Day: September 7, 2023

Korean Giant Links Up With Polygon, Can It Push MATIC Above $1?

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A major Korean finance powerhouse, Mirae Asset Securities, has joined hands with a popular blockchain network, Polygon. This partnership has ignited curiosity about how it might impact the price of Polygon’s native cryptocurrency, MATIC.  Top Financial Organizations Join Forces With Polygon To Create Tokenized Securities Network In the early hours of today, September 7, 2023, South Korea’s largest financial group, Mirae Asset Securities, with over $500 Billion under manager, announced they are connecting to the Polygon network. According to the report, the collaboration aims to increase the adoption of Web3 technologies…

US Treasury and IRS Propose Cryptocurrency Reporting Rules for Brokers

The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) warns that “limits on third party information reporting to the IRS is an important factor contributing to the tax gap, which is the difference between taxes legally owed and taxes actually paid”.  The United States  Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have jointly released a proposed set of cryptocurrency regulations requiring brokers to report gains and losses incurred during the sale of cryptocurrency and digital assets. A statement released on September 5 by the Office of Advocacy of the…

Taiwan to Ban All Offshore Exchanges on Failure of Compliance

The Taiwanese government is planning to release guiding principles by the month end, in order to boost information disclosure for crypto exchanges. Taiwan is preparing to introduce some sweeping regulatory changes while restricting offshore exchanges from operating in the country without any proper compliance in place. The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) of Taiwan has formulated ten guiding principles for virtual asset service providers to establish their own self-regulatory frameworks. Taiwan’s semi-official Central News Agency was the first to report regarding the development. An FSC official also stated that the government…

Crypto Trading Volume Hits 4-Year Low

Crypto spot trading is at its lowest level since March 2019, according to digital assets data provider CCData, shedding some light on the soporific state of the market. Spot trading volume on centralized exchanges fell 7.78% to $475 billion in August, while volume in derivatives fell over 12% to $1.62 trillion, the second-lowest since 2021. An event such as Grayscale’s court victory over the SEC last week would have been expected to stoke a rally in crypto prices, but even this failed to spur traders into activity. “The low spot…

OpenAI to Host Inaugural Developer Conference in San Francisco

According to reports, OpenAI may provide updates about some of its products, including the highly anticipated ChatGPT-5, which is still in the works. ChatGPT maker OpenAI is about to make history with its inaugural developer conference, OpenAI DevDay, scheduled for November 6 in the United States. The upcoming event marks a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to fostering collaboration and knowledge-sharing within the AI community. In a blog post on September 6, the company announced the one-day event, calling for AI professionals and developers from around the world to…

Polygon Foundation denies MATIC dump on Binance, claims wallets were mislabeled

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Blockchain analytic firm Lookonchain flagged a crypto wallet allegedly belonging to Polygon Foundation that transferred large amounts of Matic tokens on Binance. Polygon Labs founder Sandeep Nailwal refuted the claim and said it was a case of mislabeling and the wallet doesn’t belong to Polygon Foundation. One more time, incorrect labelling @lookonchain. This is the second time this has happened. Plz be careful about these tweets , creates unnecessary FUDs for the community https://t.co/mVpaIYB9Xt — Sandeep Nailwal | sandeep. polygon (@sandeepnailwal) September 7, 2023 Lookonchain flagged two wallets “Polygon Foundation:…

Tencent Unveils ‘Hunyuan’ AI Model for Business Use

Tencent’s announcement closely follows a host of AI-powered applications revealed by Baidu, another tech giant in China. Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd (HKG: 0700) is set to launch its cutting-edge AI model, “Hunyuan”, for business applications. This announcement was made by Dowson Tong, CEO of the cloud and smart industries group at Tencent, in an exclusive interview with CNBC ahead of the company’s annual summit. The unveiling of Hunyuan comes at a time when Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is making significant strides in various sectors, and Chinese tech companies…

Artificial Intelligence, Digital Ledger Technology Could Lower Financing Costs, Transform Financial Markets: Moody’s

“DLT could improve financial market efficiency, modernize the payment system, and foster financial inclusion,” Vincent Gusdorf, head of DeFi and digital asset analytics, said in a press statement shared with CoinDesk. “The overall economic and financial effects of technological changes, including the policy and strategic changes they prompt, are likely to be positive.” Source

Arm and Apple Sign Deal That will Last through 2040 and Beyond

The Arm filing confirmed that the deal with Apple will last beyond 2040, while assuring that its relationship with other tech giants continue. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has signed a deal with Softbank’s chip designer firm Arm that will last through 2040 and beyond, according to a filing with the United States Securities and Exchanges (SEC). The filing also states that the consumer electronics giant will have access to some Arm architecture. Arm says it has close partnerships with leading tech companies, including Samsung, OPPO, Vivo, Xiaomi, Amazon AWS, and Alibaba. It…