Kaspa(KAS)

Takashi Murakami said he might step back from NFTs but stay involved in different ways, Krapoplis is set to debut on FOX this month and an NFT artist won a multi-million dollar contract dispute.

Thailand-based Kasikornbank (KBank), one of the major banks in South East Asia, has launched a fund worth $100m targeting AI and Web3 globally.

As we delve into the month of September, three cryptocurrencies are gearing up to make significant waves in the financial sector: Everlodge (ELDG), Akash Network (AKT), and Dogecoin (DOGE). Among these

Famed Japanese artist Takashi Murakami’s new exhibition comments on digital ego and the shaky status of the NFT industry.

The top 100 alts have a new representative in the face of Akash Network's AKT after a 12% daily surge.

Warsaw, Poland, August 21st, 2023, Chainwire ETHWarsaw, a web3 conference and hackathon, organized by a passionate group of local Ethereum enthusiasts, returns for its second edition. The event is set to take place from August 31st to September 3rd, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland, bringing together a global community of builders, founders, and educators in web3. Building upon the achievements of its debut, the second edition of ETHWarsaw promises enhanced experience as it will coincide with the first in the history Warsaw Blockchain Week. “Despite the backdrop of crypto’s resurgence after a challenging year, we’re ready to deliver an even more comprehensive experience for the global community traveling across the world to Poland. This year we’re literally transforming Warsaw, a tech hub teeming with talent, into a hotbed of web3 action.” said Lukasz Stoczynski, ETHWarsaw’s Co-Founder, Business Development Lead. This collaborative initiative, set against the charming blend of tradition and modernity that defines Warsaw, promises community-organized side events, including conferences, networking meetups, and parties. The collective effort is poised to make this year’s ETHWarsaw, for the second year in a row, the biggest web3 conference in the CEE region and Warsaw Blockchain Week the largest blockchain event ever held in Poland. ETHWarsaw is structured to cater to both seasoned professionals and curious newcomers including web2 developers and students. The conference spans two dynamic days of talks, panels and fireside chats divided into six key tracks: DeFi, Scalability, Security, Infrastructure, Governance, and Non-Tech. This year’s speakers include Marius Van Der Wijden, Ethereum Foundation; Akram El Milligy, Ledger; Patrick McCorry, Arbitrum Foundation; Artis from Gitcoin, and Adam Gagol from Aleph Zero. Similarly to last year, the overnight hackathon will start on Friday evening and it will be a 48 hours marathon of non-stop building. There will be opportunities for teams and individuals to get hands-on, practical experience working with applications and advanced tools with ~$50,000 in value to be won from various competitions. ETHWarsaw’s reputation as a hub for breakthroughs in the blockchain realm continues to be reinforced by the awe-inspiring success stories of projects born from the event. Antoni Zolciak, Co-founder of Aleph Zero, Ocean Sponsor of ETHWarsaw, explains: “The brilliant team behind our recently launched ecosystem company, AZERO.ID, was formed after they emerged as victorious champions of the ETHWarsaw hackathon. This win led them to secure a grant, develop the platform’s first version, and successfully close an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round. Their mainnet launch on Aleph Zero is just weeks away, marking an exciting beginning for AZERO.ID. We’re excited for this year’s hackathon during ETHWarsaw and have no doubt that this year’s edition will not disappoint.” Other ETHWarsaw returning sponsors include RedStone Oracles, Arweave, Octant, Scroll, IPOR. In addition, EthWarsaw secured support for the vol2 event from companies like Lukso, zkSync, Request Network, PROPERLY, Beamer Bridge, Mantle & Chronicle. For more details about the event and to buy tickets for the conference and hackathon, visit: https://www.ethwarsaw.dev/ Stay connected with ETHWarsaw: Twitter: @ETHWarsaw Telegram: ETHWarsaw Official

