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ChainAlysis reports that crypto crimes are becoming broader and more complex. Noteworthy, is the emergence of large-scale on-chain services providing infrastructure supporting illicit actors with crypto-laundering.
The estimate for total crypto crime in 2024 is approx. $51B which represents 0.14% of total on-chain transaction volume. This is a slight decrease from 2023, and likely underestimates the true total. On average, crypto crime is increasing approx. 25% per year. 63% of all illicit transactions involve stablecoins. Scams involving Bitcoin (BTC) have deceased since 2021.
https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/2025-crypto-crime-report-introduction/
#crypto #cryptocrime #chainalysis #cryptolaundering #crime #bitcoin #ethereum #BTC #ETH #ransomware #Huione -
US Dept. of Energy (DoE) recently re-up'd a $625M investment to support the five National QIS Research Centers. These centers will now expand to include collaborations with over 50 academic institutions and 18 industry partners. The goal is to overcome key challenges in quantum computing, scale systems, and apply quantum technologies to real-world scientific problems.
Center renewals include: Brookhaven National Laboratory, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory , and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Funds will be provided over the next five years, with an initial disbursement of $125M in Fiscal Year 2025 funding, contingent on congressional appropriations. https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-announces-625-million-advance-next-phase-national-quantum-information #USDoE #Quantum #QuantumComputing #QuantumTechnologies #DepartmentofEnergy #USGov #QIS #Funding
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Pressure relief valve pushed - reducing risk of Chinese companies being de-listed from US exchanges https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-15/chinese-stock-delisting-risk-falls-after-us-watchdog-got-access #PCAOB #stocks #stockmarket #jdcom #alibaba #tencent #audit #delisting #chinesestocks
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Boise State Broncos ranked #25 in Coaches Poll entering the 2025 season and are projected to win the Mountain West Conference. GO BLUE! https://broncosports.com/news/2025/8/4/football-boise-state-ranked-25th-in-preseason-coaches-poll #BSU #BleedBlue #MountainWest #BoiseState #GOBLUE #Football #NCAA
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Boise State Broncos ranked #25 in Coaches Poll entering the 2025 season and are projected to win the Mountain West Conference. GO BLUE! https://broncosports.com/news/2025/8/4/football-boise-state-ranked-25th-in-preseason-coaches-poll #BSU #BleedBlue #MountainWest #BoiseState #GOBLUE #Football #NCAA
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Boise State Broncos ranked #25 in Coaches Poll entering the 2025 season and are projected to win the Mountain West Conference. GO BLUE! https://broncosports.com/news/2025/8/4/football-boise-state-ranked-25th-in-preseason-coaches-poll #BSU #BleedBlue #MountainWest #BoiseState #GOBLUE #Football #NCAA
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Oracle earnings projections raise red flags – possible house of cards!
Oracle’s recent announcement of its Remaining Performance Obligations (RPO) of $455B, is overwhelming reliant on one deal – a contract with OpenAI to purchase $300B in computing power over roughly five years. This has created a huge “Counterparty Risk” for Oracle, “… where there is a high reliance on revenue from a single counterparty", according to Moody Ratings.
Given that OpenAI’s projected revenue for fiscal 2025 is ~ $13B (2024 revenue was $4B), any delay in payments, restructures or shifts in strategy by OpenAI could massively impact Oracle’s revenues negatively. https://cio.economictimes.indiatimes.com/amp/news/artificial-intelligence/moodys-flags-risk-in-oracles-300-billion-of-recently-signed-ai-contracts/123987652 #Oracle #OpenAI #AI #Business #Risk #Cloud #OCI #OracleCloudInfrastructure #CloudComputing
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Trump Phone? Is Lutnick going to insert those little screws?
This pretty much sums it up. "But the more you read about Trump’s cell plan and smartphone, the more confused you might get."
https://www.wired.com/story/9-urgent-questions-about-trump-mobile-and-the-gold-t1-smartphone/ #Trump #TrumpPhone #TrumpMobile #Grift #Corruption #MVNO #SmartPhone #MobilePhone #T1Phone #Android #CellPhone #Tariff #Fail #VaporWare
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Crypto industry commentators got their coins in a bunch after Citadel Securities's cautionary letter to the SEC released to the public.
