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Telegram launches in-app browser supporting decentralized websites

DIGIT — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 01:53:01 +0000

The in-app browser is available on mobile and desktop, making Web3 “immediately” accessible to Telegram’s 950 million users.

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OpenAI’s latest upgrade essentially lets users livestream with ChatGPT

DIGIT — Tue, 14 May 2024 00:32:23 +0000

A major ChatGPT upgrade, dubbed GPT Omni, allows the chatbot to interpret video and audio in real-time and speak more convincingly like a human.

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Ledger co-founder clarifies “there is no backdoor” in Recover firmware update

DIGIT — Sat, 20 May 2023 06:35:00 +0000

Ledger Recover is an OTA firmware update, which would allow users to back up their seed phrases by third-party entities only if a user chooses to opt-in to the new service.

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Circle clears ‘substantially all’ minting and redemption backlog for USDC

DIGIT — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 02:01:33 +0000

The stablecoin issuer said as at U.S. banking close on Wednesday, it redeemed $3.8 billion USDC and minted $0.8 billion USDC.

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China’s Wechat Adds Support for Digital Yuan Payments

DIGIT — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 15:00:31 +0000

Chinese social media platform Wechat has introduced support for the state-backed digital yuan in its popular payment app. Over a billion users will now ostensibly be able to take advantage of fast payments with the digital currency issued by the People’s Bank of China. Wechat Pay Follows Alipay in Integrating Payments With Digital Yuan The […]

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Darknet Forum Dread to Relaunch After Month-Long Downtime Due to DDOS Attack

DIGIT — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 05:30:48 +0000

According to web portal darkdot.com and anonymous journalist Darkdotfail, the popular darknet forum Dread has been down for a month. The well-known forum, which was a place for darknet market (DNM) patrons to discuss operations security, rate specific vendors, and talk about stealth delivery ideas, has been absent for 30 days. However, the forum’s founder, […]

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Ukraine to Revise Virtual Assets Law in Line With EU Crypto Rules

DIGIT — Tue, 20 Sep 2022 21:30:41 +0000

Work is underway in Ukraine to update the legal act that applies to cryptocurrencies in order to align the nation’s legislation with European standards. Several government institutions in Kyiv are preparing changes to the bill “On Virtual Assets,” which was signed into law earlier this year. Ukraine to Transpose European Crypto Regulations Into National Law […]

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Bitcoin Lightning Network developer updates node software with Taproot support

DIGIT — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 12:34:40 +0000

The latest software release, named lnd 0.15 beta (v0.15-beta), aims to empower developers to create solutions for more use cases by leveraging the Bitcoin network’s capabilities.

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Mozilla to Reinstate Crypto Donations — Organization Will Not Accept Proof-of-Work Cryptocurrencies

DIGIT — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:00:22 +0000

During the first week of January, the software community Mozilla revealed it was pausing cryptocurrency donations after citing environmental concerns. 14 weeks later, Mozilla decided last week it will accept crypto donations again, but only from digital assets that leverage a proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus model. Mozilla Plans to Accept PoS Crypto Assets Only, Executive Says […]

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MetaMask rolls out Apple Pay integration and other iOS updates

DIGIT — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 22:20:46 +0000

Starting with iPhone users, MetaMask is adding integrations with payment gateways on its mobile wallet to increase options for buying crypto.

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