Warsaw, Poland, August 21st, 2023, Chainwire ETHWarsaw, a web3 conference and hackathon, organized by a passionate group of local Ethereum enthusiasts, returns for its second edition. The event is set to take place from August 31st to September 3rd, 2023 in Warsaw, Poland, bringing together a global community of builders, founders, and educators in web3. Building upon the achievements of its debut, the second edition of ETHWarsaw promises enhanced experience as it will coincide with the first in the history Warsaw Blockchain Week. “Despite the backdrop of crypto’s resurgence after a challenging year, we’re ready to deliver an even more comprehensive experience for the global community traveling across the world to Poland. This year we’re literally transforming Warsaw, a tech hub teeming with talent, into a hotbed of web3 action.” said Lukasz Stoczynski, ETHWarsaw’s Co-Founder, Business Development Lead. This collaborative initiative, set against the charming blend of tradition and modernity that defines Warsaw, promises community-organized side events, including conferences, networking meetups, and parties. The collective effort is poised to make this year’s ETHWarsaw, for the second year in a row, the biggest web3 conference in the CEE region and Warsaw Blockchain Week the largest blockchain event ever held in Poland. ETHWarsaw is structured to cater to both seasoned professionals and curious newcomers including web2 developers and students. The conference spans two dynamic days of talks, panels and fireside chats divided into six key tracks: DeFi, Scalability, Security, Infrastructure, Governance, and Non-Tech. This year’s speakers include Marius Van Der Wijden, Ethereum Foundation; Akram El Milligy, Ledger; Patrick McCorry, Arbitrum Foundation; Artis from Gitcoin, and Adam Gagol from Aleph Zero. Similarly to last year, the overnight hackathon will start on Friday evening and it will be a 48 hours marathon of non-stop building. There will be opportunities for teams and individuals to get hands-on, practical experience working with applications and advanced tools with ~$50,000 in value to be won from various competitions. ETHWarsaw’s reputation as a hub for breakthroughs in the blockchain realm continues to be reinforced by the awe-inspiring success stories of projects born from the event. Antoni Zolciak, Co-founder of Aleph Zero, Ocean Sponsor of ETHWarsaw, explains: “The brilliant team behind our recently launched ecosystem company, AZERO.ID, was formed after they emerged as victorious champions of the ETHWarsaw hackathon. This win led them to secure a grant, develop the platform’s first version, and successfully close an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round. Their mainnet launch on Aleph Zero is just weeks away, marking an exciting beginning for AZERO.ID. We’re excited for this year’s hackathon during ETHWarsaw and have no doubt that this year’s edition will not disappoint.” Other ETHWarsaw returning sponsors include RedStone Oracles, Arweave, Octant, Scroll, IPOR. In addition, EthWarsaw secured support for the vol2 event from companies like Lukso, zkSync, Request Network, PROPERLY, Beamer Bridge, Mantle & Chronicle. For more details about the event and to buy tickets for the conference and hackathon, visit: https://www.ethwarsaw.dev/ Stay connected with ETHWarsaw: Twitter: @ETHWarsaw Telegram: ETHWarsaw Official

In contrast, KAS and HBAR have soared by double-digits in the past 24 hours.

