US sanctions Philippines tech firm accused of aiding crypto scams

US sanctions Philippines tech firm accused of aiding crypto scams

OFAC claims Funnull Technology purchased a code repository used by web developers and altered it to redirect legitimate websites to scam websites. The US Treasury has sanctioned a Philippines-based technology firm and its alleged administrator, accusing it of providing services to thousands of crypto scam websites. Funnull Technology is linked to most crypto scam websites…

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European crypto firm K33 raises .2M for Bitcoin buys

European crypto firm K33 raises $6.2M for Bitcoin buys

K33 CEO Bull Jenssen said his firm hopes to use its Bitcoin holdings as a foundation to offer new services, such as BTC-backed lending. Norwegian crypto brokerage firm K33 plans to join the growing number of public companies buying up Bitcoin after raising 60 million Swedish krona ($6.2 million) to buy and hold the cryptocurrency….

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Humanoid AI-powered robots duke it out in China fight comp

Humanoid AI-powered robots duke it out in China fight comp

Unitree director Wang Qixin says the robotics company used AI and motion capture to train the robots on real fight moves. Four artificial intelligence-enhanced robots have been put through their paces in a Chinese robot fighting competition, duking it out in kickboxing matches until one was declared the champion. The World Robot Competition Mecha Fighting…

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Synthetix scuttles M Derive deal after community concerns

Synthetix scuttles $27M Derive deal after community concerns

Derive tokenholders were worried about the exchange rate and the overall benefit to the platform, with one user claiming Derive generates more revenue than Synthetix. Decentralized finance platform Synthetix has axed its $27 million plan to acquire crypto options platform Derive after negative community feedback. A Synthetix spokesperson told Cointelegraph on May 22 that its…

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Trump signs bill criminalizing nonsensenual AI deepfake porn

Trump signs bill criminalizing nonsensenual AI deepfake porn

Donald Trump has signed a bill backed by first lady Melania Trump that makes it a federal crime to publish nonconsensual AI-generated explicit images. US President Donald Trump has signed a bill criminalizing nonconsensual artificial intelligence-generated deepfake porn, which also requires websites to take down any illicit images within 48 hours. Trump signed the bill…

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