    Prominent members of the crypto community have expressed uncertainty after the loss of crypto friendly banks. Crypto companies could find it harder to access traditional banking partners with the loss of two major crypto-friendly banks in less than a week, according to some in the crypto community. On Mar. 12, the Federal Reserve announced the closure…