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Chainalysis released its latest Global Cryptocurrency Adoption Index for the first half of 2024. The report is calculated using several parameters, including the usage of DeFi and CeFi protocols, to evaluate the level of cryptocurrency adoption across more than 150 countries.
As detailed in The Crypto Wealth Report 2024, the number of crypto billionaires has risen by 27% over the last year, now totaling 28, while the number of millionaires has soared by 95% to 172,300. This increase closely aligns with the overall market capitalization, which climbed by 89%.
The "Hack3D: The Web3 Security Report," published by CertiK, a security company, reveals that blockchain projects experienced 184 security incidents in the second quarter of 2024, resulting in losses totaling $688 million. This marks a 37% increase from the previous quarter.
Microsoft is set to upgrade all of its security systems. The initiative includes accelerating response times to security breaches, enhancing personal data protection, and automating two-factor authentication processes. These upgrades were prompted by a detailed and critical report from the U.S. Cybersecurity Board.
Google is considering integrating paid features based on artificial intelligence into its search engine, according to a report by the Financial Times The engineering team is actively working on these innovations, but the decision-makers are still weighing the potential implementation.
According to a PitchBook report, crypto startups raised $2.7 billion in the second quarter of 2024 across 503 deals. This marks a 2.5% increase from the previous quarter but a 9.8% decrease from the same period last year. Additionally, the deal count fell by 12.5% from the first quarter of 2024.
Bloomberg sources report that Apple won't be paying OpenAI for using its artificial intelligence features (ChatGPT) in its products, at least at the start of their collaboration. Apple believes that the value of embedding OpenAI’s technology into millions of its devices outweighs monetary payments.
A vulnerability in WhatsApp Messenger allows fraudulent groups or government organizations to track who users are messaging and their approximate locations, though the messages themselves remain encrypted. This was disclosed by developers in an internal security report. 










