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United Nations uses Tether to fight cryptocurrency fraud and human trafficking

Tether has partnered with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime to strengthen cybersecurity and combat digital asset fraud in Africa, Papua New Guinea, and other vulnerable regions. The partnership, announced Friday, will fund victim protection programs, youth education initiatives, and blockchain-based solutions to reduce exploitation and build community resilience against organized crime. According…

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Three questions: How can AI optimize the power grid | Massachusetts Institute of Technology News

Artificial intelligence has been in the headlines a lot lately. Rapidly increasing energy demandespecially rapidly increasing Data center power usage Enables training and deployment of modern generative AI models. But it’s not all bad news. Some AI tools have the potential to reduce some types of energy consumption and enable a cleaner grid. One of…

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Why hasn’t mass surveillance ended?

In June 2013, the lens through which Americans view government changed dramatically. It was now PRISM. PRISM is a program that allowed the National Security Agency (NSA), with help from the FBI, to obtain unimaginable amounts of data from large technology companies such as Google, Facebook, and Microsoft. Despite previous statements that the NSA did…

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USDC takes lead in virtual currency payment race aiming for $56 trillion by 2030

Important points: Stablecoin trading volume rapidly increases 72% to record high of $33 trillion in 2025It is driven by policy clarity and growing global demand for a digital dollar. USDC monopolizes $18.3 trillion in trade flowsdespite Tether’s larger market capitalization, surpassing USDT’s $13.3 trillion. Quarterly momentum accelerates; Q4 2025 will reach $11 trillionanalysts believe that…

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South Korean Supreme Court rules that Bitcoins stored on exchanges may be seized

South Korea’s Supreme Court has issued the first clear ruling that bitcoins held on centralized exchanges can be seized by investigators, marking a notable change in the criminal law treatment of cryptocurrencies held on exchanges. In a December 11, 2025 judgment published through the court’s official gazette, the court upheld the seizure of 55.6 Bitcoin…

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Grayscale registers BNB ETF in Delaware

Important points Grayscale has taken early steps towards a potential BNB ETF. Despite renewed interest in ETF products, BNB has lagged behind major crypto assets. Share this article Grayscale Investments registered a statutory trust for the proposed BNB exchange-traded fund in Delaware on January 8, 2026, according to state records. This filing establishes the legal…

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