Circle, Tether freezes over $65M in assets transferred from Multichain
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Circle, Tether freezes over $65M in assets transferred from Multichain

Stablecoin issuers Circle and Tether have frozen over $65 million in assets tied to the suspected exploit of cross-chain router protocol Multichain. The move follows unexplained large outflows from the Multichain MPC bridge on July 6.  According to the knowledge graph protocol 0xScope, three addresses that received at least $63.2 million in USD Coin (USDC) from Multichain are now frozen.…

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Marathon Digital attributes 21% decline in Bitcoin mined to adverse weather conditions
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Marathon Digital attributes 21% decline in Bitcoin mined to adverse weather conditions

Bitcoin mining company Marathon Digital has linked the recent slump in its total amount of Bitcoin’s (BTC) mined in June to the weather conditions in Texas and a drop in transaction fees. According to a July 5 statement, Marathon Digital experienced a “21%” decline in June for the total amount of Bitcoin mined compared to the previous month of May.  The…

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BlackRock bullish on Bitcoin, Gemini CEO's ‘delusion,’ CEXs' unhappy staff
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BlackRock bullish on Bitcoin, Gemini CEO’s ‘delusion,’ CEXs’ unhappy staff

Top Stories This Week Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, has recently delivered pro-crypto remarks, claiming “Bitcoin is an international asset” and suggesting U.S. regulators consider how an ETF directly linked to Bitcoin could democratize finance in the country. Under Fink, BlackRock has attempted to launch a spot BTC ETF with crypto exchange Coinbase acting as a surveillance partner. It’s…

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New ChatGPT Code Interpreter Can Prove to Flat Earthers That the Earth Is Round
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New ChatGPT Code Interpreter Can Prove to Flat Earthers That the Earth Is Round

For coders developing with AI, OpenAI latest announcement was a bombshell: a new ChatGPT Code Interpreter plugin with a host of features that could revolutionize programmer workflows. Available next week specifically to ChatGPT Plus subscribers, the tool is another milestone in AI’s fast-advancing capabilities, following the rollout of GPT-4 and the introduction of web browsing. With a focus on data…

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AI Generated Child Porn Outlawed In Louisiana
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AI Generated Child Porn Outlawed In Louisiana

A new Louisiana law set to go into effect on August 1 will criminalize the production and possession of deepfakes depicting the sexual abuse of children. Louisiana legislative bill SB175, signed into law by Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards, deems that anyone convicted of creating, distributing, or possessing unlawful deepfake images depicting minors could face a mandatory five to 20…

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AI Can Now Move Bitcoin With New Lightning Labs Tools
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AI Can Now Move Bitcoin With New Lightning Labs Tools

Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues its unassailable conquest of the internet, adding Bitcoin to the long list of things it can manipulate.  Lightning Labs, one of the main companies working on the Bitcoin-based Lightning Network, announced a new set of developer tools that can integrate Bitcoin with AI applications and Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT. According to the two engineers…

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