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Sources: Ukraine is asking for volunteers from its hacker community to protect critical infrastructure and conduct cyber spying missions against Russian troops — The government of Ukraine is asking for volunteers from the country's hacker underground to help protect critical infrastructure …
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Experts say Russia's invasion of Ukraine could exacerbate chip shortages; Ukraine supplies 90%+ of US semiconductor-grade neon critical for chipmaking lasers — Russia's invasion of Ukraine read more by land, air and sea risks reverberating across the global chip industry and exacerbating current supply-chain constraints.
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Experts say Russia could use cryptocurrency tools to lessen the impact of US sanctions, including a forthcoming digital ruble and spoils from ransomware attacks — Russian companies have many cryptocurrency tools at their disposal to evade sanctions, including a so-called digital ruble and ransomware.
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Coinbase beats with $2.5B Q4 revenue, $840M net income, and 11.4M monthly transacting users, up from 7.4M in Q3; 2021 revenue was $7.4B, up from $1.1B in 2020 — - Coinbase reported fourth-quarter earnings after the bell on Thursday. — The earnings come after major cryptocurrencies saw …
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Block reports Q4 revenue of $4.08B, up 29% YoY, and $1.96B in Cash App bitcoin revenue, up 12% YoY; bitcoin revenue hit $10B in 2021, up 119%; stock is up 20%+ — Quick Take — Payments company Block, formerly known as Square, said Thursday that it made $1.96 billion in bitcoin revenue during …
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| Michael McSweeney / The Block: |
The US DOJ says BitMex co-founders Arthur Hayes and Benjamin Delo pled guilty to violating the US Bank Secrecy Act and each agree to pay a $10M criminal fine — The Department of Justice said Thursday that Arthur Hayes and Benjamin Delo, co-founders of the crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX …
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| Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal: |
Vox Media, Complex Networks, and BDG are considering ditching Google's AMP for their own mobile-optimized articles; The Washington Post dropped AMP last summer — Owners of the Verge and Bustle test alternatives to AMP framework, an effort they expect will generate more ad revenue| Sarah Perez / TechCrunch: |
Sensor Tower: users spent $18.3B globally in the top 100 non-game subscription apps in 2021, up 41% YoY; App Store generated $13.5B, and Google Play $4.8B — It's no wonder why mobile publishers are battling to keep more of their subscription revenue out of the hands of platforms like Apple and Google …
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China's Supreme Court rules that crypto transactions constitute “illegal fundraising”; violators face up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to $79K — The ruling paves the way for violators to be criminally prosecuted, with a punishment of up to 10 years in prison and fines of up to $79,000.
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Tumblr launches an ad-free tier for $4.99/month or $39.99/year on desktop and in its mobile apps; Tumblr was once opposed to displaying ads, but caved in 2012 — You can fix one of Tumblr's problems, for a fee — Tumblr announced today that users can opt out of ads (on the desktop and in its mobile apps) …
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Singapore-based Beam, whose e-scooters and e-bikes are in 35 cities across Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand, raises a $93M Series B — Beam, a Singaporean shared micromobility operator, announced today that it has raised $93 million in a Series B round to accelerate growth into new countries in Asia.
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A look at NFT Worlds, an NFT collection of 10K unique Minecraft worlds, which has amassed over 30K ETH in trade volume, or nearly $90M, on OpenSea — Multiple projects are now building on top of the 2011 video game, with ‘Minecraft’ world seed NFTs going for tens of thousands of dollars.| Nathan Munn / The Verge: |
A former Pornhub social media manager and content moderator recounts his time at the MindGeek-owned website, and how management prioritized growth over safety — In summer of 2010, I was broke and needed a job. Walking the sunbaked streets of Montreal's downtown, I called up old friends hoping for a lead.
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Mark Zuckerberg showcases a concept for voice-controlled VR space generated by AI, plans for a universal language translator, and more in a Meta livestream — 'Let's go to the beach' — Meta is testing an artificial intelligence system that lets people build parts of virtual worlds by describing them …
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