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1 week ago | 
cryptopolitan.com | Hannah Collymore
Donald Trump has had a controversial few months as president, but companies like AMD and Nvidia may be seeing a silver lining. One of the president’s latest moves during his visit to the Middle East this month yielded several benefits for America and its leading tech firm, including AMD and Nvidia.
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1 week ago | 
cryptopolitan.com | Hannah Collymore
China has pledged to invest up to $35B in Colombia and Latin American infrastructure projects if the United States follows through with its threat of blocking funding for Chinese firms. The growing rivalry between the U.S. and China has begun to affect economies in Latin America.
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1 week ago | 
cryptopolitan.com | Hannah Collymore
A Russian national has been taken into custody in South Korea for an alleged assault and attempted robbery during a fake crypto deal. Two men fell victim to the P2P crypto scam involving three Russian nationals. South Korean police have arrested a Russian national linked to a violent robbery attempt in a staged cryptocurrency transaction involving 1 billion won, approximately $728K. The Russian man in custody in Busan is in his 20s.
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1 week ago | 
cryptopolitan.com | Hannah Collymore
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1 week ago | 
cryptopolitan.com | Hannah Collymore
Authorities in Paris, France, have been on a roll, picking up suspects in recent kidnappings and attempted abductions in the country linked to crypto executives, high net-worth individuals and their relatives. There is a fresh crop of criminals targeting crypto holders, and they are not just here to rug tokens or hack protocols.
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1 week ago | 
cryptopolitan.com | Hannah Collymore
According to a May 2025 report from TRM Labs, Chinese underground banking networks have become critical for the operations of organized crime groups worldwide. These networks, also known as “fei qian” or flying money, operate in the shadows and function outside traditional banking regulations, and as a result, facilitate an array of illicit activities, from drug trafficking to cybercrime.
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1 week ago | 
cryptopolitan.com | Hannah Collymore
OpenAI is set to open its first office in South Korea to match the growing demand for ChatGPT in the area. South Korea ranked second globally in paying subscribers. Earlier this year, OpenAI announced its partnership with the Korean chat app, Kakao. The company also launched AI products with features tailored to the South Korean market. This week, OpenAI is back in South Korea, this time to set up its first office in the country.
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1 week ago | 
cryptopolitan.com | Hannah Collymore
According to reports, researchers were unable to switch off the latest OpenAI o3 artificial intelligence model, noting that it refused to power down despite human instruction. Apparently, artificial intelligence may be advancing faster than humans imagined, and the latest news from Palisade Research has AI critics feeling vindicated.
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1 week ago | 
cryptopolitan.com | Hannah Collymore
Metaplanet’s board director, Shinpei Okuno, posted on his X account that the firm’s stock was the most bought security last week via NISA. Metaplanet recently partnered with SBI Holdings, a major player in Japan’s financial services industry and the parent company of SBI Securities. It is now seeing its stock surge to first place on the list of most purchased stocks in Japan. One of the factors driving the surge is the country’s high taxes on direct crypto holdings.
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2 weeks ago | 
cryptopolitan.com | Hannah Collymore
On May 23, 2025, Semler Scientific, Inc. filed a Form 8-K with the SEC, in which it outlined its latest Bitcoin investments and at-the-market (ATM) equity offering progress. According to the filing, Semler Scientific has established a Bitcoin dashboard on its website to meet Regulation FD requirements, ensuring broad access to material information.
