A new report by Signicat, the European digital identity and fraud prevention solutions provider, reveals that artificial intelligence (AI) is used in over a third of fraud attempts targeting financial institutions, with one in fifteen fraud attempts now using deepfakes. The study, titled “The Battle against AI-driven Identity Fraud,” found that 42.5% of detected fraud […]
An investigation into the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, which worked with the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX, revealed that the firm was neither involved in the fraud nor aware of the financial troubles that plagued the collapsed trading platform. Sullivan & Cromwell Cleared of Negligence in FTX Collapse Following a recent investigation, former U.S. […]
According to 13F filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Millennium Management, a highly successful hedge fund, holds nearly $ 2 billion in spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) shares. This week, it was further revealed that Morgan Stanley, a giant multinational investment and financial services firm, also has exposure to spot bitcoin …
CME Group, the world’s largest futures exchange, is planning to launch bitcoin trading to capitalize on the surging demand among Wall Street money managers for exposure to the cryptocurrency sector, according to a report from the Financial Times. The Chicago-based group has reportedly been in discussions with traders interested in buying and selling the cryptocurrency […]
The onchain analytics firm Glassnode has released a new report detailing the contrasting performance of bitcoin and ethereum during the 2023-24 cycle. The report highlights bitcoin’s resilience and ethereum’s comparative lag in speculative interest and price performance. Bitcoin’s Post-Halving Resilience Contrasts With Ethereum’s Struggles, Says Glassnode Glassnode researchers noted a significant divergence in performance between […]