UAE Authorities Proposed to Criminalize “Murder” in the Metaverse
UAE Artificial Intelligence Minister Omar Sultan Al Olama called for criminalization of "serious crimes" in the metaverse. According to CNBC, the minister believes that the realism of the metaverse will allow people to "terrorize" others in various ways that were not
Over the Past Two Years, the Number of Crypto Spam Increased By 4000%
According to a report by analyst firm LunarCrush, cryptocurrency spam increased by 3,894% over the past two years. According to researchers, most social media spam accounts are now managed by real people, making it difficult for software to track and flag
Ukrainian Electronics Retailer Integrated Binance Pay Crypto Service
Foxtrot, a Ukrainian electronics and household appliances retailer, integrated the Binance Pay cryptocurrency transfer service. According to ForkLog, using this service, users of the Binance exchange will be able to pay for goods in a chain of stores using the funds
Tether Launches Digital Mexican Peso
Tether launched the MXNT stablecoin pegged to the Mexican peso. So far, the asset is available on the Ethereum, Tron, and Polygon networks. This is the fourth stablecoin issued by the company that is pegged to fiat currencies after USDT (US
Belarusian Authorities Actively Confiscate Cryptocurrencies
The head of the Investigative Committee of Belarus, Dmitry Gora, said that the department is already actively confiscating cryptocurrencies. He noted that with such “confiscation” authorities decided to “compensate the needs of the state in money” due to implemented international sanctions: “What
Bitcoin Mining Complexity Decreased by 4.3%
On Wednesday, May 25, after another recalculation, Bitcoin mining complexity decreased by 4.33% to 29.9 T. This is the maximum decrease since July 2021. In about two weeks since the previous Bitcoin complexity correction, the average hash rate has also dropped
The Central Bank of Russia Decided to Accelerate the Launch of the Digital Ruble Due to Sanctions
Due to international sanctions imposed on the Russian banking system after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Central Bank of the Russian Federation decided to accelerate the CBDC launch project, and testing of the digital ruble on real transactions and
Turkish Authorities Intend to Tighten the Crypto Regulation — Bloomberg
The Turkish authorities are developing legislation that will tighten control over the crypto industry and likely impose a tax on some transactions. According to Bloomberg, citing government sources, the ruling Justice and Development Party, led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, intends
Kalush Orchestra, ONUKA, THE HARDKISS and Others Will Become a Part of the NFT Project to Help Ukraine
The Binance NFT marketplace, together with the team of Atlas, one of the largest music festivals in Ukraine, will create a collection of nonfungible tokens as part of the Hero Cities project, the proceeds from the sale of which will
Coinbase entered the Fortune 500
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase became the first exchange to be included in the Fortune 500 list. The Fortune 500 ranks US firms by revenue for the past financial year. The crypto exchange for 2021 received a revenue of $7.84 billion and took 437th