$BNB, the Binance exchange token, is on the brink of a potential heavy collapse. Will this bring Bitcoin and the crypto market down? $BNB on the brink Following negative downward price action since November 2021, the $BNB token has reached the point where a slide under the critical $220 level could lead to a calamitous -5x crash down to below $50. Right now the price is struggling to stay within the bottom limits of a bear flag it first entered in early June of this year. The price has already slid out of the bottom of the bear flag at time of going to press, but this break is still to be confirmed. A nervousness does still appear to be upon the crypto market over recent weeks as bears and bulls both eye bitcoin and ethereum as they approach their own critical trendlines and support levels. Bitcoin and Ethereum also at critical levels If bitcoin hits the support of its bullish trendline this is likely to be as low as $28,000. The 200 daily moving average is just below this at $27,300. In its favour, the bitcoin hash ribbons indicator very recently signalled a buy. Ethereum is already at and holding its bullish trendline at just under $1,800. This is also the level of its 200 day moving average. Both bitcoin and ethereum could see a significant price drop if these levels break. Altcoins having a good day The rest of the altcoin market is mostly doing a lot better than either bitcoin or ethereum so far today. Total 3 (all cryptos with the exception of bitcoin and ethereum) is up 1% on the day so far. Strong support at $331 billion is below the current value of just under $337 billion. $RUNE is still on the charge this morning with a more than 6% gain so far. This is counted in $RUNEs epic 70% rise since the beginning of August, making this crypto one of the biggest movers over the last couple of weeks. Kaspa ($KAS) has also featured prominently among the altcoins but more so over the longer term. The innovative proof-of-work layer 1 rose more than 330% since May, but has been correcting over the last couple of weeks. It is up 3.6% on the day so far. A $BNB wipeout could mean serious issues for crypto The question now is whether or not $BNB can hold its ground at $220 if it should get down there. Many will be shorting the token given how the SEC is suing both Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao. Should $BNB indeed make the drop, the token, as well as the exchange, could be in serious financial trouble. With Binance accounting for much of the trade in crypto, plus holding large amounts of many other tokens, such a scenario could be calamitous for the exchange, as well as for the crypto market in general. Disclaimer: This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.

$BNB, the Binance exchange token, is on the brink of a potential heavy collapse. Will this bring Bitcoin and the crypto market down? $BNB on the brink Following negative downward price action since November 2021, the $BNB token has reached the point where a slide under the critical $220 level could lead to a calamitous -5x crash down to below $50. Right now the price is struggling to stay within the bottom limits of a bear flag it first entered in early June of this year. The price has already slid out of the bottom of the bear flag at time of going to press, but this break is still to be confirmed. A nervousness does still appear to be upon the crypto market over recent weeks as bears and bulls both eye bitcoin and ethereum as they approach their own critical trendlines and support levels. Bitcoin and Ethereum also at critical levels If bitcoin hits the support of its bullish trendline this is likely to be as low as $28,000. The 200 daily moving average is just below this at $27,300. In its favour, the bitcoin hash ribbons indicator very recently signalled a buy. Ethereum is already at and holding its bullish trendline at just under $1,800. This is also the level of its 200 day moving average. Both bitcoin and ethereum could see a significant price drop if these levels break. Altcoins having a good day The rest of the altcoin market is mostly doing a lot better than either bitcoin or ethereum so far today. Total 3 (all cryptos with the exception of bitcoin and ethereum) is up 1% on the day so far. Strong support at $331 billion is below the current value of just under $337 billion. $RUNE is still on the charge this morning with a more than 6% gain so far. This is counted in $RUNEs epic 70% rise since the beginning of August, making this crypto one of the biggest movers over the last couple of weeks. Kaspa ($KAS) has also featured prominently among the altcoins but more so over the longer term. The innovative proof-of-work layer 1 rose more than 330% since May, but has been correcting over the last couple of weeks. It is up 3.6% on the day so far. A $BNB wipeout could mean serious issues for crypto The question now is whether or not $BNB can hold its ground at $220 if it should get down there. Many will be shorting the token given how the SEC is suing both Binance and its CEO Changpeng Zhao. Should $BNB indeed make the drop, the token, as well as the exchange, could be in serious financial trouble. With Binance accounting for much of the trade in crypto, plus holding large amounts of many other tokens, such a scenario could be calamitous for the exchange, as well as for the crypto market in general. Disclaimer: This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.

Data Commissioner Immaculate Kassait said Worldcoin’s parent company, Tools for Humanity, did not reveal its true intentions during registration.

