Crypto hacking losses plunge by nearly 50% in 2023 – Research

Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs credits this decline to several critical factors, including enhanced security measures, law enforcement and industry coordination. Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs says losses from cryptocurrency hacking in 2023 have dropped by more than 50% compared with 2022, and credits the decline to improvements in industry security. TRM Labs’ report published […]

Microsoft in pact with U.S. labor organization to foster worker-focused AI development

The partnership will prioritize workers’ rights and incorporate input from labor leaders in technology development. Tech giant Microsoft and the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) have announced a new partnership to discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) can anticipate the needs of workers and include their voices in its development and […]

Zimbabwean University Partners With Web3 Hub to Host Its First-Ever Blockchain Hackathon

On Dec. 8 and 9, the University of Zimbabwe in partnership with the South Africa-based Mzansi Web3 Hub, held the learning institution’s inaugural blockchain hackathon. Taurayi Rupere, the chairman of the institution’s computer science department, said the hackathon’s goal is to produce “open-minded” developers who “think outside the box.” Overwhelming Interest in the Hackathon The […]

BlackRock Submits Revised Spot Bitcoin ETF Application to Allow Participation from Banks

Coinspeaker BlackRock Submits Revised Spot Bitcoin ETF Application to Allow Participation from Banks Giant asset manager BlackRock Inc (NYSE: BLK) has submitted a revised version of its application for its iShares spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The revised application modifies BlackRock’s ETF, making it easier for Wall Street banks to […]

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