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Taiwanese crypto exchange founder arrested for fraud: Report

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Authorities in Taiwan have reportedly arrested David Pan, the founder of Ace Exchange, for allegedly committing fraud using cryptocurrencies.  According to a Jan. 4 report from the Liberty Times, the Taipei City police arrested Pan and 14 others following raids on several locations, including Ace’s headquarters. The authorities reportedly alleged the individuals earned roughly 200 million Taiwanese dollars — $6.4 million at the time of publication — in illegal gains by deceiving investors with false crypto claims. In a Jan. 4 statement on X (formerly Twitter), Ace said any alleged…

Revolut Posts Delayed 2022 Financial Report, Reveals Revenue of $1.2B

Revolut anticipates that its revenue for 2023 will continue its growth trajectory. British online banking company Revolut has finally published its delayed 2022 annual financial earnings report on Friday, December 22. The company reported a significant 45% increase in revenue for the year, reaching £922.5 million worth appropriately $1.2 billion. The pre-tax loss, in turn, dropped to £25.4 million ($32.2 million), a notable shift from the restated profit of £39.8 million in 2021. Revolut’s 2022 Financials The 2022 earnings results came after the firm received approval in September from the…

Institutional Investors Increase Bitcoin Appetite Ahead Of Spot ETF, Report Shows

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A report by K33 research analysts has provided insight into how much institutional investors’ appetite for Bitcoin has increased ahead of a potential approval of a Spot BTC ETF. The research firm emphasized a particular indicator to drive home their point and provided further insight into what the future holds if these ETFs get approved. The Derivatives Market: An Indicator Of Institutional Interest  In Bitcoin In the report written by K33’s Senior Analyst Vetle Lunde and Head of Research Anders Helseth, they noted that the derivatives market was important as…

S&P’s Stablecoin Report Is a Vote of Confidence for Crypto

That said, of the eight stablecoins S&P reviewed, several received lackluster scores. Most notably Tether’s USDT, the largest stablecoin by market cap and most used crypto asset in terms of trading volume, was given the fourth-lowest score in range from 1 to 5. Meanwhile MakerDAO’s dai (DAI), popular across decentralized finance (DeFi), and the Justin Sun-backed TrueUSD, the fourth and fifth largest stablecoins, respectively, were also given low scores. Source

ChatGPT shows geographic biases on environmental justice issues: Report

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Virginia Tech, a university in the United States, has published a report outlining potential biases in the artificial intelligence (AI) tool ChatGPT, suggesting variations in its outputs on environmental justice issues across different counties. In a recent report, researchers from Virginia Tech have alleged that ChatGPT has limitations in delivering area-specific information regarding environmental justice issues.  However, the study identified a trend indicating that the information was more readily available to the larger, densely populated states. “In states with larger urban populations such as Delaware or California, fewer than 1 percent…

Taiwan officials launch inquiry into crypto betting on election results: Report

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With the Taiwan presidential election looming within a month, residents of Taiwan have been reportedly warned against using cryptocurrency betting platforms to wager on the presidential outcome. This advice comes amid an ongoing investigation, with several individuals already called for questioning. According to a recent local report, a number of Taiwanese citizens have participated in the decentralized betting platform Polymarket to place bets on the upcoming presidential election scheduled for January 13, 2024. “The community reported that several individuals have been summoned for investigation by prosecutors and investigators for participating…