On Monday morning, Bitcoin quickly spiked thousands of dollars, hitting as high as $30,000 on some cryptocurrency exchanges. Why? Because erroneous reports about the SEC approving BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin ETF spread online. However, those reports turned out to be completely false. “The iShares Bitcoin ETP application is still under review …
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Snapchat is releasing new app safeguards to protect teen users (aged 13-17) from unknown users and age-inappropriate content — a responsive step from a social media platform that’s been under fire for allegedly exposing its younger users to explicit content, despite its 13+ age rating. Developed in collaboration with the …
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Google is officially releasing its new SafeSearch setting to all users this month, a feature that can filter explicit images (including gore and violence, or graphic adult content) that populate in Search results. Now, Google Search will automatically flag and blur such content for everyone, as a default setting for …
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It’s official: FTX is missing a lot of its customers’ funds. How much is a lot? Try around $9 billion. In a preliminary analysis released by the bankrupt crypto exchange on March 2, FTX laid out its current findings for stakeholders. And it confirmed the worst: a “massive shortfall,” as …
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After a hellish 2022, was crypto’s biggest reckoning about to hit in the first weeks of 2023? That’s what many thought after word quickly spread on Wednesday from the United States Department of Justice about an upcoming press conference announcing a “major international cryptocurrency action.” Many assumed the announcement could …
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