In a massive cross-border operation, four Chinese nationals and a Lao citizen were apprehended over their alleged involvement in a multimillion cryptocurrency scam that left a trail of devastation and losses amounting to over 2.7 billion baht ($76 million), according to the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB). As the Bangkok Post reported, the fraudulent scheme The post Five accused of illicit $76M cryptocurrency scam captured in Thailand appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Friend Tech (FT), the web3 social token platform that saw a resurgence in user activity recently, has seen an increase in “sniper bots,” which have been causing significant shifts in share prices. According to a detailed analysis performed by  X user @unexployed_ of Castle Capital, these bots, beyond their normally expected functionality, are deploying a The post Friend Tech faces continued sniper bot issue, pushing price of popular creators before shares hit market appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has launched its much anticipated paid subscription service Claude Pro to offer more usage of its 100k token conversational AI assistant Claude. The San Francisco-based company introduced the $20 per month service on Sept. 7 as a way for power users to get more productivity from Claude’s large language model capabilities The post How to get the best out of Claude Pro as Anthropic increases access to 100k token model appeared first on CryptoSlate.

A new research paper led by Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin proposes “Privacy Pools,” a novel approach to balance privacy protections and regulatory compliance in cryptocurrencies. The paper outlines how Privacy Pools allows users to prove their crypto withdrawals do not originate from illicit sources without revealing their complete transaction histories. Users can generate zero-knowledge proofs The post Vitalik Buterin introduces decentralized privacy pools for balancing crypto regulation and anonymity appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) published a report commissioned by G20 under India’s leadership, outlining a comprehensive framework for regulating crypto-assets like Bitcoin and stablecoins today, Sept. 7. The paper synthesizes the policy recommendations from both organizations to help countries address the financial stability and integrity risks posed by The post Global Stablecoins need governing body, pose risk to financial stability says IMF, FSB in new G20 report appeared first on CryptoSlate.