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Ethereum Co-Founder, Consensys Sued By Early Employees Over Alleged Equity Promises – Legal Bitcoin News

October 21, 2023
More than two dozen early employees of the blockchain software company Consensys have filed a lawsuit against Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin, Consensys, and other parties. The plaintiffs allege Lubin broke contractual promises related to equity compensation made when the employees joined the company in its formative years starting in 2014. Ethereum Co-Founder Joseph Lubin Faces U.S. Lawsuit The…
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Meta recreates mental imagery from brain scans using AI

October 21, 2023
The computing interfaces of the not-too-distant future might move beyond touchscreens and keyboards — even past eyes and hand gestures, to the inside of our own minds. Society is not quite there yet, but we are moving closer. Researchers at Meta Platforms, Inc., parent of…
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Crypto’s Role in Terrorism Financing Overestimated, Chainalysis Shows – Bitcoin News

October 21, 2023
Inaccurate methodologies have resulted in overstated metrics about the use of cryptocurrency by terror groups fighting Israel, according to Chainalysis. The analytics company has tried to “correct the record” on crypto’s role in terrorism financing amid ongoing hostilities in the Middle East. Terrorism Financing Is a Small Portion of Already Small Illicit Crypto Volume, Says…
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FinCEN Targets Crypto Mixers Over Laundering and National Security Concerns – Regulation Bitcoin News

October 21, 2023
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, this week proposed regulations aimed at increasing transparency around crypto mixing services. These services, the agency says, are used by terrorist organizations and state actors to obscure financial transactions. FinCEN refers to these services as “Convertible Virtual Currency Mixing” or CVC mixing. U.S.
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DefenseNews

Here’s when the first T-7 trainer is to fly to Edwards Air Force Base

October 20, 2023
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force plans to fly its first T-7A Red Hawk trainer halfway across the country to Edwards Air Force Base in California for further testing as soon as Oct. 26. Col. Kirt Cassell, the Air Force’s T-7 program manager, told Defense News on Friday that the service’s first four T-7 test pilots are days away from beginning their familiarization and training flights at…
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