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Homepage > News > Business > Digital asset literacy dips; Australia university sets up education drive Amid the growing number of people investing in digital assets, a new report from EdTech firm PiP World has revealed a decline in financial literacy among digital asset users, a worrying trend that could have dire consequences. Data gathered by PiP World showed that financial literacy rates among digital asset users currently hover around the 25% mark, which it says is far below average. The startup with a focus on gaming noted that the digital asset ecosystem is down 8% from the global average,…

In today’s digital age, privacy and anonymity are becoming increasingly important, especially when it comes to financial transactions. Whether you’re purchasing everyday items or digital services, using cryptocurrency offers a way to maintain your privacy. In this guide, we’ll walk you through how you can leverage rhino.fi’s tools to pay with crypto while keeping your identity secure and anonymous. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins (e.g., USDC, USDT) offer a decentralized way to make payments without relying on traditional financial institutions. This can help protect your financial privacy and reduce exposure to hacks or breaches. By using certain strategies, you…

PEPE Spot Inflow/Outflow data showed that exchanges have witnessed the withdrawal of a significant $346.40 million worth of memecoins. PEPE could soar by 50% to reach $0.000035 if it closes a daily candle above the $0.0000235 level.  Pepe [PEPE], the world’s third-largest memecoin, has caught the attention of whales despite its price remaining in a tight range. Whale acquires 337 billion PEPE On the 4th of December 2024, the whale transaction tracker Lookonchain posted on X (formerly Twitter) that a whale wallet with the address 0x698 had withdrawn 337.09 billion PEPE tokens, worth $6.92 million, from Binance. Source: X Lookonchain…

Cube3.AI, a Palo Alto, California-based web3 transaction security platform provider, has emerged from stealth and raised $8.2 million in seed funding. The investment round was led by Blockchange Ventures (that backed NATIX and StoryCo), an investing firm focused on early-stage blockchain companies, protocols, and applications. Also, the round saw participation from Dispersion Capital, Symbolic Capital, Hypersphere Ventures, ICLUB, and TA Ventures. The company intends to use the funding for the development of its platform that enables smart contract deploys to deal with cyberattacks and vulnerabilities. Commenting on the fundraise, the Cube3.AI team said, “Our platform closes a major web3 security…

Many crypto investors are rearranging their holdings in preparation for Bitcoin to cross the $100,000 barrier. Experts are almost united in predicting a huge surge for all major coins once BTC crosses this psychological and landmark price.  However, as anticipation builds, another top altcoin, Solana (SOL), is experiencing wide consolidation as its price dropped over 4% in the last seven days of trading. Solana’s meme coin BONK is also losing ground in the heating-up markets as its price and market volume both dropped.  In comparison, pre-launch AI-DeFi champion IntelMarkets (INTL) is attracting investors to Stage 7 of its presales. The…

Well we did it, 100k Bitcoin is here. I’m sure quite a lot of you are quite happy with where your net worth is at right now, and all of you in that situation have had to exert a large amount of self control in order to hold onto your coins in order to get to that position in the first place. All of you are here because you initially got lucky, you found Bitcoin at the right time, you had someone you trust introduce you to it, the right confluence of events coalesced at the right time to get…

Two Moscow-based exchanges, Smart Group and TGR Group, were at the center of the network. These platforms converted illegal cash into digital assets, fueling crimes like drug trafficking and sanction evasion. Authorities revealed state operations also used these exchanges to bypass restrictions.Key figures include Ekaterina Zhdanova of Smart Group, arrested in France, and George Rossi of TGR Group, who remains at large. Both have been sanctioned by the US Treasury for their roles in money laundering and aiding sanctioned entities.The investigation also uncovered a cash courier network linked to Semen Kuksov and Andrii Dzektsa. They laundered £12 million ($15.26 million)…

TL;DR: We are excited to announce that the applications are now open for the fifth cohort of the Ethereum Protocol Fellowship (EPF5). The EPF provides a pathway for aspiring protocol contributors to make meaningful contributions to Ethereum. In each cohort, a diverse group is assembled to work toward advancing Ethereum’s technology during the fellowship. This includes everything from the development of client implementations, testing and specifications, and participating in the latest core protocol research. The program provides fellows with a unique opportunity to collaborate with other talented individuals, to engage with current Ethereum core developers and fellowship peers, and to…

Unbelievable Expansion of Bitcoin One of the first proponents of Bitcoin, Laszlo Hanyecz made history in May 2010 when he paid two pizzas with 10,000 Bitcoins. That was hardly worth forty at the time. Nobody could have anticipated the pizzas would rank as the most costly lunch in history. As Bitcoin leaps beyond $100,000 by 2024, it might be worth up to $1 billion. Source: CoinGecko The expansion of Bitcoin has very amazing power. Once written off as a transitory craze or a hoax, it has become among the most lucrative investments of the last twenty years. With a market…

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