Citadel suggested that some DeFi protocols handling tokenized U.S. equities may function like exchanges or broker-dealers because they match buyers and sellers through smart contracts, particularly when they facilitate transactions in securities-linked products.
Citadel further cautioned that that inconsistent oversight across tokenized and traditional markets could lead to gaps in transparency and compliance. https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/12/04/citadel-challenges-defi-framework-in-letter-to-sec-sparking-industry-outrage #SEC #DeFi #Crypto #DigitalTokens #DigitalAssets #Investing #Regulation #FinancialMarkets #CryptoMarkets
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Trac Systems is promoting "Tap Protocol" (Tokenized Asset Protocol) to power a DeFi toolkit on BlockChain layer 1. Tap Protocol is a tokenized asset issuance and management platform built on Bitcoin, making use of the Ordinals system.
It enables users and developers to create, manage, leverage smart contracts, and trade digital assets and tokens directly on the Bitcoin blockchain. https://cointelegraph.com/news/smart-contracts-and-staking-arrive-on-bitcoin-s-base-layer #Crypto #CryptoCurrencies #BlockChain #TAPProtocol #Tokenization #SmartContracts #DigitalAssets #DeFi #DigitalTokens #BitCoin
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Momentum shifting towards Ethereum as Wall Street leverages the Ethereum blockchain for crypto offerings.
“Ethereum is getting plugged into these core transactional systems". “A lot of institutions basically tell us to our faces that they value Ethereum because it’s stable and dependable, because it doesn’t go down,”
RobinHood, BitMine Immersion, Bit Digital, SharpLink Gaming, Deutsche Bank, CoinBase, Kraken, BlackRock and Circle all leverage Ethererum. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/07/04/the-ethcc-crypto-scene-at-cannes-shows-how-far-ethereum-has-come.html #Ethereum #BlockChain #ETH #CoinBase #RobinHood #DeutscheBank #BlackRock #Kraken #EthCC #Crypto #CryptoCurrencies #StableCoins #DigitalTokens
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Interesting but risky!!!
Privately held startup investment platform Republic now offering blockchain-based digital tokens that represent fractional shares of Musk’s private space company SpaceX. https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/06/26/first-ever-spacex-shares-now-available-through-blockchain/ #SpaceX #Crypto #DigitalTokens #Investing #CryptoRegulation #Investing #PrivateEquity #BlockChain
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Interesting Blog: What does OpenAI’s ChatGPT know about managing application environments? We posed some of the most common questions and problems users face with building and managing application environments. Here are the responses we received, and our grade on how successful the answers were. https://www.quali.com/blog/chatgpt-application-infrastructure-environments/ #openai #chatgpt #AI #applications #applicationdevelopment #software #softwaredevelopment #DevOps
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This bunch bears watching/following .... focused on developing Spatial intelligence https://www.worldlabs.ai/ #AI #worldlabs #spatialintelligence #startup
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This bunch bears watching/following .... focused on developing Spatial intelligence https://www.worldlabs.ai/ #AI #worldlabs #spatialintelligence #startup
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This bunch bears watching/following .... focused on developing Spatial intelligence https://www.worldlabs.ai/ #AI #worldlabs #spatialintelligence #startup
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This bunch bears watching/following .... focused on developing Spatial intelligence https://www.worldlabs.ai/ #AI #worldlabs #spatialintelligence #startup
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Cisco claims it is helping to accelerate the entire quantum ecosystem with research in creating a "quantum network entanglement chip" that enables "instantaneous connection regardless of distance through quantum teleportation".
https://blogs.cisco.com/news/quantum-networking-how-cisco-is-accelerating-practical-quantum-computing #Cisco #QuantumComputing #NetworkEntanglementChip #Networking #quantumnetworking
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Surprising - NOT! We knew this was bound to happen, or should we indicate that Cyber Hackers just want to be more productive - like everyone else, and AI is a good place to explore!
