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Crypto exchanges Binance, Coinbase join West Africa scam sweep that flagged $11 million

Private-sector partners flagged $11 million in funds that could be frozen, while officials reported cryptocurrency…

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World Bank says ‘small AI’ could transform developing countries

Bank’s chief knowledge officer says the tech could speed up economic development from centuries to…

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Chip-stock bets lost $52 million in 10 minutes with Wall Street shut

A 10-minute flush hit round-the-clock chip-stock contracts while U.S. markets were shut, leaving traders with…

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Heat pumps and insulation would cut UK living costs more than new oilfields, study suggests

Warm homes plan would create 50,000 jobs, compared with about 1,100 for Rosebank oilfield, thinktank…

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£3,500 and no work done: the offer to help that’s really a roofing scam

Citizens Advice warns of its No 1 scam as growing number of people are targeted…

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‘I felt disgusted’: MEP speaks out over nude deepfakes and urges EU action

Lena Schilling of Austrian Greens says images are ‘digital violence against women’ and a threat…

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Circle defends USDC economics as stablecoin rivals court its partners with bigger cut

Coinbase, Circle’s largest USDC partner, also backs Open USD, a rival network that passes reserve…

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Goldman, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley see tokenization as a growth play, not a threat

The largest banks in the world are eyeing new trading opportunities, speeding up payments and…

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Why Britain should reject the lure of cheap – and scary – Chinese AI

In the west the technology comes with at least some effort to provide security and…

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Citrini sees a tokenization boom. The harder question is who profits

The influential research firm says real-world assets could finally give blockchains a clear role in…

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