Eliza Labs founder X hacked, posts scam links
Eliza Labs founder Shaw Walters has confirmed his X account was hacked over the weekend — with X users reporting that the account was posting scam links.
“I don’t know wtf happened with the hack,” said Walters, adding that he had two-factor authentication and a strong password with a password manager.
“I woke up and everyone DMed me saying my account was hacked, my wife logged in and deleted posts and connected accounts while I was asleep so I didn’t see it,” he said.
“It was obviously well-designed and targeted,” he said, apologizing to anyone who lost funds in the Eliza scam links that were posted on his account. “This space is so tiring,” he lamented.
Eliza Labs is the creator of the Eliza open-source AI agent framework, which has the native token ai16z. It was quick to warn followers not to interact with the fraudulent links or any other links posted from Walters’ account.
World Orbs rolls out in the Philippines
Financial and identity network World has announced it is now available in the Philippines, starting with Orb verifications near the capital, Manila.
On Feb. 17, World, formerly known as Worldcoin, said that the Philippines was a country “fueled by a young, digitally savvy population and an emerging middle class eager to adopt new technologies and financial solutions.”
The timing is also particularly relevant for the Philippines because the country ranks number one globally in social media usage, it stated.
Additionally, Filipinos are also among the most prolific early adopters of artificial intelligence, with 86% of Filipino knowledge workers integrating AI into their workflows, it said.
World ID Orb verifications are initially available in select cities in the province of Bulacan, just outside Manila, in preparation for nationwide availability.
On Feb. 12, the firm announced that World ID verification had become available in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta.
Boyaa predicts profit surge with help from Bitcoin gains
Chinese gaming firm Boyaa Interactive announced that it expects its net profit for 2024 to surge by as much as 640% to 680% compared to 2023, primarily due to gains from its Bitcoin holdings, according to a filing on Feb. 16.
It noted that this was “primarily due to the digital assets value-added gain generated from the cryptocurrencies held by the group,” and the group’s holding of certain online operation activities and the continuous optimization of its gaming products.
Revenue is expected to increase by 15% to 20% compared to 2023.
Boyaa held 3,183 BTC as of late November, currently worth $306 million, making it the eleventh-largest corporate holder of the asset and the largest in Asia ahead of Japan’s Metaplanet, which holds 1,762 BTC.
The Hong Kong-listed firm has seen stock prices decline 15% since the beginning of the year but shares are up more than 600% since the same time last year.
Coinbase pledges to challenge Tether
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said at the company’s earnings call late last week that the firm aims to challenge Tether’s position as the leading stablecoin issuer by making USDC “number one.”
However, Armstrong admitted that this new aim was a “stretch goal,” signaling it represents an ambitious challenge. USDC currently has a market share of around 24%, whereas Tether’s USDT represents 61% of the $234 billion stablecoin market.
Armstrong also said he believes that as much as 10% of global GDP “could be running on crypto rails by the end of this decade.”
Other News
Popular Bitcoin analyst and stock-to-flow model creator “PlanB” caused a stir over the weekend when he revealed he had transferred his Bitcoin into exchange-traded funds, citing “peace of mind” and hassle with private keys.
“Maybe they are concerned about $5 wrench attacks or trying to make themselves less of a target for attackers by saying their stack is all in ETFs now,” said Bitcoin pioneer Samson Mow.
If someone says they moved all their #Bitcoin to ETFs, I would leave them be. Maybe they are concerned about $5 wrench attacks, or trying to make themselves less of a target for attackers by saying their stack is all in ETFs now.
Meanwhile, Argentine President Javier Milei is reportedly facing fraud charges after endorsing a cryptocurrency project called LIBRA that collapsed in what has been labeled an insider scam.
