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Worldcoin Price Tumbles After $52.5M Funding Deal—Here’s What Happened
Worldcoin price tumbled nearly 10% after the World Foundation closed a $52.5 million institutional funding round, shifting investor attention from long-term expansion to near-term token supply. While the Pantera Capital led-investment is set to accelerate the rollout of the project’s AI-powered World ID ecosystem, traders reacted to the accompanying WLD token sale and renewed supply
$9.7M Drained Across Ethereum, Solana, TRON, and TON in Triple-A Exploit
Triple-A, a global fiat-to-crypto payment gateway, has become the latest victim of a multimillion-dollar hack. Blockchain security firm Peckshield reports that more than $9.7 million was drained after attackers drained its hot wallets across Ethereum, Solana, TRON, and TON. Here’s how the attack happened. Triple-A Hot Wallets Drained Across Multiple Networks Peckshield reported that the
Bitcoin’s Nine Biggest Institutional Holders Unite to Fund Network Security
Nine major Bitcoin institutions have now joined forces to protect the infrastructure behind the asset they collectively depend on. Anchorage Digital, ARK Invest, BlackRock, Block, Blockstream, Coinbase, Fidelity Digital Assets, Galaxy and Strategy have launched the Bitcoin Security Consortium with combined funding commitments of $15 million over the next three years. The initiative is being
U.S. Department of Agriculture Shares Enrollment of Six Additional States in Its National Milk Testing Strategy for H5N1
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17, 2025 – Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced an additional six states are enrolling in the National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS...
US Department of Agriculture to invest US$6 billion in clean energy across rural US
Latest Features , Interviews , Long Reads The investment round will cover 30 US states for the development of solar PV and BESS projects among others. image: Unsplash The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has invested over US$6 billion through several of its programmes for the development of renewable energy in rural US. These programmes
Smart Agriculture is the Future. Here’s Why.
IoT is lightening the load for one of the world’s oldest–and most labor-intensive–professions: farming. The smart agriculture market is expected to double by 2030, driven by an influx of tech-savvy farmers that are optimizing traditional agriculture methods with new ideas and powerful technology. What is smart agriculture? Smart agriculture–also known as smart farming–involves using technology
When flooding hits, agriculture tries to be ready
This article originally appeared as part of our Food Weekly newsletter. Subscribe to get sustainability food news in your inbox every Thursday.California farmers have come to...
US Department of Agriculture approves first-ever vaccine for honeybees
The humble honeybee hasn’t had an easy go of things recently. Between climate change, habitat destruction, pesticide use and attrition from diseases, one of the planet’s most important pollinators has seen its numbers decline dramatically in recent years. All of that bodes poorly for us humans. In the US, honeybees are essential to about one-third
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Worldcoin Price Tumbles After $52.5M Funding Deal—Here’s What Happened
Worldcoin price tumbled nearly 10% after the World Foundation closed a $52.5 million institutional funding round, shifting investor attention from long-term expansion to near-term token supply. While the Pantera Capital led-investment is set to accelerate the rollout of the project’s AI-powered World ID ecosystem, traders reacted to the accompanying WLD token sale and renewed supply
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$9.7M Drained Across Ethereum, Solana, TRON, and TON in Triple-A Exploit
Triple-A, a global fiat-to-crypto payment gateway, has become the latest victim of a multimillion-dollar hack. Blockchain security firm Peckshield reports that more than $9.7 million was drained after attackers drained its hot wallets across Ethereum, Solana, TRON, and TON. Here’s how the attack happened. Triple-A Hot Wallets Drained Across Multiple Networks Peckshield reported that the
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Bitcoin’s Nine Biggest Institutional Holders Unite to Fund Network Security
Nine major Bitcoin institutions have now joined forces to protect the infrastructure behind the asset they collectively depend on. Anchorage Digital, ARK Invest, BlackRock, Block, Blockstream, Coinbase, Fidelity Digital Assets, Galaxy and Strategy have launched the Bitcoin Security Consortium with combined funding commitments of $15 million over the next three years. The initiative is being
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The Secret Service is investigating a member of JD Vance’s detail over a suspected news leak
A member of Vice President JD Vance ’s security detail is being investigated over allegations tied to a suspected news leak, the U.S. Secret Service said Thursday. Anthony Guglielmi, a Secret Service spokesperson, said the security-team member faces an internal investigation and potential criminal inquiry over allegations involving compromised “operational and information security.” “While we will not
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Police Union Endorses Clarity Act as Three Crypto Backers Lobby Hits Senate
America’s largest police union, the National Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), and a trio of crypto organizations have openly supported the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act. In a July 24 letter, the FOP’s National President Patrick Yoes attributed the organization’s new stance to the revision of Section 10604 of the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA).