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Meta details influence operations from Russia, impersonating news websites to spread anti-Ukraine content in Europe, and China, targeting the US and Czechia — Russia set up a sprawling and sophisticated network of websites impersonating mainstream media outlets, which it used …
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FTX US wins the auction for bankrupt crypto brokerage Voyager Digital's assets with a bid valued at ~$1.4B, including an “additional consideration” worth ~$111M — FTX US, the digital-asset exchange founded by billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried, won the auction for the assets of bankrupt crypto brokerage Voyager Digital Ltd.| Frank Chaparro / The Block: |
FTX US President Brett Harrison says he plans to step down in the coming months after joining in May 2021 and overseeing huge growth — - Brett Harrison — who joined FTX.US as president soon after its launch — is exiting the role. — “Over the next few months I'll be transferring …
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Celsius co-founder and CEO Alex Mashinsky resigns from the bankrupt cryptocurrency lender, writing his “role as CEO has become an increasing distraction” — The crypto lender filed for bankruptcy in July — Alex Mashinsky—chief executive and cofounder of bankrupt cryptocurrency …
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Robinhood releases its non-custodial, Polygon-based crypto wallet, Robinhood Wallet, in beta to 10,000 users who signed up in May — Robinhood has been steadily moving away from its original “walled garden” approach to crypto over the past year. — No-fee trading platform Robinhood …
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Crypto lender Nexo buys a stake in the parent of Summit National Bank, a US regulated bank, paving the way for it to offer US licensed banking services — - Cryptocurrency lender Nexo said it has agreed to buy an undisclosed stake in Hulett Bancorp, which owns a little-known bank called Summit National Bank.
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California, New York, and other states take action against crypto lender Nexo, from sending cease and desists to suing, focusing on interest-bearing accounts — A group of U.S. state regulators announced an array of legal actions against crypto lender Nexo on Monday.| Angus Whitley / Bloomberg: |
As the data of 10,000 Optus customers reportedly appears for sale, Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says Australian police are investigating a ransom demand — Australian mobile-phone company Optus said authorities are investigating an online ransom demand following a major data hack that exposed … | Jamie Crawley / CoinDesk: |
Study: in January 2022, 62.4% of bitcoin mining electricity came from fossil fuels, contradicting the Bitcoin Mining Council's estimate that ~59% is sustainable — The CCAF uses publicly available data to run a theoretical model to estimate the environmental footprint of bitcoin mining.
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| Oliver Knight / CoinDesk: |
Chicago-based Strike, a bitcoin payment service that uses the Lightning network for faster transactions, raised an $80M Series B led by Ten31 — Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Wyoming were among the investors in the Series B funding round.
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Denver-based Flatfile, which uses AI to onboard, structure, and clean data, raised a $50M Series B led by Tiger Global, bringing its total funding to $94.7M — Data cleansing — prepping data for applications like predictive analytics — takes time. In fact, data scientists spend …
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Meta tests one interface to manage Facebook and Instagram accounts and updates its registration pages to let users create accounts and login to both services — - Meta is testing new features intended to help people more easily manage their Facebook and Instagram accounts via one interface.
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Substack launches Reader for the web with search, keyboard shortcuts, dark mode, recommendations, and an “Add RSS feed” feature for non-Substack publications — Revenge of RSS — There's a new reading experience waiting for you at Substack.com.
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| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Beijing-based Nreal launches its $379 Air AR glasses in the US and adds iPhone support with a $59 dongle, expanding on its $599 Nreal Light glasses from 2021 — Augmented reality company Nreal is launching its stripped-down Air glasses in the United States.
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| Ashley Capoot / CNBC: |
The SEC fines Oracle $23M for allegedly bribing officials in India, Turkey, and the UAE between 2016 and 2019, the second such fine after a 2012 settlement — - Oracle has settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission after it was charged with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act …
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