The 2022 US Midterm Elections’ Top Security Issue: Death Threats
While cybersecurity and foreign meddling remain priorities, domestic threats against election workers have risen to the top of the list. Powered by...
Congress Might Pass an Actually Good Privacy Bill
A bill with bipartisan support might finally give the US a strong federal data protection law. Powered by WPeMatico
Saudi Chemicals Producer SABIC Launches Blockchain Pilot Project
A Saudi Arabia-based chemical manufacturer has said its recently launched blockchain pilot is expected to uncover the possibilities of the technology “in supporting end-to-end digital traceability of circular feedstock in customer products.” The benefits expected to accrue from using blockchain include reduced costs and time as well as improved data integration. End-to-End Digital Traceability A Saudi Arabian chemicals manufacturer,...
Thailand’s Oldest Lender Delays Bitkub Exchange Acquisition Amid Tighter Crypto Rules
The company that owns Thailand’s Siam Commercial Bank has postponed a deal to acquire a majority stake in Bitkub, the country’s largest cryptocurrency exchange. The decision comes amid tightening crypto regulations that limit growth in domestic crypto trading. SCB Postpones Acquisition of Thai Crypto Exchange Bitkub The parent company of Siam Commercial Bank, SCB X, has delayed a 17.85-billion-baht ($487 million) bid to acquire 51% of...
Coinbase Confirms ‘No Financing Exposure’ to Bankrupt Crypto Firms Celsius, Voyager, Three Arrows Capital
Crypto exchange Coinbase has confirmed that the company “had no financing exposure” to bankrupt firms, including Celsius Network, Voyager Digital, and Three Arrows Capital (3AC). “The issues here were foreseeable and actually credit-specific, not crypto-specific in nature,” Coinbase stressed. Coinbase: ‘We Have Not Engaged in These Types of Risky Lending Practices’ The Nasdaq-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase clarified its...
