A look at China's growing interest in the open-source Risc-V chip architecture after US sanctions, including enlisting Alibaba and Tencent to help design chips — Chinese government steps up push to use Risc-V in move aimed at boosting domestic production of semiconductors
Sources detail Huawei's plans to stealthily build a domestic chip supply chain with partners in Beijing, Wuhan, Qingdao, and Shenzhen, investing over $55.8B — Battered by sanctions, Huawei leads the way in stealthily building a domestic semiconductor supply chain
In a bankruptcy hearing, BlockFi's lawyers say the lender plans to reopen withdrawals, BlockFi lent $671M to Alameda and has $355M frozen on FTX, and more — - BlockFi's first bankruptcy hearing in New Jersey kicked off on Tuesday, with lawyers emphasizing the crypto lender's strong corporate controls and customer prioritization.
Binance acquires Japan-based licensed exchange Sakura Exchange BitCoin for an undisclosed sum, the exchange's re-entry to Japan and first license in East Asia — - Binance has entered Japan by acquiring the locally licensed exchange Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC). — The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Sources: LedgerX, known as FTX US Derivatives, plans to make $175M available for FTX's bankruptcy, part of a $250M fund reserved for a CFTC application — LedgerX — one of the few corners of Sam Bankman-Fried's crumbled crypto empire that remain solvent — is preparing to make available $175 million …
Donald Trump's lawyer says a lawsuit against Twitter over banning his account is ongoing and Trump does not plan to withdraw the appeal, complicating his return — Elon Musk has tweeted that Donald Trump will be reinstated on Twitter, but the former president isn't backing down in his legal fight …
Some US auditors say FTX's collapse has led them to designate crypto clients as “high risk”, resulting in longer audits, higher fees, or dropping clients — Collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's company highlights risks in industry where accounting rules are only half-formed
The UK government says the updated Online Safety Bill won't force tech giants to remove content that is “legal but harmful”, following free speech complaints — Britain will not force tech giants to remove content that is “legal but harmful” from their platforms after campaigners …
Chinese protestors are holding up blank pieces of paper as a protest against censorship, leading platforms and censors to quickly remove the images — Protesters are using few or no words in public and online demonstrations to speak out against Beijing's zero-Covid policies
UK police report: financial losses from crypto fraud were up 32% YoY to £226M between October 2021 and September 2022 and cases rose 16% to 10,030 — Data from specialist police unit reflect growing problem costing victims hundreds of millions — UK crypto fraud rose by a third in one year …
Stefanno Sulaiman / Reuters : SpaceX launches Starlink in Indonesia to improve internet access in remote parts of the country, starting w...
