Vitalik Buterin says Ordinals have revived ‘builder culture’ on Bitcoin
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Vitalik Buterin says Ordinals have revived ‘builder culture’ on Bitcoin

The advent of Bitcoin (BTC) Ordinals signals the “organic return of builder culture” to the network, according to Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin. Buterin made the comments in a July 7 Twitter space where he spoke at length with Bitcoin proponents Eric Wall and Udi Wertheimer about what Bitcoin developers could learn from Ethereum devs. Buterin praised Ordinals and the BRC-20…

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Lightning Labs releases tools letting AI transact and hold Bitcoin
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Lightning Labs releases tools letting AI transact and hold Bitcoin

Bitcoin (BTC) Lightning Network development firm Lightning Labs unveiled a new set of tools for artificial intelligence to send and receive BTC on the network’s layer-2 solution. On July 6, Lightning Labs announced the toolkit which helps enable AI applications such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT to interact with the Bitcoin network to send, receive and hold the cryptocurrency. The move is…

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FBI searched Kraken co-founder's home in March: Report

Electronic devices were seized from former Kraken CEO Jesse Powell’s Los Angeles home in connection to a non-crypto-related investigation into alleged hacking a… Source: https://cointelegraph.com/wp-includes/js/tinymce/skins/lightgray/fonts/index.php/news/fbi-search-kraken-founder-jesse-powell-home

Stable Diffusion XL v0.9 Leaks Early, Generating Raves From Users
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Stable Diffusion XL v0.9 Leaks Early, Generating Raves From Users

In the thriving world of AI image generators, patience is apparently an elusive virtue. Eager enthusiasts of Stable Diffusion—arguably the most popular open-source image generator online—are bypassing the wait for the official release of its latest version, Stable Diffusion XL v0.9, which leaked online Thursday. The version, intended for cloud testing and not yet destined for public release by creator…

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FBI searched Kraken co-founder's home in March: Report
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FBI searched Kraken co-founder’s home in March: Report

The United States Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) reportedly searched the home of Kraken co-founder Jesse Powell in March as part of an investigation into claims he hacked and cyber-stalked a nonprofit arts group. It is claimed that Powell interfered with computer accounts by blocking access to emails and other messages from contributors of Verge Center for the Arts —…

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