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CZ to make first public appearance at Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai in October
Binance’s ex-CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) is out of jail and will make his first public appearance in Dubai this October. CZ will attend the Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai on October 30-31 in his “personal capacity.” According to his post on X, the event will be “one of the biggest Web3 events of the year.” […]Cryptopolitan
Oct 10, 2024
U.S. inflation soars higher than expected in September
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics under the U.S. Department of Labor revealed that inflation increased to 2.4% YoY ending in September, a slight deceleration compared to the 2.5% annual price gain in August. The yearly increase was the lowest recorded since 2021, and it surpassed economists’ projections by 0.1%.Cryptopolitan
Oct 10, 2024
Trump’s World Liberty Financial (WLF) to raise $300 million at $1.5 billion valuation
World Liberty Financial (WLF), the DeFi project affiliated with former president Donald Trump and his family, is set to have its first token sale next week. According to its roadmap, the WLFI project intends to sell 20% of its tokens for $300 million at a fully diluted valuation of $1.5 billion. The 20% sale only […]Cryptopolitan
Oct 10, 2024
Texas drug trafficking gang jailed for money laundering using cryptos
A Texas drug trafficking cartel comprising six individuals has been slapped with sentences ranging from probation to 84 months for money laundering involving cryptocurrencies. The ruling was reached following investigations involving several law enforcement agencies including the FBI, DEA, police chiefs from Houston and Mason as well as the United States Postal Inspection Services as […]Cryptopolitan
Oct 10, 2024
ZachXBT exposes scammer Faris Ali who stole $4.3m in crypto from a Twitter user
Crypto investigator ZachXBT is at it again. This time, he’s gone after a UK scammer named Faris Ali, also known as Zay or Tommy, for his alleged involvement in a home invasion that led to a $4.3 million crypto theft. The robbery happened in June when the victim, after suffering a crypto data breach, was […]Cryptopolitan
Oct 10, 2024
China created two AI models with domestically produced chips amid US export restrictions
China Telecom, a telecom giant in the country has introduced two LLMs which were trained by using domestically produced chips. This breakthrough for the company has occurred during the increase in US export restrictions on high-end semiconductors, specifically limiting access to companies like Nvidia which produce advanced processors. One of the model is named TeleChia2-115B. […]Cryptopolitan
Oct 10, 2024
Bitget tightens listing conditions following BGB fiasco and market manipulation accusations
Bitget is raising the stakes. The exchange is introducing new, stricter conditions for listing tokens after the recent disaster with its native token BGB and allegations of market manipulation. Every blockchain project that wants to get listed now has to go through a comprehensive legal review. The review digs into code quality, security, and overall […]Cryptopolitan
Oct 10, 2024
GTA 5 film “Grand Theft Hamlet” shot entirely inside the game is coming to US theaters
A film “Grand Theft Hamlet” shot entirely inside GTA 5 based on Shakespeare’s Hamlet is soon to hit US theaters as well as streaming globally. It is common for the films to be inspired by games like the Minecraft and Roblox movies. However Grand Theft Hamlet is an unusual film shot (read: screen recorded) entirely […]Cryptopolitan
Oct 10, 2024
SEC sues Cumberland, calls Solana and Polygon securities
SEC announced on Thursday, October 10th that it is charging Cumberland DRW with different security charges. One of the charges states that the crypto trading firm is an unregistered dealer while handling more than $2 billion in crypto assets. Furthermore the complaint claims that Cumberland has traded “crypto assets that are offered and sold as […]Cryptopolitan
Oct 10, 2024
