Burkina Faso is launching a gold-backed digital currency, while Ghana moves to introduce crypto regulations by 2025.
Burkina Faso’s project with Palm Global Technologies, anchored in Abu Dhabi’s Global Market, will tokenize up to $8 trillion in gold and minerals. Ghana’s framework aims to protect its 3 million crypto users.
Across Africa, from Nigeria to South Africa, nations are moving from informal crypto use to state-backed innovation.
Counter-Strike’s famously valuable cosmetics market crashed by nearly $2 billion after Valve’s latest update made rare knives and gloves much easier to obtain, gutting prices for high-end items by 30–70% in less than 24 hours.
Electronic Arts is teaming up with Stability AI to co-develop generative tools that can build 3D worlds from text prompts and speed up game creation — all while keeping artists in control. At the same time, Krafton, maker of PUBG and Subnautica, is going “AI-first,” investing billions in infrastructure and creative automation by 2026.
The presidential pardon of Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao by Donald Trump came after an extensive and costly lobbying campaign in Washington, per Politico.
In today's GOB Live with @iambitcoinbo at block height 921020:
> Rumble collaborates with Tether to include Bitcoin tips for content creators > Bitcoin treasury firms are worth at less than their BTC holdings in light of crumbled sentiment > Canadian woman loses money to shady grandson Bitcoin fraud > Korea's Bitplanet launches treasury plan, purchases Bitcoin as market rebounds > Mid-tier Bitcoin miners gain ground, reforming post-halving competition
Bitcoin Bounces Back to $115K! Trade peace talks between the U.S. and China are lighting a fire under the crypto market again, and it’s not just BTC feeling the heat! With $31B in options set to expire, and Trump’s new CFTC pick shaking up regulation, this week could define the next big move.
Is this calm before the breakout, or the setup for a spooky Halloween shake-up?
💥 CZ’s pardon came after costly Binance lobbying push in Washington.
> In February, Binance and Changpeng Zhao designated crypto attorney Teresa Goody Guillén, who was considered for the SEC chair position beforehand by Donald Trump. > Her law firm has earned $290K in fees from both clients so far this year. > Zhao recently enlisted Trump ally and lobbyist Ches McDowell to lobby the White House and Treasury Department, paying $450K for his work in September alone.
🗨 Vitalik Buterin, @Ethereum co-founder, on blockchain security:
> A 51% attack cannot turn an incorrect block into a correct one > Conspiring validators can't steal users' money. > The protection though doesn't apply for off-chain > Any collaborations in light of external trust scenarios may decrease new opportunities for users
Featuring Mark Newton, CMT | Amro Zakaria | Tom Bruni, CMT |Darren Hawkins | Ralph Vince | Shrikesh Pabari | Nicholas Khan, CMT. Monday, October 27th, with Part 2 on October 28th, at 3:00PM Dubai Time on a new episode of Crypto Curious.
Featuring Mark Newton, CMT | Amro Zakaria | Tom Bruni, CMT |Darren Hawkins | Ralph Vince | Shrikesh Pabari | Nicholas Khan, CMT. Monday, October 27th, with Part 2 on October 28th, at 3:00PM Dubai Time on a new episode of Crypto Curious.
Meet the world’s first programmable bank — Pave Bank Backed by Tether, powered by blockchain + AI, and built for a world where money moves itself. Is this the future of banking?
A simulated AI cyberattack killed 26 in Los Angeles – and U.S. officials couldn’t agree who was behind it or how to respond.
The RAND-run “Day After AGI” exercises found the U.S. unprepared for an AI-driven crisis, lacking rapid analysis, shutdown tools, and secure backups. Even cooperation with China was deemed essential if a rogue AI spread globally.
The report warns: without clear playbooks, America could freeze in its first real AI emergency.
Quantum computing is moving fast – and the U.S. government wants in. Washington is reportedly in talks to fund leading quantum firms using CHIPS Act money, possibly taking equity stakes in return.
Economists call it creeping state control, while crypto circles are watching closely: a true quantum breakthrough could crack the encryption protecting Bitcoin and modern finance itself.