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According to FinanceFeeds, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a warning that scammers are defrauding retail investors through messaging apps like WhatsApp and fake cryptocurrency trading platforms. Scammers typically post investment advice on social media to attract users to join message groups disguised as well-known financial figures or trading communities, then lure them into depositing funds into fake platforms. These platforms simulate profits by fabricating trading data, and when users attempt to withdraw funds, they are asked for additional "unlock fees," with all funds flowing directly into the scammers' accounts.Additionally, scammers are targeting investors who have already suffered losses by promoting fake "fund recovery services" for secondary fraud. According to Moneysmart survey data, 23% of Australians aged 18 to 28 hold cryptocurrency assets, 72% of Generation Z have seen cryptocurrency ads on social media, and 41% have been directly persuaded to invest in cryptocurrencies, indicating a significantly higher risk exposure among the younger demographic. ASIC advises investors to be cautious of investment advice on social media and recommends verifying the compliance qualifications of platforms through the AUSTRAC virtual asset service provider register.

According to Fortune, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared his views at the Sequoia Capital AI Summit, noting significant generational differences in how users of different ages utilize ChatGPT. He stated that older users tend to use ChatGPT as a substitute for Google Search, while those in their twenties and thirties use it as a life advisor, and college students use it as a deeply integrated daily operating system.In the U.S., over one-third of young people aged 18 to 24 frequently use ChatGPT, leveraging its conversational memory feature for emotional advice, workplace negotiations, medical consultations, and even major life decisions. Sequoia Capital made its first investment in OpenAI in 2021, when the company was valued at $140 billion; after significant private equity financing, its current valuation has reached $852 billion.

According to Bloomberg, the Irish government officially launched the testing phase of the digital wallet on April 3 local time, which includes an age verification feature.According to a statement from the Irish Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, this digital ID will support age verification on social media platforms, aiming to protect children and adolescents from online harm.

EY announced the launch of the Blockchain Privacy Sandbox, a web-based development environment designed to help businesses and developers experiment with privacy-preserving smart contracts on public chains compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine. It is reported that this sandbox environment is based on the open-source technology Starlight, allowing developers to convert standard Solidity smart contracts into applications with privacy protection features while retaining the original contract logic, and providing exploratory, replicable, and modifiable sample projects to accelerate proof of concept development.Currently, the Blockchain Privacy Sandbox is mainly used for experimentation and validation, supporting businesses in assessing the feasibility of privacy smart contracts, testing functionalities, and validating application scenarios before officially integrating Starlight. EY stated that this tool lowers the technical barrier for conducting privacy experiments on public chains by providing an easy-to-use web environment. Starlight, as the underlying ZKP compiler, has been open-sourced, allowing developers to integrate privacy features through its GitHub repository. As businesses' demand for data privacy protection on public chains increases, the attention on zero-knowledge proof technology continues to rise. Relevant reports indicate that the global ZKP market is expected to reach approximately $7.6 billion by 2033.

StarkWare posted on the X platform that the zero-knowledge privacy protocol Nightfall developed by Ernst & Young has been deployed on Starknet.

CZ posted on the X platform stating that this is a profound topic. Typically, people have lower earning potential when they are young and need to strike a balance between spending, saving, and investing (financial investment or self-investment). The key is to find an almost optimal balance point. The book "Die with Zero" explores this topic in more detail.

According to CCTV.com, the young developer "World Champion of No Sleep" has built an air quality visualization platform airo2.xyz based on publicly available air quality data, utilizing AI technology to present real-time air quality and trends from multiple locations through an intuitive interface, exploring new paths for publicizing air information and promoting environmental awareness.It is reported that the platform integrates air quality data scattered across different channels and presents the air conditions in various locations in a visual manner, while also providing reminders based on life scenarios about whether it is suitable for outdoor activities, commuting, etc., lowering the threshold for the public to understand air quality indicators.After the platform went live, it sparked discussions in the community, with several users with technical backgrounds participating in the co-construction and optimization of page structure, data presentation methods, and indicator explanations, making the display of air information more intuitive, stable, and readable. This exploration is seen as a practical attempt of AI technology in the field of public environmental awareness and the advocacy of green living.

According to PR Newswire, Bitmine, an Ethereum treasury company listed on NYSE American, disclosed executive updates, announcing the appointment of Young Kim, Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager at Axiom Investors, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Chief Operating Officer (COO), reporting directly to Chairman Thomas "Tom" Lee. This appointment is effective immediately.It is reported that Young Kim also served as a Senior Portfolio Manager at Columbia Threadneedle Investments for ten years.

According to Cointelegraph, Coinbase's "2025 Q4 State of the Crypto Industry" report shows that 45% of young investors in the U.S. hold cryptocurrency, while the percentage among older investors is only 18%.

According to reports, Bybit's ByYoung series will hold its sixth live event on December 4 at 8 AM (UTC) to share the real experiences of Bybit employees living and working in the UAE.The event aims to provide first-hand information for professionals considering overseas career development, inviting four Bybit employees, including industry analyst Ivan, market sentiment analyst Oscar, content head Sheikh, broker supervisor Nikita, and host, management trainee Jessica. They will share their insights on working in the UAE and the Web3 industry, as well as local cultural experiences, career development opportunities, and relocation experiences. Viewers will also have the chance to "tour" Bybit's Abu Dhabi office online during the live broadcast.The ByYoung series live broadcasts are dedicated to showcasing Bybit's workplace stories and multinational work experiences, helping job seekers understand global Web3 employment opportunities.Event OverviewLive Broadcast Time: December 4 at 4 PM (GMT +8)Theme: Web3 Workplace Without Borders - UAE SpecialParticipation Method: Live on X platform @Bybit_Official

According to Forbes, 29-year-old Lopes Lara has just become the youngest self-made female billionaire in the world, surpassing 31-year-old Lucy Guo, co-founder of Scale AI, who held the title after taking it from Taylor Swift in April this year.The report states that Lopes Lara and Kalshi co-founder Mansour both grew up in Lebanon and met at MIT. They belong to the same international student circle, and their elective courses were quite similar, both majoring in computer science. In 2018, they both interned at Five Rings Capital in New York, which brought them closer together. One night, while returning to their internship apartment in the Financial District, they suddenly came up with the idea of starting a prediction market. Thus, Kalshi was born.Previously, it was reported that Kalshi completed a $1 billion funding round at a valuation of $11 billion. This round was led by Paradigm, with other investors including Sequoia Capital, a16z, and Y Combinator.