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Homepage > News > Business > AI adoption surges in the Philippines: UNCTAD report The Philippines is being recognized as one of the early adopters of artificial intelligence (AI) among developing countries, outpacing expectations tied to its income level. According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s (UNCTAD) 2025 Technology and Innovation Report, the country is among a select group of nations showing early and effective engagement with frontier technologies, particularly AI. “Brazil, China, India and the Philippines are developing countries outperforming in technology readiness,” the report stated. This assessment is based on UNCTAD’s Frontier Technologies Readiness Index,…

The crypto lending market’s size remains significantly down from its $64 billion high, but decentralized finance (DeFi) borrowing has made a more than 900% recovery from bear market lows.Crypto lending enables borrowers to use their crypto holdings as collateral to obtain a crypto or fiat loan, while lenders can loan their holdings to generate interest.The crypto lending market is down over 43%, from its all-time high of $64.4 billion in 2021 to $36.5 billion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024, according to a Galaxy Digital research report published on April 14.“The decline can be attributed to the…

Key Takeaways: Bybit’s public denial of listing fee claims and school promo allegations highlights the growing challenge of misinformation and rumor-driven narratives in the crypto industry. The exchange clarified its requirements, including promotion budgets, refundable security deposits, and thorough project reviews. Bybit’s swift, evidence-based response shows a broader industry trend toward rebuilding trust and operational clarity after recent security incidents and market scrutiny. Crypto exchange Bybit has denied claims that it charges $1.4 million to list tokens on its platform following public allegations made on social media. The controversy began on April 14, when X user “silverfang88,” with over 100,000…

Key Takeaways: Homeland Security’s El Dorado Task Force is reportedly investigating Anchorage Digital Bank’s internal practices and policies. The investigation follows a past consent order from the OCC, which cited the bank’s failure to meet anti-money laundering compliance standards. The probe’s timing coincides with Anchorage’s newly announced crypto custody partnership with BlackRock. A branch of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security tasked with fighting money laundering and financial crimes at large is investigating Anchorage Digital Bank, a Monday report from Barron’s alleges.Homeland Security Launches Anchorage Probe: ReportAccording to an April 14 report from the media outlet, members of Homeland Security’s…

Key Takeaways: Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin argued that privacy must become a built-in feature of decentralized systems to protect users from growing surveillance threats. He pointed to advanced cryptographic tools like ZK-proofs and homomorphic encryption as essential to protecting data. His recent roadmap proposes wallet-level and network-level privacy features for Ethereum without altering its Layer-1 consensus. Privacy, according to Buterin, should be viewed as a pillar of freedom and resilience in Web3—not a technical afterthought. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin published a new article titled “Why I Support Privacy” on Monday, in which he urged the Web3 community to treat privacy as…

Reason to trust Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed The highest standards in reporting and publishing Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Este artículo también está disponible en español. Ethereum might be on track to facing renewed pressure, according to an interesting technical outlook. Despite short bursts of recovery attempts, the broader market structure is still trying to flip in favor of bulls, but price movement shows that…

Homepage > News > Business > UK Police partner with law firm for digital asset recovery The City of London Police has begun a civil asset recovery program in partnership with international law firm Gowling WLG, following a successful pilot in which assets were recovered for an elderly woman suffering from Alzheimer’s who was defrauded more than £2 million (~$2.6 million) in a digital asset scam. The partnership aims to coordinate efforts between private and public stakeholders to investigate and recover money lost by victims because of fraud in cases where a criminal prosecution is not possible or viable—such as those…

In a new verdict, a Chinese court has sentenced nine individuals to prison for masterminding a sprawling telecommunication fraud network that preyed on over 66,800 Indian victims. A local court in China recently sentenced nine Chinese fraudsters to prison terms ranging from five to fourteen years. They targeted Indians for USDT fraud, defrauding a total of 66,800 Indians of about US$6 million. https://t.co/IU2hI9GjJj— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) April 14, 2025 The scheme, meticulously crafted and executed between June 2023 and January 2024, stole ₹517 million, roughly $6.2 million, using fabricated investment platforms, manipulated online identities, and the lure of romance.How a…

Escalating trade wars are rattling cryptocurrency markets — but they are also creating new use cases for blockchain networks, Truebit executives told Cointelegraph. On April 2, President Donald Trump announced plans to charge sweeping tariffs on US imports, prompting other nations to threaten retaliatory measures. Trump later paused the tariff rollout for certain countries — but the possibility of a global trade war still looms, especially after Trump reiterated his commitment to taxing Chinese goods. If high tariffs materialize, blockchain technology can play an important role in ensuring governments apply them fairly, according to the executives. Blockchain can “really help you prove…

Tether, the issuer of the USDT stablecoin, has announced a strategic deployment of its existing and future Bitcoin hashrate to OCEAN, a decentralized mining protocol created by veteran Bitcoin Core developer Luke Dashjr. Tether to Deploy Hashrate on OCEAN, Advancing Decentralized Bitcoin Mining InfrastructureLearn more: https://t.co/QVzLawzvwK— Tether (@Tether_to) April 14, 2025 In a post on April 14, Tether said it is deepening its commitment to supporting decentralization, transparency, and censorship resistance.OCEAN will give users a different approach to mining by allowing miners to generate their own block templates using the open-source DATUM protocol. This eliminates reliance on centralized intermediaries and…