Key Takeaways Tether is expanding AI tools to 650M+ users, targeting smartphones in emerging markets. USDT’s $183B scale gives Tether a major channel to push AI into health, finance, and sports. Tether’s $6.8B reserve surplus could fund its next AI phase as it expands beyond crypto. Tether Expands Beyond Crypto as USDT Supply Holds Near…
Ripple has partnered with Jeonbuk Bank to deploy Ripple Payments for cross-border business remittances. This is making the lender the first regional bank in South Korea to adopt the service. Ripple also stated that the deal is its third Korean partnership this year, following agreements with KBank and Kyobo Life Insurance. The service is intended…
A US banking regulator is granting preliminary conditional approval to World Liberty Financial’s application for a new national trust bank. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency says it reviewed the application from the President Trump-backed firm to establish the World Liberty Trust Company, National Association bank for stablecoin operations and digital asset custody. The…
If you’re a fan of Amazon’s ecosystem, whether that’s asking your Alexa speaker to tell you about the weather or compulsively checking the video feed from your Ring doorbell, then it makes sense to expand and build onto the system. It’s always easier to keep to one ecosystem as much as you can with smart…
The trader paid nearly $10 in gas, hundreds of times above the usual rates, to secure a position just one block after CZ’s transaction. A trader turned roughly $9,600 into about $282,000 in under five hours on August 16 by watching Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s public wallet burn a batch of MARSCOIN tokens and buying…
An unprecedented number of Apple customers have reported receiving a recent threat notification alerting them to suspected spyware attacks targeting their devices, according to experts who investigate these types of incidents. Several people publicly and privately reported receiving Apple’s spyware alerts over the weekend, after Apple sent out a new wave of notifications on Friday…
Key Takeaways New York Lottery paid $24 million after Smith claimed the ticket on May 23, 2017. New York Lottery’s last-minute publicity helped save a $24 million jackpot from expiring. Smith had just 2 days left before the New York Lotto ticket expired on May 25, 2017. A single $24 million New York Lotto ticket…
Edward Zimbardi, the alleged operator of a $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme, returned to the United States on Aug. 14 after authorities in Fiji deported him, federal prosecutors announced Monday. Summary Zimbardi faces 25 federal counts after Fijian authorities deported him to the United States Friday. Prosecutors allege The Crypto Program collected more than $165…
Apple has opened its Maps advertising platform to businesses in the U.S. and Canada, allowing eligible companies to pay for greater visibility when customers search for nearby businesses. The platform launched Aug. 14 after Apple announced in March that Maps advertising would arrive in summer 2026. Businesses can create campaigns, choose monthly spending limits, upload…
One of the exchange’s founders said the Chinese-language account had been compromised and was not being operated by current employees. BitMart’s Chinese-language account has demanded answers from founders Sheldon Lee and Yi Li over frozen user funds and unpaid employee salaries, giving them until August 19 to respond publicly. The statement also calls for…
