The University of Tokyo will offer a series of engineering courses using metaverse tech. The courses, which are projected to start being offered later this year, will introduce students to the subjects of engineering and will combine this knowledge with the skills to handle metaverse-based worlds, to manage the digital transformation that work and educational…
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Layer-1 blockchain Harmony has proposed to mint billions of its ONE tokens in order to reimburse the victims of the Horizon bridge hack that saw around USD 100m of user funds stolen. The Harmony blockchain would have to hard fork and increase the supply of ONE to mint new tokens. The team said reimbursement would…
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Major crypto exchange Coinbase has released the first part of its Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC)-featured movie called “The Degen Trilogy.” Meanwhile, the company’s shares continue to tumble as the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) launched a probe into whether the exchange has listed unregistered securities…. Read More: Coinbase Releases First Part of BAYC-Featured…
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Market research forecasts the global cryptocurrency ATM market to be worth $472 million by 2027, driven by growth in developing markets and growing adoption. The global cryptocurrency ATM market is projected to grow at a rapid rate over the next five years as market research predicts the space to be worth half a billion dollars…
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Under the proposal, there would be either a 100% reimbursement via 4.97 billion new ONE tokens, or a 50% reimbursement with 2.48 billion ONE tokens. The team behind the Harmony blockchain project has proposed the minting of up to 4.97 billion worth of its native token ONE to compensate victims of the $100 million Horizon…
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Cryptojacking has become a lucrative choice for cybercriminals as many victims are unaware they have been compromised. New research shows that despite falling digital asset prices, cryptojacking has reached record levels in the first half of 2022. According to a mid-year update on cyber threats by American cybersecurity company SonicWall, global cryptojacking volumes rose by…
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The Fed keeps markets on their toes while Bitcoin price action manages to inch higher prior to the Wall Street open. Bitcoin (BTC) attempted to claw back losses on July 27 as a macro day of reckoning arrived for risk assets. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Analysis: $24,300 resistance “not a good sign”…
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The exchange’s Anti-FUD Fund comes shortly after KuCoin CEO Johnny Lyu’s spat with a whistleblower who claimed the exchange was insolvent. The CEO of crypto exchange KuCoin says it is launching an “Anti-FUD Fund” to track down and potentially take legal action against “FUDers” and educate crypto users on identifying misinformation. Johnny Lyu, CEO of…
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Shark Tank star and the owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, has warned that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will come up with rules for token registration that will be “the nightmare that’s waiting for the crypto industry.” Mark Cuban Foresees SEC Coming Up With ‘Nightmare’ Crypto Regulation Billionaire Mark…
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About 53% of South Africans have little to no knowledge about cryptocurrency, while only 14% thought or felt they had a better understanding of the subject, a report has said. Nearly half of the respondents said they would only invest in cryptocurrency if or when their respective banks are involved. South Africans Weigh In on…
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