WhatsApp to Block Screenshots for View Once Messages; 5G Networks in India for Connected Vehicles! Tech Market Roundup

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What's new today: The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan has had a "massive chilling effect" on the local cryptocurrency market; The world saw crypto losses up to US$428 million in the third quarter.

Fast-Trach Insights: WhatsApp to block screenshots of its View Once feature; 5G networks in India can enable a future of connected vehicles.

The Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan has had a "massive chilling effect" on the local cryptocurrency market, bringing it to a practical "standstill," according to a recent report. Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis in an Oct. 5 report stated the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region saw the largest crypto market growth in 2022 but noted that Afghani crypto dealers had three options: "flee the country, cease operations, or risk arrest."

The world saw crypto losses up to US$428 million in the third quarter (Q3), down 36% from Q2, from hacks and frauds, a new report has shown. An analysis of the crypto losses by bug bounty platform Immunefi found that fraud accounts for only 7% of the total losses in Q3 2022, while hacks account for 9%.

The Biden administration is expected to announce new measures to restrict Chinese companies from getting access to technologies that enable high-performance computing, according to several people familiar with the matter, the latest in a series of moves aimed at hobbling Beijing's ambitions to craft next-generation weapons and automate large-scale surveillance systems.

The rollout of 5G networks in India was officially inaugurated on Saturday. The 5th generation cellular network technology promises faster download speeds, lower latency connectivity, and higher bandwidths over its predecessor, 4G. But it is not just the internet browsing experience that will be radically different on 5G. The new technology will be critical for several new use cases, including connected vehicles and infrastructure.

Meta's messaging platform WhatsApp will roll out a new version of its View Once feature aimed at barring users from taking screenshots of view once images and videos. Due to this feature, users cannot take a screenshot of the media shared with them and also cannot forward, export, save or view the images or other media.