Lazarus Group Reportedly Uses LinkedIn to Target, Steal Assets

Recent reports show that the North Korean Lazarus hacker group targets vulnerable LinkedIn users with targeted malware attacks to take their assets. The revelation that hackers from the Lazarus group were posing as blockchain developers in the cryptocurrency industry on LinkedIn prompted the disclosure of the incident by the blockchain security analytics firm SlowMost. According […]
Ex-SEC Official Responds to DOJ’s 3-Year Jail Request for CZ

Former SEC official John Reed Stark weighed in as the DOJ seeks to detain Binance founder CZ Zhao for 36 months. The SEC veteran goes to X, highlighting the legal history. In a recent X post, former U.S. SEC official John Reed Stark highlighted the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) filing with the U.S. Federal Court in Seattle, […]
CBN Addresses P2P Trader Account Ban Rumors

The Central Bank of Nigeria addresses rumors about banning P2P trading accounts and discusses regulation, while Binance faces more scrutiny and legal issues. Following recent rumors that circulated regarding a purported directive to identify and restrict transactions with cryptocurrency exchanges, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) promptly responded. In opposition to these allegations, the CBN affirmed […]
Coca‑Cola, Microsoft Partner in $1.1B Generative AI Experiment

The Coca-Cola Company and Microsoft have entered into a five-year agreement to develop and integrate artificial intelligence (AI) use cases across multiple business functions. At $1.1 billion, Coca-Cola invested in the Microsoft Cloud because of its capabilities and generative AI. As stated in the announcement on April 23, the pair will collaborate in testing innovative […]
Hong Kong Officially Approves Two Spot Bitcoin & Ethereum ETF

The Hong Kong SEC has officially approved the Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, which will begin trading on Tuesday, April 30. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has approved two Spot Bitcoin & Ethereum ETF pairs in a momentous ruling. Boshi Funds and HashKey Capital Limited, prominent virtual asset and conventional finance entities, […]