Unit 42 @ Palo Alto Networks reports how underground hacking forums advertise and sell custom, jail broken, and open-source AI hacking tools. Cyber bad guys are accessing sophisticated underground markets for custom LLMs (many subscription-based) designed to assist with lower-level hacking tasks. https://cyberscoop.com/malicious-llm-tools-cybercrime-wormgpt-kawaiigpt/
#AI #CyberSecurity #CyberCrime #Darkweb #CyberHackers #Hackers #CyberAttacks #KawaiiGPT #WormGPT #Unit42 #CustomLLM #JailBreakLLM #Security #Productivity
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Smart Phone Bans in schools failed to positively impact academic outcomes based on research published by the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Strict phone bans resulted in a meaningful decline in student cellphone us - duh! But test scores have not increased on average, and at first, banning phones led to higher suspension rates.
The research included more than 40,000 schools between 2019 and 2026. Over time, students in schools with strict bans reported a greater sense of personal well-being, however, the bans did not improve student attendance or perceptions of online bullying. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/did-school-cellphone-bans-study.html #SmartPhones #PhoneBans #Mobility #Students #Academics #CellPhone #Disicpline #Suspensions #OnlineBullying #SocialMedia
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Meta joins Snap, Discord, Hasbro, NexusMods and others in joining the OpenAge Initiative and will make passkey-based AgeKeys available on its platforms in 2026. The system has already processed more than 7 million age checks using its AgeKeys. https://openageinitiative.org/blog #Meta #OpenAge #AgeKeys #AgeVerification #Privacy #DigitalIdentity #Verification #Trust
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Move over StarLink and Amazon Leo - here comes LOGOS!
The U.S. FCC has approved venture capital based LOGOS Space Services to move forward with plans to deploy a constellation of 3,960 broadband satellites.
Phase 1 will deploy 1,092 satellites beginning in 2027, with subsequent phases to scale the constellation to its full capacity, operating at altitudes between 860 km and 925 km.
Contrary to SpaceLink and Amazon, LOGOS is planning a solution “purpose-built” with “fiber-like performance” without the security vulnerabilities of today's Internet for enterprise and government users "who require high-performance connectivity that can withstand the rigors of modern electronic warfare (EW)."
https://news.satnews.com/2026/02/05/fcc-authorizes-logos-space-to-deploy-3960-satellite-mega-constellation-for-enterprise-connectivity/ #Space #LOGOSSpace #Satellites #LEO #Broadband #StarLink #AmazonLeos #Connectivity #MPLA #Ethernet #Internet
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Move over StarLink and Amazon Leo - here comes LOGOS!
The U.S. FCC has approved venture capital based LOGOS Space Services to move forward with plans to deploy a constellation of 3,960 broadband satellites.
Phase 1 will deploy 1,092 satellites beginning in 2027, with subsequent phases to scale the constellation to its full capacity, operating at altitudes between 860 km and 925 km.
Contrary to SpaceLink and Amazon, LOGOS is planning a solution “purpose-built” with “fiber-like performance” without the security vulnerabilities of today's Internet for enterprise and government users "who require high-performance connectivity that can withstand the rigors of modern electronic warfare (EW)."
https://news.satnews.com/2026/02/05/fcc-authorizes-logos-space-to-deploy-3960-satellite-mega-constellation-for-enterprise-connectivity/ #Space #LOGOSSpace #Satellites #LEO #Broadband #StarLink #AmazonLeos #Connectivity #MPLA #Ethernet #Internet
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Move over StarLink and Amazon Leo - here comes LOGOS!
The U.S. FCC has approved venture capital based LOGOS Space Services to move forward with plans to deploy a constellation of 3,960 broadband satellites.
Phase 1 will deploy 1,092 satellites beginning in 2027, with subsequent phases to scale the constellation to its full capacity, operating at altitudes between 860 km and 925 km.
Contrary to SpaceLink and Amazon, LOGOS is planning a solution “purpose-built” with “fiber-like performance” without the security vulnerabilities of today's Internet for enterprise and government users "who require high-performance connectivity that can withstand the rigors of modern electronic warfare (EW)."
https://news.satnews.com/2026/02/05/fcc-authorizes-logos-space-to-deploy-3960-satellite-mega-constellation-for-enterprise-connectivity/ #Space #LOGOSSpace #Satellites #LEO #Broadband #StarLink #AmazonLeos #Connectivity #MPLA #Ethernet #Internet
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Move over StarLink and Amazon Leo - here comes LOGOS!
