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Smart Contract Automation Helps Dapps Maintain Data Integrity Without Relying on External Databases — Pavel Salas

According to Pavel Salas, the chief growth officer at Gear Foundation, on-chain smart contract automation makes applications “truly decentralized” because it “removes dependencies on centralized servers or external…

Latam Insights: Argentina Announces National Digital Currency While Peso Sinks, Volcano Energy Launches Lava Pool

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: The Argentine government announces a national digital currency project, Volcano Energy launches Lava Pool…

Chatgpt Maker Openai Mulling Own AI Chips, Report Unveils

Openai, the developer of Chatgpt, is considering ways to overcome the shortage of chips needed to power its artificial intelligence (AI) product. One of the options that’s being discussed in the company, according to a recent media report, is to…

Bitcoin Lingers in a ‘Neutral’ Phase as the Fear and Greed Index Signals Market Consolidation

On Sunday, October 8, 2023, bitcoin’s price teeters just below the $28K threshold, marking a 2.6% rise from the previous week. Presently, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index (CFGI) hovers at a “neutral” 50 out of 100, a stance…

Ian Freeman Sentenced for Selling Bitcoin Without License, Judge Swats Down SEC Appeal in Ripple Case, and More — Week in Review

Free Talk Live co-host Ian Freeman has been sentenced to eight years in prison for selling bitcoin without a license, the SEC has taken in a loss in its push for interlocutory appeal against Ripple, and a verified “Satoshi” handled has…

Crypto Cards Still an Option to Spend Digital Cash in Fiat Environment

Rising regulatory pressures may have limited crypto cards on offer but they remain a viable way to pay with coins where only fiat is accepted. With them, you spend crypto and that’s without the need to exchange it beforehand as it often…

Certik Study: $332 Million Lost to Exploits, Hacks and Scams in September, More Than $1.3 Billion Lost in 2023

In the month of September, digital assets worth approximately $332 million were siphoned from trading platforms via methods that include flash loan attacks, exit scams, and exploits. The value of digital assets stolen through exploits rose from…

Robert Kennedy Jr. Promises to End White House War on Bitcoin — Says We Need ‘Freedom Currency’ That Government Can’t Control

U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) has promised to end the White House’s war on bitcoin if he is elected President of the United States. “I’m going to make sure that bitcoin is protected, that people can keep their…

Tesla CEO Elon Musk Predicts ‘Comprehensive Overhaul’ of SEC With 100% Probability

Billionaire Elon Musk has called for a “comprehensive overhaul” of regulatory agencies, which includes the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Tesla and Spacex CEO added that there needs to be a commission to take punitive action…

Binance Announces UK Domain Compliant With New Crypto Promotion Rules

Crypto trading giant Binance has launched a new domain for U.K. customers under Britain’s updated regulations for financial promotions. The exchange will offer retail users in the country only those products and services that comply with the latest…

Bitcoin, Ethereum Technical Analysis: BTC Back Above $28,000 Following Comments from Joe Rogan, Sam Altman

Bitcoin traded above $28,000 to start the weekend, after Joe Rogan commented that it had a chance of becoming a “universal viable currency.” Additionally, traders also reacted to yesterday’s U.S. nonfarm payrolls, which rose by…

Chainalysis Lays Off More Staff in New Round of Crypto Job Cuts

Blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis is shedding a chunk of its workforce, the second time it’s doing so within this year. The news comes in a difficult period for the whole industry which saw a number of such moves in 2023, against the backdrop…

Report: Hong Kong Crypto Exchange JPEX Converts Users’ Funds to an Illiquid Digital Token

The Hong Kong cryptocurrency exchange JPEX recently converted user funds to a native token known as JPC. According to JPEX, affected users will only be able to cash this token out after two years. One affected user said the crypto exchange did not…

American Economist Jeffrey Sachs Heralds End of Dollar Hegemony: ‘Central Bank Digital Currencies Will Become the Basis of Payments’

Jeffrey Sachs, an American economist and best-selling author, has stated that the end of the dollar’s hegemony is near and that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) will become the basis of cross-border settlements. For Sachs, the abuse of…