Binance Issues Cease and Desist Order to Scam Nigerian Company
The CEO of Binance, Changpeng Zhao, has announced that Binance has formally issued a cease and desist order to the fraudulent organization known as Binance Nigeria Limited. Sunday, June 18, Zhao announced via Twitter. The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a circular on June 9 stating that Binance Nigeria Limited is unlawful in […]
What is Bitcoin Halving, And How Does It Work?
Bitcoin halving is a periodic event that occurs after every four years and reduces the mining reward by half, thus cutting the supply rate of new Bitcoin by 50%. Bitcoin supply is fixed at 21 million. Over 19 million Bitcoins are circulating, leaving barely 2 million to be mined. One of the critical aspects of […]
Meta’s ‘Voicebox’ Generalizes Text-to-Speech
Meta AI Voicebox is a text-to-speech (TTS) tool that generates results up to 20 times faster than comparable state-of-the-art artificial intelligence models. Voicebox eschews traditional TTS architecture in favor of a model analogous to OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s Bard. Meta’s offering can generalize through in-context learning, one of the primary distinctions between Voicebox and similar […]
Mango Markets Hacker Sets to Stand Trial in December
Avraham Eisenberg, the crypto user responsible for a multimillion-dollar attack on the decentralized exchange Mango Markets is scheduled to face trial on December 4 in the United States. Judge Richard Berman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York set Avraham Eisenberg’s trial date for December 4, according to court documents […]
Crypto Exchanges Pledge $2.5B to Users Protection Fund
According to a new report published on June 14 by blockchain analytics firm Nansen, most reputable crypto exchanges have adopted user protection funds in the wake of the collapse of FTX. Crypto exchanges such as Binance, OKX, and Bitget have nominal fiat protection funds totaling more than $2 billion. 20,000 Bitcoin backs Huobi’s insurance fund, […]