Bitcoin and Ethereum Rise as U.S. Lawmakers Scramble to Dodge Historic Debt Default
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Bitcoin and Ethereum Rise as U.S. Lawmakers Scramble to Dodge Historic Debt Default

Cryptocurrency prices saw some lift over the weekend as lawmakers on Capitol Hill appeared less likely to trigger the first-ever debt default in U.S. history. Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden were inching closer to a finalized deal on America’s debt ceiling on Sunday and assessing the support they have to pass legislation this week, per the…

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Bitcoin can bring 'cause and consequence into cyberspace', boost security — Michael Saylor
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Bitcoin can bring ’cause and consequence into cyberspace’, boost security — Michael Saylor

Bitcoin may be the answer to combat cybersecurity threats driven by artificial intelligence, such as deepfake, said Michael Saylor, executive chairman of MicroStrategy, during a recent interview with Kitco News. Saylor illustrated his views using social media accounts created by robots as an example. According to him, billions of fake accounts are behind a digital “civil war” in today’s society,…

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Web3 May Flip ‘Content Consumption on its Head,’ but Still Needs Traditional Media: MyCo Co-Founder
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Web3 May Flip ‘Content Consumption on its Head,’ but Still Needs Traditional Media: MyCo Co-Founder

While Web3 is poised to revolutionize existing businesses and entire industries—from finance to film—MyCo’s co-founder Phil McKenzie believes matrimony is more meaningful than making a martyr out of Web2 and its associated business models. “It’s about marrying the two together and bridging them,” McKenzie told Decrypt at the inaugural MetaCannes Festival in France, which he helped co-organize. “Web3 is fantastic,…

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This Week on Crypto Twitter: Shaq Served with Two Crypto Lawsuits on Same Day
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This Week on Crypto Twitter: Shaq Served with Two Crypto Lawsuits on Same Day

A slow news cycle resulted in the fourth consecutive week of flat prices in the crypto markets. Crypto Twitter was similarly sedate throughout the week, although markets briefly panicked on Monday when a machine-generated mockup of an explosion at the Pentagon went viral.  An AI image of an explosion near the Pentagon caused the market to sell off violently for…

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