Ripple: Digital Assets Are Fueling $100B Custody Boom—Institutions Are Scrambling
The global custody market is booming, projected to exceed $100 billion by 2033, with crypto driving demand for secure, compliant, and scalable custody solutions, Ripple says. Crypto Custody Is Booming: Ripple Unveils the Blueprint for Custodian Success Ripple published insights on Feb. 5, 2025, detailing how custodians can address the growing demand for institutional crypto […] Powered by...
‘Meta Torrented over 81 TB of Data Through Anna’s Archive, Despite Few Seeders’
Last weekend, shadow library Anna’s Archive argued that, for AI companies, access to ‘pirated’ books may be a matter of national security. The reasoning behind this controversial take concerns the legal implications faced by U.S. companies if they train AI models using data obtained from shadow libraries. Other countries, however, have fewer reservations, which could give foreign companies a technological edge. American tech companies...
The Collapse of USAID Is Already Fueling Human Trafficking and Slavery at Scammer Compounds
The dismantling of USAID by Elon Musk’s DOGE and a State Department funding freeze have severely disrupted efforts to help people escape forced labor camps run by criminal scammers. Powered by WPeMatico
Despite Catastrophic Hacks, Ransomware Payments Dropped Dramatically Last Year
Ransomware gangs continued to wreak havoc in 2024, but new research shows that the amounts victims paid these cybercriminals fell by hundreds of millions of dollars. Powered by WPeMatico
Satoshi May Have Used a Canadian Bitcoin Exchange
Conor Grogram, head of product business operations at Coinbase has unearthed evidence that suggests Satoshi may have used Cavirtex, an early Canadian bitcoin exchange that was initially purchased by New York-based Coinsetter in 2015 before being subsequently acquired by Kraken in 2016. Grogram used on-chain analysis to determine that a Satoshi wallet that starts with […] Powered by...
