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Microsoft Reportedly Planning To Acquire 49% Stake in ChatGPT

Presently, ChatGPT is one of the most talked-about things on the web. The AI programme is being used to provide feedback, draft reports, and create new software. Currently, Semafor claims that Microsoft is in talks to acquire OpenAI, ChatGPT’s parent business. The tech behemoth is prepared to spend more than

January 10, 2023 1 min read

Government Employees of Nigeria Barred From Cash Withdrawals

Modibbo R. Hamman Tukur, the Director of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), has announced that, as of March 1, government employees in Nigeria would no longer be able to withdraw cash from government accounts. According to reports, the new law applies to officials at all levels of government and

January 9, 2023 1 min read

U.S SEC Files Charges Against Coindeal Executives in Crypto Scam

On Wednesday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said that it has filed charges against the eight people involved in the $45 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scam Coindeal. The securities commission described Coindeal as a blatant and far-reaching unregistered offering scam undertaken between at least 2018 and 2022. It was

January 8, 2023 1 min read

Thailand SEC Announces Opening of Crypto Academy For Investors

Last week, the Thai Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the opening of “Crypto Academy.” An initiative to make available educational materials and training programmes on cryptocurrency and related topics. The regulator said that the program’s goal is to educate the public about digital assets and blockchain technology. So that

January 8, 2023 1 min read

Romanian Hospital Struck by Ransomeware Demanding Bitcoin

From December forward, hackers blocked access to the digital medical records of the Saint Gheorghe Recovery Hospital in Botoşani, Northeastern Romania. And demanded payment in crypto for unlocking them. Local news source Monitorul de Botoşani claimed on Tuesday, citing the English-language website Romania Insider, that hackers had compromised the servers,

January 8, 2023 1 min read

Ferrari Terminates Collaboration With Crypto Sponsors

The Ferrari racing division, known as Scuderia Ferrari, has severed ties with its cryptocurrency sponsor, joining a growing number of Formula One racing teams doing so. Ferrari lost $55 million after terminating its multi-year collaboration arrangements with Velas Blockchain and chip manufacturing giant Snapdragon in preparation for the 2023 season.

January 8, 2023 2 mins read

Fidelity Reduces Value of Investment in Twitter by More Than Half

Following the backing of Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter, investment company Fidelity has written down the value of its original share in the social media site. Fidelity Blue Chip Growth Fund has reduced the carrying value of its Twitter investment by more than 50 percent, as reported in a November

January 8, 2023 1 min read

Kazakhstan Crypto Miners Now Subject To Higher Electricity Charges

Cryptocurrency miners in Kazakhstan have been subject to a progressive scale. For the calculation of their monthly power fees as of January 1. The first universal fee, implemented in the summer of 2021, was 1 Kazakhstani tenge ($0.002) per kilowatt-hour (kWh). But it may currently exceed 25 tenge (above $0.05).

January 7, 2023 1 min read

Bitcoin Mining Hashrate Reaches New All-time High This New Year

This first week of 2023 has been particularly intense for Bitcoin’s computing power, as it set a new milestone and ushered in the year by shattering its previous high point. On 7 January, Bitcoin’s hashrate was reported to be 290 EH/s, having already reached an ATH the day before. ATH

January 7, 2023 1 min read

U.S. Unemployment Rate Plummets to 3.5% in December

The U.S. jobless rate reportedly hit a 50-year low of 3.5% in December. Predictions anticipated it maintaining its pre-recession high of 3.7%, so this is a decrease from that. But, hiring slowed quite a little as the year came to a close. Even if the job outlook is bright according

January 6, 2023 1 min read