Gary Gensler, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairperson, has expressed serious concern for AI technology, calling it a serious threat to financial markets. Gensler Pivoting Regulatory Eye To AI Under the leadership of its chairperson, the SEC has shifted its focus from cryptocurrency to artificial intelligence (AI), recognizing it as a technology that "warrants the hype." Gensler, who previously dealt with crypto industry scams and fraud, now views AI as the most transformative technology of this generation and warns of the risks it may pose if not properly regulated. Gensler emphasizes that mass automation driven by AI can have far-reaching implications for the trillions of dollars in assets traded on SEC-regulated markets. While AI's predictive capabilities can benefit firms in better serving their clients, there's a concern that it might also be used to obscure responsibility when things go wrong, potentially leading to significant market risks. A Long-Standing Interest In AI Technology Gary Gensler has a well-established history with AI, dating back to 1997 when he first delved into it after witnessing Russian chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov's defeat against IBM's supercomputer, Deep Blue. His involvement with AI deepened during his tenure as an MIT professor, leading to his co-authoring a 2020 paper, “Deep Learning and Financial Stability,” that examined the risks posed by deep learning to the financial system. He claimed that existing financial laws do not have the capacity to address the dangers of algorithmic deep learning. He believes that developers can create AI functions without any limits, and these functions might work against fair market ethics. Calls for Better Regulation Gensler asserts that existing regulatory frameworks are ill-equipped to manage the risks associated with AI. He highlights the potential challenges of coordinating AI models among major trading houses, which could lead to increased market volatility and instability. To address the conflict, Gensler has proposed one of the first regulatory frameworks for AI, urging trading houses and money managers to assess whether their use of AI or predictive data could create conflicts of interest. No Loosening of Crypto Enforcement Despite pivoting the SEC's attention to AI, Gensler's focus on crypto enforcement remains strong. Numerous lawsuits involving major cryptocurrency firms, such as Ripple, Binance, and Coinbase, are currently pending. He has also faced severe criticism from leading market experts like Tim Draper and lawmakers like Ritchie Torres for his stance against crypto, calling it detrimental to the industry and the economy. As the landscape of both AI and crypto continues to evolve, market participants will be closely watching the SEC's actions and decisions. Disclaimer: This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.

The crypto market has continued its downward trajectory over the last three weeks. The next big move is imminent. Exceptionally low volume becalms market As bitcoin moves sideways and downward the altcoins are hit harder as usual, with around $40 billion having been wiped off of the combined market cap of all cryptocurrencies except bitcoin and ethereum. A lack of volume still besets the sector, likening this situation to a period of calm before a storm hits. Whether this storm will push the market higher or lower is still to be determined. The value of the total 3 market cap (all cryptocurrencies except bitcoin and ethereum) is delicately poised at $340 billion. A further fall to $330 billion is a possibility, especially given that the upwards trend since June has been broken to the downside. $XRP still coming down after recent surge A particular altcoin, much in the news of recent times, to have been hit quite hard, is $XRP. $XRP is down 3.2% to $0.66 on the day so far, and this following a 30% descent from the high achieved on the news that $XRP wasn’t considered a security when being bought by retail investors on exchanges. However, $XRP is just above support right now, with the 0.618 Fibonacci for this latest move just below this. If these are broken, $0.58 and $0.50 are good supports further down. $DOGE triple bottom? $DOGE is another one investors have their eye on. Following a 55% surge from what could be considered a triple bottom, $DOGE has since retraced to strong support at $0.073. $DOGE is trapped inside a downwards wedge since November 2022 so a break to the upside could happen in the next few months. The $KAS top in for now? One of the altcoin success stories over recent months is certainly Kaspa ($KAS). This would-be successor to ethereum has bucked the trend since the latter end of May by surging over 300%. A top may be in for now, but this coin is certainly worth keeping an eye on. $INJ bearish? Injective Protocol ($INJ) is one of the biggest movers to the upside this year, rising as much as 723% since January 1. However, a break out of a bull flag saw the price hit the top at $9.90 again (double top?) and the present pattern is starting to form a potential bearish head and shoulders with the right shoulder still to form. A measured move to the downside here could see $INJ go all the way down to test the 200-day moving average which it last left behind in late January. Disclaimer: This article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not offered or intended to be used as legal, tax, investment, financial, or other advice.

