Monday, May 20, 2024

Facebook Buys Chatbot Startup Servicefriend to Integrate Into Calibra

Facebook has acquired the artificial intelligence-based chat-bot startup Servicefriend for customer service for Calibra, the digital wallet for Facebook’s planned Libra cryptocurrency.AI chatbots for Calibra’s customer serviceA Sept. 19 article by Israeli business newspaper the Marker reported that Facebook has acquired startup Servicefriends in order to build a messaging

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Altcoins Soar, Zuckerberg Turns on Charm, North Korea’s Coin: Hodler’s Digest, Sept. 16–22

Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on CryptoX in one link.Top Stories This WeekAltcoins continue explosive bull run while

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Crypto News From the German-Speaking World: Sept. 16–22 in Review

The German-speaking world saw a number of crypto and blockchain events this week, with the German Federal Government releasing its blockchain strategy and local companies and associations launching new industry initiatives.Here is the past week of German crypto and blockchain news in review, as originally reported by CryptoX and

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OCBC Becomes First Singaporean Bank to Join JPMorgan’s IIN Blockchain Network

Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation (OCBC), the second-largest bank in South East Asia by assets, has become the first top tier bank of Singapore to join JPMorgan’s Interbank Information Network (IIN), JPMorgan’s live blockchain service specifically developed for cross-border transactions.According to the Business Times Singapore, there are plenty of banks from the

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How Tokenization Is Transforming Film Financing, Wesley Snipes’ Fund

As the world of finance continues adapting to contemporary innovations, it almost cannot help but drag other industries along for the ride — willingly or otherwise. Film is one such sector currently undergoing a quiet revolt, concocting a radical subversion to traditional models of financing. This is partly due

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SEC Chairman: Investors Should Be Wary of Bitcoin Until It’s Better Regulated

Jay Clayton, Chairman of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), says that investors should be cautious about trading Bitcoin(BTC)trade on a large scale. On Thursday, he asserted that until Bitcoin is regulated and monitored, it should not be traded on a major exchange.The current market capitalization of the largest digital currency

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The SEC Sues ICO Platform ICOBox for Violating Federal Securities Laws

According to a press release on September 18, the U.S. SEC has taken legal actions against a blockchain and crypto company called ICOBox and its founder Nikolay Evdokimov for illegally distributing $14 million worth of the company’s digital token and operating as an unregistered broker for other digital asset offerings.The

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