Inbar Preiss / DL News: The European Central Bank plans to award €1.3B in contracts to help develop a digital euro; Amazon was selected in the past to help design the CBDC prototype  —  In a move that wasn’t expected so soon in 2024, the European Central Bank said Wednesday it is ready to pay €1.3 billion … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Morgan Sung / TechCrunch: Logan Paul says he is “personally committing” $2.3M+ to offer refunds for CryptoZoo, the allegedly fraudulent Pokémon-inspired NFT game that he launched in 2021  —  Logan Paul is offering refunds for CryptoZoo, the failed and allegedly fraudulent Pokémon-inspired NFT game that he launched in 2021. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Ezra Reguerra / Cointelegraph: CertiK: over $1.8B were lost across 751 crypto hacks in 2023, down 51% YoY from $3.7B in 2022; Q3 recorded the most losses at over $686M  —  CertiK co-founder Ronghui Gu told Cointelegraph that, all things considered, 2023 was a “positive development” for blockchain security.  —  Total views Lees verder op Tech Meme

Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal: Netflix is considering ways to make money from video games, including via IAPs and ads; Apptopia: as of October 2023, <1% of subscribers played its games daily  —  Ideas include charging extra for some games and incorporating ads, in-game purchases  —  Netflix has said it plans to be in gaming for years to come. Lees verder op Tech Meme