Bitcoin forks, BCH, BSC, XEC rallied over the last 30 days while KAS and FLEX led among altcoin gainers in June, but data questions the sustainability of their rallies.

Takashi Kii, the Member of the House of Representatives for 10 Wards of Fukuoka indicated that he is pushing for regulation to protect copyright holders from being infringed on by AI.

In episode 21 of Hashing It Out, Lukas Schor, co-founder of Safe, explains that account abstraction could change how instructions and DAOs interact with the Ethereum blockchain.

Cryptocurrency users are once again reminded about the importance of using only authentic hardware wallets.

When asked about CBDCs during a conference on transportation, Kashkari had a response on the tip of his tongue, and it wasn’t encouraging for CBDC fans.

Russian cybersecurity and anti-virus provider Kaspersky detected 5,040,520 crypto phishing attacks in the year as compared to 3,596,437 in 2021.

Crowdstrike and Kaspersky found an infection in a communications app that delivered a backdoor, but deployed it only a few times.

Kaspersky Labs, a cybersecurity firm based in Russia, has warned cryptocurrency owners that due to a trojan known as CryptoShuffler, their coins are not even totally safe in private wallets. The trojan is managing to steal coins from users by replacing the wallet URL addresses on a user’s clipboard as they copy and paste the information for transfers. As the trojan makes use of the built-in clipboard function on computers, it can steal from any wallet or cryptocurrency. According to Kaspersky, as of the end of October 2017, cybercriminals have managed to steal 23 Bitcoins, which is currently equivalent to approximately $140,000. It isn’t just Bitcoin that is at risk, however. Thousands of dollars worth of other cryptocurrencies including Litecoin, Ethereum, Zcash and Dogecoin and many more have also been stolen. The developers of the trojan are aware that, in the normal transfer process, many users will simply copy, paste and send the address of the wallet without carefully checking it to ensure accuracy. Therefore, a simple but effective way to help protect your assets is to carefully compare the address that you have inputted from your clipboard. By carefully checking the wallet address of every transaction you make, you should be able to keep your funds secure. On top of spending the few extra seconds to confirm the wallet address is correct, Kaspersky Labs are also reinforcing the importance of using reputable antivirus and anti-malware systems. These should be installed on all computers and devices to detect any malicious software or viruses before it has a chance to cause a problem. Cryptocurrencies are growing all the time, and the risks will continue to increase meaning that owners need to be extra vigilant and alert to the potential risks in order to protect their financial interests.

Kaspersky Labs, a cybersecurity firm based in Russia, has warned cryptocurrency owners that due to a trojan known as CryptoShuffler, their coins are not even totally safe in private wallets. The trojan is managing to steal coins from users by replacing the wallet URL addresses on a user’s clipboard as they copy and paste the information for transfers. As the trojan makes use of the built-in clipboard function on computers, it can steal from any wallet or cryptocurrency. According to Kaspersky, as of the end of October 2017, cybercriminals have managed to steal 23 Bitcoins, which is currently equivalent to approximately $140,000. It isn’t just Bitcoin that is at risk, however. Thousands of dollars worth of other cryptocurrencies including Litecoin, Ethereum, Zcash and Dogecoin and many more have also been stolen. The developers of the trojan are aware that, in the normal transfer process, many users will simply copy, paste and send the address of the wallet without carefully checking it to ensure accuracy. Therefore, a simple but effective way to help protect your assets is to carefully compare the address that you have inputted from your clipboard. By carefully checking the wallet address of every transaction you make, you should be able to keep your funds secure. On top of spending the few extra seconds to confirm the wallet address is correct, Kaspersky Labs are also reinforcing the importance of using reputable antivirus and anti-malware systems. These should be installed on all computers and devices to detect any malicious software or viruses before it has a chance to cause a problem. Cryptocurrencies are growing all the time, and the risks will continue to increase meaning that owners need to be extra vigilant and alert to the potential risks in order to protect their financial interests.

