Meta is revamping its metaverse avatars with a major update launching on October 1st, allowing users to customize features like eye size and body types. Future updates will include AI-generated avatars and new options for fantasy characters, enhancing user experience in the metaverse.
JoyA scam targeting cryptocurrency investors in Hong Kong has led to losses of HK$14.8 million, with victims tricked into making transactions at fake exchange shops. One businessman lost HK$4 million after realizing he was locked inside a shop while scammers escaped with his money.
WeatherlyChina announced a "policy bazooka" on Tuesday, introducing measures to boost its economy, including cuts to mortgage rates, the reserve requirement ratio, and new stock market support tools. The key question: will this stimulus boost crypto or push interest towards cheaper fiat currencies?
CatherineLINE NEXT has launched “Super Mates,” an app that allows fans to interact with AI-driven avatars of their favorite artists in English, Korean, or Japanese. To celebrate, they’ve partnered with K-pop group aespa, offering exclusive rewards and merchandise while inviting users to engage in various activities until October 2024.
JoyAt the TOKEN 2049 Summit in Singapore, BONK, a meme coin under the US blue-chip public chain Solana, announced that it would launch an ETP and hinted that an ETF might be launched in the future. The token has skyrocketed by more than 8,788% in one year.
AlexA report by crypto analysis company Chainalysis shows that China's over-the-counter cryptocurrency transactions attracted $75 billion, and about 55% of over-the-counter cryptocurrency transactions exceeded $1 million.
MiyukiThe TUSD stablecoin has been decoupled from the US dollar in the short term, and the decentralized exchange Curve Finance has removed TUSD from its stablecoin crvUSD collateral. After BUSD encountered US regulation, Binance Exchange has stepped on the thunder for the second time and has stopped Launchpool support for TUSD.
WeiliangDonald Trump proposed that the U.S. national debt of $35 trillion could be eliminated with cryptocurrency, sparking laughter at a recent event and raising questions about his understanding of economic policy. His comments reflect a broader trend among political figures to simplify complex fiscal issues, highlighting a disconnect between rhetoric and reality in the discussion of national debt.
WeatherlyOnyx Protocol recently lost $3.8 million in a hack exploiting a known vulnerability in its forked Compound V2 code. Attackers targeted empty markets, echoing similar breaches in other Compound forks, highlighting ongoing security concerns in DeFi. This is not Onyx Protocol's first breach.
CatherineThai authorities arrested nine Vietnamese men for detaining a Thai woman and a Taiwanese man over a cryptocurrency dispute involving a 1.7 million baht debt. The suspects used violence against the Taiwanese man, threatening him and demanding payment, while police swiftly intervened after the man's family reported his abduction.
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