Black Mirror experience: When sci-fi social scores meet blockchain Created by Charlie Brooker, this British sci-fi series debuted in 2011 and quickly became a cultural touchstone for its dark, satirical take on technology. Imagine a world where every like, comment and blockchain transaction shapes your social standing, where an AI watches your every digital move …
Monthly Archives: May 2025
Animoca eyes New York listing, cites Trump’s crypto-friendly stance
Hong Kong-based Animoca Brands is preparing for a listing in New York, citing US President Donald Trump’s relaxed regulatory stance on digital assets as a window of opportunity to enter the world’s biggest capital market. Animoca executive chair Yat Siu told the Financial Times that an announcement may be made soon, with the company currently …
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Crypto execs cheer as Australia appoints pro-crypto assistant minister
Australia’s crypto industry has expressed positivity after the recently reelected government named pro-crypto politician Andrew Charlton as assistant minister for the digital economy, artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told reporters in Canberra during a May 12 press conference that Charlton would be the new assistant minister for science, technology and …
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Caitlyn Jenner memecoin buyers to regroup after judge tosses suit
The lawyer for a group of Caitlyn Jenner memecoin buyers said they will continue their legal fight against the ex-Olympian after a judge threw out the case for failing to adequately support the securities and fraud claims it brought. Jenner had escaped a class-action lawsuit from buyers of her self-titled memecoin, Caitlyn Jenner (JENNER) after …
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Craig Wright sent enemies to legal ‘hell,’ says judge in restraining order
A British High Court has issued a restraining order against computer scientist Craig Wright, preventing him from filing further defamation suits. In a May 12 judgment, High Court Judge Edward Mellor said Wright’s repeated false claims and aggressive legal actions created legal “hell” for individuals and developers in the Bitcoin (BTC) community, adding that Wright …
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Trump-owned Truth Social denies it is launching a memecoin
Truth Social, the social media network owned by Trump Media, has denied it is launching a memecoin following circulating rumors on social media. “Contrary to rumors, Truth Social is not launching a memecoin,” the official Truth Social account posted on its platform. The social media platform is owned by the Trump Media & Technology Group, …
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SEC hacker once Googled ‘if I am being investigated by the FBI’
Eric Council Jr., the SIM swap hacker who helped compromise the Securities and Exchange Commission’s X account last year, made $50,000 performing similar attacks and even searched how to tell if the FBI is investigating him, recent filings show. The recent filing was part of the prosecutor’s request to sentence him to two years in …
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Dubai taps Crypto.com to enable crypto payments for govt services
The government of Dubai has signed an agreement with crypto exchange Crypto.com to launch crypto payments for government services. The agreement, formalized during the Dubai fintech Summit on May 12, is part of Dubai’s cashless strategy, which hopes to foster the city’s transition to “a fully digital, cashless society,” by introducing “a new digital payment …
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Hodl my beer: Businesses are the biggest Bitcoin buyers this year
Corporations and businesses are the largest net buyers of Bitcoin so far this year, outpacing exchange-traded funds and retail investors, according to new research. Firms such as Michael Saylor’s Strategy have bought more Bitcoin (BTC) this year than any other category of investor, with overall corporate holdings growth totalling 157,000 BTC, worth around $16 billion …
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ZKsync X hacker posts false SEC probe in apparent effort to crash token
The X account of the Ethereum layer 2 network ZKsync and its developer Matter Labs were compromised early on May 13, with hackers falsely claiming the network was being probed by US authorities, among other scam messages. A ZKsync-related X account posted on May 13, confirming the accounts for ZKsync and Matter Labs were compromised, …
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