The U.S. FCC has approved venture capital based LOGOS Space Services to move forward with plans to deploy a constellation of 3,960 broadband satellites.
Phase 1 will deploy 1,092 satellites beginning in 2027, with subsequent phases to scale the constellation to its full capacity, operating at altitudes between 860 km and 925 km.
Contrary to SpaceLink and Amazon, LOGOS is planning a solution “purpose-built” with “fiber-like performance” without the security vulnerabilities of today's Internet for enterprise and government users "who require high-performance connectivity that can withstand the rigors of modern electronic warfare (EW)."
https://news.satnews.com/2026/02/05/fcc-authorizes-logos-space-to-deploy-3960-satellite-mega-constellation-for-enterprise-connectivity/ #Space #LOGOSSpace #Satellites #LEO #Broadband #StarLink #AmazonLeos #Connectivity #MPLA #Ethernet #Internet
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Start up claims it can collect solar energy in space, convert it to near-infrared, and beam it to large earth based solar farms at night to help power data centers.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/04/27/meta-inks-deal-for-solar-power-at-night-beamed-from-space/ #Electricity #SolarPower #DataCenters #Infrared #OverviewEnergy #SpaceCraft #Satellites #Space #SolarFarms -
My money is on CostCo and the Tuna guys for the win!
Costco joins the growing list of corporations that have filed lawsuits against the Trump Administration seeking “full refunds” of tariffs paid. More than 50 companies have filed similar lawsuits, including Kawasaki Motors, Revlon, EssilorLuxottica, Bumble Bee Foods and Yokohama Tire.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/costco-sues-trump-tariff-refunds-rcna246860 #Tariffs #Economy #Lawsuit #Duties #SupremeCourt #Costco #BumbleBee
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Google and Character.AI have settled lawsuits claiming chatbots caused psychological harm to minors. At least one lawsuit claimed a chatbot contributed to a teen’s suicide. https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/07/google-characterai-to-settle-suits-involving-suicides-ai-chatbots.html #Google #CharacterAI #ChatBot #AI #Lawsuit #Settlement #Psychology #wrongfuldeath
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Tesla has settled another FSD failure lawsuit, this one with the family of a 15-year-old California boy, Jovani Maldonado, who was killed in a 2019 highway collision after a Tesla Model 3, traveling at over 60 mph, slammed into Jovani’s father's pickup truck. The driver had Autopilot engaged. Terms of the settlement were not released.
As of August 4th, nearly 60 people have been killed in crashes involving Tesla Autopilot and Full Self-Driving, according to data from a federal repository.
Meanwhile, The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has also filed suit saying Tesla wrongly characterizes it’s “fully self-driving” and has asked for a one-month ban on Tesla’s being driven in the state. The court verdict is expected next month.
https://www.theverge.com/news/779850/tesla-settle-wrongful-death-autopilot-maldonado #Tesla #FSD #AutonomousVehicles #Lawsuit #AutoPilot #WrongfulDeath #Settlement #California #DMV
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Update 09/19: Tesla settles another wrongful death lawsuit resulting from an FSD failure - this one with the family of a 15-year-old California boy, Jovani Maldonado, who was killed in a 2019 highway collision after a Tesla Model 3, traveling at over 60 mph, slammed into Jovani’s father's pickup truck. The driver had Autopilot engaged. Terms of the settlement were not released.
https://www.theverge.com/news/779850/tesla-settle-wrongful-death-autopilot-maldonado #Tesla #FSD #AutonomousVehicles #Lawsuit #AutoPilot #WrongfulDeath #Settlement #California #DMV
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Update 08/05: Trial transcripts confirm Tesla withheld crash‑snapshot data that its own server received within minutes of the collision, lied about it, and misdirecting authorities - FOR YEARS. /
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Miami jury has thumped Tesla ordering the automaker to pay up to a $243M judgement. The crash killed one person and injured another—while the driver used the automaker’s Autopilot. https://www.wired.com/story/tesla-liable-2019-autopilot-crash-death/