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Has blockchain found a use beyond crypto trading?
AFP, Published on 15/08/2022
» PARIS: The bitcoin boom spawned new billionaires and videos of beach parties and Lamborghinis. The crypto crash brought devastation for small investors and bankruptcy for many companies.
Space invaders: How video gamers are resisting a crypto onslaught
AFP, Published on 10/08/2022
» PARIS: When video game designer Mark Venturelli was asked to speak at Brazil's biggest gaming festival, he submitted a generic-sounding title for his presentation -- "The Future of Game Design" -- but that was not the talk he gave.
To use rather than collect, the second coming of NFTs
AFP, Published on 24/05/2022
» NEW YORK - NFTs have been called everything from fads to outright scams, but early adopters see a future for them as uniquely useful tools for business, health and the arts that goes beyond mere digital collecting.
N Korea-tied hackers executed $620m crypto heist: FBI
AFP, Published on 15/04/2022
» WASHINGTON: North Korean-tied hackers were responsible for a US$620-million cryptocurrency heist last month targeting players of the popular Axie Infinity game, US authorities said Thursday.
NFT of first-ever tweet a dud in online auction
AFP, Published on 15/04/2022
» SAN FRANCISCO: An NFT of the first tweet ever posted on Twitter was struggling to attract bidders on Thursday, with the highest offer so far just shy of $10,000 -- a year after it was bought for $2.9 million.
US crypto expert jailed 63 months for helping N.Korea
AFP, Published on 13/04/2022
» NEW YORK - A US cryptocurrency expert was sentenced Tuesday to 63 months in prison for advising North Korea on how to create cryptocurrency services and blockchain technology to circumvent US sanctions over its nuclear program, court officials in New York said.
Why crypto creators want to stay anonymous
AFP, Published on 18/02/2022
» PARIS: The two lifelong friends from Florida never sought the limelight, but then they built a multi-million-dollar empire selling digital art and people wanted to know who they were.
'Life-changing' or scam? Blockchain game helps Philippines' poor earn
AFP, Published on 15/02/2022
» MANILA: Dominic Lumabi sits on the computer in his Manila bedroom pitting his puffer fish-like cartoon NFT characters against others. But this is not just a game -- he is earning cryptocurrency to support his family during the pandemic.
US seizes $3.6bn of stolen bitcoin in record haul
AFP, Published on 09/02/2022
» WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department announced Tuesday it had recovered more than 94,000 bitcoin stolen in 2016, currently valued at $3.6 billion, a record seizure.
Take a sad song and make it better: 'Hey Jude' NFT fetches $77k
AFP, Published on 08/02/2022
» A virtual version of the handwritten notes for the song "Hey Jude" has been sold at auction in California for almost $77,000 (2.5 million baht), the latest hammer price success for NFTs.