Solana drops 10%+ to around $10, as bitcoin and ether saw modest declines, over concerns that large holders could offload the token; SOL is down 94% in 2022 — Solana, the cryptocurrency backed by fallen crypto mogul Sam Bankman-Fried, tumbled on Wednesday amid concerns that large holders may be about to offload the token.
Court filings: Sam Bankman-Fried said in an affidavit that he and Gary Wang borrowed $546M+ from Alameda to buy a nearly 8% stake, or ~56M shares, in Robinhood — FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried said he and former executive Gary Wang borrowed more than $546 million from Alameda Research to buy …
BAYC, Doodles, Pudgy Penguins, and other NFT projects are diversifying into real-world assets, including toys, albums, and sports teams, to generate new revenue — Creators of best-selling internet collectibles have responded to a crash in the value of crypto and digital assets by seeking new revenues …
A look at the Central African Republic's decision to adopt bitcoin in September 2021 and launch its own “Sangocoin” currency, which has stalled after weak sales — The Central African Republic heralded its status as the only country in Africa to adopt Bitcoin as legal currency …
Stack Overflow's 2022 Developer Survey shows ~40% use a Linux-based system, up from ~25% in 2021 and ~23% in 2018, compared to ~62% for Windows and ~31% for Mac — Thanks to the 2022 StackOverflow developer survey we can finally say 2022 was the year of Linux on the Desktop!
FOIA emails detail Sam Bankman-Fried's courtship of US federal regulators, including hiring former regulators and dining with ex-CFTC Commissioner Dan Berkovitz — Before his mid-December arrest, cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried repeatedly claimed that he was a responsible business leader …
A look at Tel Aviv-based Toka, which lets clients in government and intelligence agencies hack security cameras and alter live feeds and past recordings — Meet Toka, the Israeli cyber firm founded by Ehud Barak, that lets clients hack cameras and change their feeds - just like in Hollywood heist movies
Internal memo: Xiaomi President Wang Xiang and co-founders Hong Feng and Wang Chuan step down, as the company battles slowing sales amid COVID-19 disruptions — China's leading handset maker has suffered Covid disruption at home and regulatory woes abroad — Three top executives …
Study: programmers who use AI tools like GitHub Copilot produce less secure code than those who don't while making them believe their code has no safety issues — At the same time, tools like Github Copilot and Facebook InCoder make developers believe their code is sound
A look at Flipper Zero, a $200 portable security penetration testing tool for hackers of all levels to intercept and replay signals from IoT sensors and more — Don't be fooled by its fun name and Tamagotchi-like interface—this do-everything gadget is trouble waiting to happen and a whole lot more.
Q&A with author and labor lawyer Orly Lobel about AI's ability to help mitigate human biases in hiring and compensation, privacy regulation, and more — Author and labor lawyer Orly Lobel says AI can help mitigate human biases in hiring and compensation.
Yazhou Sun / Bloomberg : Anthropic cuts its list of unauthorized secondary market sellers from eight to four after the initial notice cau...
