PRESS RELEASE. Singapore – September 16 — The Open Art, hosted by Blum, TONX, and TON Society and co-hosted by CoinGecko, All At Once, TonBit, and Google Cloud during Token2049 Singapore, is set to be an evening where innovation meets freedom of expression. With over 7000+ registered attendees, the event will take place on September […]
Nigerian Civil Society Groups Praise Crypto Tax Proposal
A coalition of Nigerian civil society organizations has applauded the plan by Zacch Adedeji, head of the Federal Inland Revenue Service, to include cryptocurrencies in the tax system. The CSOs believe this move will boost confidence in the crypto market and attract foreign investors. The CSOs believe a regulatory framework specifically designed for cryptocurrency trading […]
TON Society Reveals Biometric Proof-of-Personhood Palm Scanning Program
TON Society announced a proof-of-personhood program targeting Telegram users, who can voluntarily scan their palms in exchange for benefits. The organization allocated 1 million TON for this initiative, distributed among 500 million participants in the next 5 years after completing their palm verification using Humancode’s artificial intelligence (AI) biometric tech. TON Society Announces Digital Identification […]
Greenpeace Blasts Bitcoin EFT Approval, States It Is ‘a Loss for the Climate and Society’
Greenpeace, an environmental defense organization, has criticized the recent approval of several spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) products, stating that it constituted a “watershed moment” in the embrace of the financial services industry on Bitcoin-produced pollution. The organization believes that the endorsement of Blackrock, Fidelity, and other financial companies of a Bitcoin ETF should take […]