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Explore the policy fallout from the 2022 market crash, the advance of CBDCs and more.U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission




Explore the policy fallout from the 2022 market crash, the advance of CBDCs and more.Jack Schickler is a CoinDesk reporter focused on crypto regulations, based in Brussels, Belgium.

As the global crypto community is still licking its wounds from the FTX collapse, a liquidity crisis continues to spread around centralized exchanges and decentralized finance (DeFi) alike.It is soon to be decided whether the coming regulation triggered by FTX's bankruptcy will bring a silver lining to crypto.

Meta on Wednesday warned that hackers are using the promise of generative artificial intelligence like ChatGPT to trick people into installing malicious code on devices.Over the course of the past month, security analysts with the social-media giant have found malicious software posing as ChatGPT or similar AI tools, chief information security officer Guy Rosen said in a briefing.

HSBC and Nationwide have imposed new restrictions on cryptocurrency purchases in the U.K. The two financial institutions cited a warning from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the British regulator overseeing the financial services industry, regarding the risks involved in purchasing cryptocurrencies.

You know Bomani Jones is about to say something funny, deadly serious or both when he spits out a sentence like The question is simple or Let me tell you a secret or, in this case, Here's the thing.Explaining why he no longer regularly debates sports with people on television, Jones, 42, paused dramatically, his lanky frame swimming in sweatpants as he sat on the sofa of his Harlem apartment.

Cryptocurrency turmoil is affecting crypto miners, who require lots of electricity to operate.Energy costs are up, and demand is down.A MARTINEZ, HOST: Cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin are generated or mined by companies using racks and racks of custom-purposed computers.The world of digital currency is struggling these days in the wake of the FTX scandal.

How Google Maps leverages user's contribution to driving its database
Gamification is nothing new in tech companies trying to engage their users while also achieving some of the business metrics.Gamification increases user engagement because humans need validation from others and they want to be winners in the end.

David Chaum, finding a use for Big Brother after all.(Photographer: Handout/Getty Images Europe)In the chaos surrounding the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's empire, it's easy to lose sight of what has died in this year's crypto carnage and what lives on.The biggest casualty is "anarcho-capitalism," championed by engineer Timothy May in the 1990s as cyberspace interactions unconstrained by external regulation, taxation or interference - in short, an absence of government.

One of my dreams is to be able to have a vacation house where I can bask in my favorite natural views as soon as I open my house.Of course, this will probably remain a dream as that would involve a lot of money and probably a major lifestyle change.But now that we're inching closer to the metaverse, or at least an initial version of it, this might eventually become possible in a phygital (physical-digital) universe.

LAYER Design has shown the desire to be on the cusp of technologies that facilitate, and go hand in hand with cultural shifts.Now the United Kingdom-based design agency has ventured into the domain of digital currency and assets with a gadget for the geekiest of them all.They've collaborated with designer Tony Fadell (Former Apple executive and cocreator iPod and iPhone) and technology brand Ledger to create a credit card-sized device to store, access and send all your cryptocurrencies and NFTs.

On Jan. 21, 2023, the price of bitcoin reached a 24-hour high of $23,333 per unit at 5 a.m.Eastern Time on Saturday.The entire crypto-economy is now valued at $1.05 trillion after rising 7.2% against the U.S. dollar.Bitcoin's price rise has led to the crypto asset's dominance level surpassing the 40% region among thousands of crypto assets, as the digital currency's market valuation has climbed to $443 billion.

Two prominent Solana projects have announced they are transitioning over to new blockchains.The non-fungible token (NFT) venture Degods detailed it will be moving to the Ethereum chain and the Y00ts NFT team detailed it is moving to Polygon.Both teams said the transitions will take place in 2023.Degods Says NFT Project Will Move to Ethereum, Y00ts Details NFT Venture Is Transitioning to Polygon The crypto community has been discussing two crypto projects that have said the teams plan to transition their ventures from the Solana blockchain network to an alternative blockchain.

Cryptocurrency bulls are extending one of the most unlikely rallies of the year so far, pushing Bitcoin above $21,000 for a second day.That means the digital currency has now recouped all its losses since the spectacular collapse of FTX in November.The rising tide has lifted most crypto boats, the DealBook newsletter reports.

Rebound, Schmebound
The European Central Bank is throwing some major shade at bitcoin even as it bounces back following the FTX collapse.In a blog post titled "Bitcoin's last stand," published on its official European Union website, the ECB lobs a devastating takedown at the digital currency - and warns that its demise could just be getting started.