These are the top 30 people pioneering the next wave of cryptocurrency innovation.* This list is a compilation of the past, present, and future pioneers at the fore of cryptocurrency innovation. *Satashi Nakamoto is not on list because his existence cannot be proven. 1. J.R. Willet, the father of ICO, Mastercoin 2. Juan Benet, Protocol Labs, .IPFS, .ENS 3. Gavin Wood, Ethereum Foundation 4. Vitalik Buterin, Ethereum Foundation 5. Jun Hasgawa, Omise 6. Nader Al-Naji, BaseCoin 7. Josh Chen, BaseCoin 8. Lawerence Dio, BaseCoin 9. Naval Ravikant, Metastable, Angelist 10. Joey Krug, Augur, Pantera 11. Gil Penchina, Pryze 12. Patrick Dai, Qtum Foundation 13. Josh Seims, Metastable 14. Lucas Ryan, Metastable 15. Emma Channing, The Argon Group 16. Chamath Palihapitiya, Early Bitcoin investor 17. Mike Jones, Science Inc. 18. Laura Shin, Forbes Crypto writer 19. Tim Draper, legendary Bitcoin investor 20. Brian Armstrong, Coinbase 21. Alex Dahan, Crypto Hedgefund 22. Crystal Rose, Sense Token 23. Brian Kelly, Bitcoin author, CNBC contributor 24. Emmie Chang, Y Combinator Alum, Superbloom Network 25. Amanda Gutterman, Consensys 26. Timothy Ruff, Blockchain innovator 27. Jason Goldberg, Simple Token 28. Kat Kuzmeskas, Health Nexus 29. Mike Novogratz, Galaxy Investment Partners (crypto hedge fund) 30. Janine Yorio, Stayawhile (crypto real estate) Honorable Mentions Brock Pierce, Blockchain Capital Andrew Yang, Authenticiti Patrick Byrne, Overstock.com A little more about the top five: J.R. Willet Before the the term ICO became popular the very first crowdsale quietly took place in the crypto community. The Mastercoin project officially launched in July of 2013, and it was a little known month-long fundraiser in which anyone could buy Mastercoins - the digital tokens that the protocol uses to conduct transactions – by sending bitcoins to a special “Exodus Address" . Legend has it that a Foundation was formed to handle the funds and 500 participants sent a total of about 5000 Bitcoins to the address. Juan Benet The founder of Protocol Labs, a Y-Combinator and top-tier venture backed company. He is also a founder of the IPFS decentralized internet and a founding member of the .ENS. Recently, his company Filecoin completed one of the most successful crowdsales in history with on Coinlist. Gavin wood Parity founder and CTO, co-designer of the ethereum protocol, designer of solidity and chief architect of the Polkadot project. Vitalik Buterin Legendary co-founder of the Ethereum Foundation, blockchain expert and advisor to top projects building dApps on the Ethereum platform. Jun Hasgawa Founder of Omise a payment management platform connecting millions of customers to businesses across the world. No discussion of crypto innovation would be complete without a mention of Satoshi Nakamoto. Satoshi Nakamoto This man, myth, and legend is the founder of all things crypto.  It began when he published a nine-page white paper about a peer-to-peer electronic cash system in October 2008. Nakamoto created a website with the domain name bitcoin.org and continued to collaborate with other developers (via open source network) on the bitcoin software until mid-2010. Legend has it that Nakamoto made all modifications to the source code himself. In conclusion no one knows where the future of this game-changing and disruptive technology will lead. These crypto-pioneers are sure to play a vital role in the future of technology! Disclaimer: This article does not constitute investment advice or a recommendation to participate in any crowd sales or initial coin offerings and is for informational purposes only. Disclosures: The author may have a relationship with some of the people on the list.