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Singapore Police, Crypto Exchanges Prevent $4.2M in Scam Losses, Coinbase Helps Reach 145+ Victims

Joseph Rees4 weeks ago03 mins

Key Takeaways Singapore Police and major cryptocurrency exchanges intervened with more than 145 potential scam victims before funds were lost. Police investigators used blockchain tools from Chainalysis and TRM Labs to identify potential victims across multiple scam categories. Authorities plan to continue private-sector partnerships. How Singapore Police Traced Potential Scam Victims The Singapore Police Force…

This Corporate Holder Sold $87M in Bitcoin

Adam Forsyth4 weeks ago03 mins

The worrisome trend has been extended to new companies after the recent sales by many miners and Strategy. Bitcoin corporate treasury firms became a major thing in the past couple of years, led, of course, by Michael Saylor’s Strategy. Several such entities emerged during more favorable times for the entire crypto industry. Now, though,…

World.xyz’s Robinhood Chain Joke Goes Viral Across Solana X

Phil Roberts4 weeks ago05 mins

In less than a week since its launch, World.xyz (World), a prediction platform on Solana, has transformed from a relatively unknown name on Solana into one of the most talked-about projects on crypto X. Everything ignited after a series of posts with a half-serious, half-satirical tone about the project “migrating” to Robinhood Chain, triggering a…

Tech & AI

Google AI Models Explained: Gemini, Veo, Nano Banana & More

Abigail Avery4 weeks ago01 mins

Learn what Google’s major AI models do, including Gemini, Veo, Imagen, Nano Banana, Gemma, Lyria, Chirp, and Gemini Nano. The post Google AI Models Explained: Gemini, Veo, Nano Banana & More appeared first on TechRepublic. Source link

Ripple builds a $3.5B empire as XRP sinks toward the $1 mark

Adam Forsyth4 weeks ago017 mins

In the last week of June, XRP printed its weakest price since late 2024, briefly touching $1.01 before stabilizing in the $1.05 to $1.13 range where it has traded through early July. The token is down more than 25% for the year and roughly 65% below the $3.65 cycle high it set in July 2025….

Phoebe Gates’s Phia accused of “cookie stuffing” and taking affiliate commissions

Abigail Avery4 weeks ago06 mins

Phia’s browser extension was supposed to help shoppers find better deals, but it may also have redirected affiliate commissions to itself. Let us explain. A celebrity-backed shopping startup co-founded by Bill Gates‘s daughter Phoebe Gates and her former Stanford University roommate Sophia Kianni has been suspended from affiliate platform Impact.com. The suspension came after a…

Robert Kiyosaki Warns Trust-Based Assets Will Be Destroyed in Next Financial Crash

Joseph Rees4 weeks ago04 mins

Key Takeaways Robert Kiyosaki repeats long-standing warnings about financial systems and traditional investment vehicles, citing trust-based assets as vulnerable. His message includes bonds, stocks, ETFs, retirement accounts and currencies as targets of his crash concerns. His support for commodities and bitcoin reflects a broader argument against dependence on fiat-based financial systems. Robert Kiyosaki’s Warning Raises…

Tech & AI

AI Found a Root Bug in Linux That Everyone Missed for 15 Years

Abigail Avery4 weeks ago05 mins

Amid years of warnings that China’s notorious Volt Typhoon hackers may be pre-positioning within United States critical infrastructure, a closed-door war game for insurers played out an array of worst-case scenarios—revealing a menacing, disruptive threat. ICE’s internal oversight group, the Office of Professional Responsibility, has begun investigating online critics of the agency, opening more than…

Cynthia Lummis races to save the CLARITY Act before 2030

Adam Forsyth4 weeks ago017 mins

Sometime in the week of July 13, according to people briefed on the negotiations, Senate staff will release a unified draft of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, merging months of parallel work by the Banking and Agriculture Committees into a single text reportedly more than 70 pages longer than either predecessor. Floor action is…

This slushie machine was a lifesaver during NYC’s heat wave

Abigail Avery4 weeks ago02 mins

Last weekend’s brutal NYC heat wave had me craving a frozen drink almost every afternoon. Normally, that would mean sweating through a walk to 7-Eleven for a slurpee. This time, though, I stayed home and put the new Ninja Slushi Twist to the test. Ninja’s latest slushie machine builds on the popularity of the original…