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CZ says AI cloned his voice so convincingly it was “scary” as deepfake scams and bot traffic erode crypto’s digital trust Chinese bot traffic

CZ says AI cloned his voice so convincingly it was “scary” as deepfake scams and bot traffic erode crypto’s digital trust

Emmanuel Musa 02/17/2026

Changpeng Zhao says an AI-generated voice clone of himself was so convincing he “couldn’t distinguish it” from...

Harvard endowment slashes bitcoin ETF stake by $177 million while adding ethereum for the first time Harvard Bitcoin ETF stake signals major shift in endowment strategy

Harvard Bitcoin ETF stake signals major shift in endowment strategy

Harvard endowment slashes bitcoin ETF stake by $177 million while adding ethereum for the first time

Moses Edozie 02/17/2026

Harvard University’s endowment cut its BlackRock bitcoin ETF stake by more than $177 million in the fourth...

Nexo users borrowed $863 million during crypto’s pullback — and most repaid without panic selling, CryptoQuant finds California moves to tighten oversight of crypto-backed loans

California moves to tighten oversight of crypto-backed loans

Nexo users borrowed $863 million during crypto’s pullback — and most repaid without panic selling, CryptoQuant finds

Joseph Samuel 02/17/2026

Crypto investors borrowed nearly $863 million through lending platform Nexo over the past year and rather than...

Mirae Asset acquires 92% stake in Korbit for $93 million as South Korea tightens crypto oversight South Korea crypto regulation

Mirae Asset acquires 92% stake in Korbit for $93 million as South Korea tightens crypto oversight

Moses Edozie 02/17/2026

South Korea’s Mirae Asset Group has agreed to acquire a 92% stake in cryptocurrency exchange Korbit for...

Binance denies processing $1 billion in Iran-linked transfers, firing staff who flagged it Iran-linked crypto exchanges

Binance denies processing $1 billion in Iran-linked transfers, firing staff who flagged it

Victor Ohagwasi 02/17/2026

Binance has publicly denied a Fortune report alleging it processed more than $1 billion in transactions linked...

Russia processes $648 million in daily crypto transactions as Duma prepares regulation bill

Joseph Samuel 02/17/2026

Russia’s cryptocurrency market is processing roughly 50 billion rubles, approximately $648 million in daily transactions, according to...

Keir Starmer calls for tougher rules on AI chatbots to protect children from harm AI Chatbot Regulation

Keir Starmer calls for tougher rules on AI chatbots to protect children from harm

Emmanuel Musa 02/16/2026

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has signalled that the UK government may extend the Online Safety Act to...

Crypto ETP outflows hit $3.8 billion over four weeks as AUM falls to lowest since April 2025

Victor Ohagwasi 02/16/2026

Crypto investment products recorded a fourth consecutive week of withdrawals totalling $173 million, according to CoinShares data...

Binance disappears from Philippine Google Play Store amid ongoing regulatory crackdown Binance Philippines ban

Binance disappears from Philippine Google Play Store amid ongoing regulatory crackdown

Emmanuel Musa 02/16/2026

Binance has disappeared from the Philippine version of the Google Play Store, with local users reporting that...

Tokenised solar and robotics could unlock $50 trillion for DeFi, says Aave founder Kulechov

Joseph Samuel 02/16/2026

Stani Kulechov, founder of DeFi lending protocol Aave, believes decentralised finance could tap into as much as...

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Harvard endowment slashes bitcoin ETF stake by $177 million while adding ethereum for the first time

Nexo users borrowed $863 million during crypto’s pullback — and most repaid without panic selling, CryptoQuant finds

Mirae Asset acquires 92% stake in Korbit for $93 million as South Korea tightens crypto oversight

Binance denies processing $1 billion in Iran-linked transfers, firing staff who flagged it

Russia processes $648 million in daily crypto transactions as Duma prepares regulation bill

Keir Starmer calls for tougher rules on AI chatbots to protect children from harm

Crypto ETP outflows hit $3.8 billion over four weeks as AUM falls to lowest since April 2025

Binance disappears from Philippine Google Play Store amid ongoing regulatory crackdown

Tokenised solar and robotics could unlock $50 trillion for DeFi, says Aave founder Kulechov

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