National Crime Agency UK Looks to Hire Blockchain Investigators
The National Crime Agency (NCA) of the United Kingdom is hiring two blockchain investigators for its newly-formed digital assets unit within the Complex Financial Crime unit (CFCT). The position entails supervising complex investigations involving cryptocurrency and digital assets from a Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA) standpoint. The POCA pertains to confiscating and redistributing criminal proceeds […]
Treasure DAO Cautions Users of Fake Airdrops
Gaming-focused decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) Treasure informed its users it has no plans for airdrops and new mints as some of its X accounts were compromised due to a rise in phishing attempts within its community and in the Arbitrum ecosystem. recently informed its users that some of its X accounts were compromised. The organization […]
TikTok Launches Text-based Post Feature
TikTok has launched a feature allowing users to create and post text-based content. It is designed to compete with Twitter (recently rebranded as X) and Threads as the dominant text-based social media platform. TikTok entered the competition just 20 days after Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta launched Threads to compete with X by enabling TikTokers to create […]
Japan’s Prime Minister Reaffirms Web3 Adoption Plans
Fumio Kishida, the prime minister of Japan, reaffirmed the nation’s dedication to fostering the Web3 industry, highlighting its potential to foster innovation across industries to revolutionize the internet. Kishida made the remarks during a keynote address on the first day of the WebX conference in Tokyo, Japan, as first reported by CoinPost. The CEO of […]
South Korean Private Banks Research Stablecoins Alternative
Several private banks in South Korea are evaluating the viability of certificate of deposit (CDs), a tokenized deposit technology as an alternative to private stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). Hana Bank and Woori Bank, both private companies with headquarters in Seoul, expressed interest in so-called “certificate of deposit” tokens (CDs), as Maeli Business […]