Author: Savannah Fortis

Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer renews request for temporary release from jail

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The lawyer representing Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) in his upcoming case against the United States Department of Justice submitted a renewed request for his temporary release from jail in order to prepare for the trial. On Sept. 25, Mark Cohen requested Read More

FTX opens lawsuit against former employees of Hong Kong affiliate

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Defunct cryptocurrency exchange FTX filed a lawsuit on Sept. 21 against former employees of the Hong Kong-incorporated company Salameda, which was previously affiliated with the FTX group, according to court documents. The court filing says FTX seeks to recover $157.3 Read More

Friend.tech look-alike ‘Alpha’ emerges on Bitcoin network

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The Bitcoin network got its own community-based social token ecosystem after a new project called Alpha emerged overnight.  As a decentralized social network protocol, Alpha is similar to the widely-known Ethereum-based platform Friend.tech. It allows users to monetize their online persona and Read More

El Salvador to introduce Bitcoin education in schools by 2024

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The Ministry of Education of El Salvador and the non-profit, non-governmental organization Mi Primer Bitcoin/My First Bitcoin (MPB/MFB) partnered to add Bitcoin (BTC) education to public school curriculum by 2024.  John Dennehy, the founder of MPB confirmed to Cointelegraph that Read More

OKX plans to enter India, hire local employees for Web3 exploration

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The cryptocurrency exchange OKX plans to enter the Indian market and recruit local employees in an effort to expand the possibilities of Web3 applications, according to a CoinDesk report. OKX chief marketing officer Haider Rafique said the company plans to scale Read More

Google Cloud to digitize El Salvador’s governance, healthcare and education

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Google Cloud announced a new partnership with the government of El Salvador on Aug. 29 to establish an office and provide Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) services in the country.  The partnership aims to digitize the country, update government services and Read More

Anthropic AI raises $100m from South Korea to bolster telecommunications industry

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Artificial intelligence (AI) developer Anthropic announced on Aug. 13 that it is receiving an additional $100 million in investment from the South Korean telecommunications giant SK Telecom.  According to the announcement, the investment comes alongside a collaboration between the two Read More

EU stays on top of Web3 with metaverse, AI and crypto strategies

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The European Union has been vocal about its place in the rapidly expanding ecosystem of emerging technologies.  It has been a leader in establishing clear crypto regulations with its long-awaited Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework signed into law in late May. Read More