This story comes from GG. Your Web3 Gaming Power-Up Discover GG Some of the most prolific video game studios are using generative AI to automate the tedious elements of game design, like NPC dialogue and creating new levels of detail for in-game renderings—all in an effort to speed development and focus human talent on more important elements. Generative AI is…
Month: July 2023
AI Could Unlock the Language of Proteins: Meet Ankh, the Protein Whisperer
What if AI could talk to proteins? You know, those large, complex molecules that play many critical roles in the body? Well, hold on to your lab coats, because Ankh— a new protein language model—purports to do just that. Ankh was created by a group of experts from the Universities of Munich and Columbia in collaboration with the biotech company…
Did Blur Really Crash the NFT Market?
With Bored Ape Yacht Club prices hitting a two-year low and other prominent projects seeing sizable price drops of late, many investors and influencers in the NFT world are starting to point fingers at who’s to blame—and many of those fingers are pointing at Blur. Amid falling NFT prices, traders are more vocally pushing back against the incentivized trading model…
‘Bitcoin is an international asset' — BlackRock CEO’s bullish remarks
The CEO of the world’s largest asset management firm, Larry Fink, spoke on BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF filing and the potential benefits of crypto. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/bitcoin-international-asset-black-rock-ceo-bullish-remarks
Searches for ‘AI jobs’ in 2023 are 4X higher than ‘crypto jobs’ when BTC hit $69K
Artificial intelligence has become a clear-cut winner in the battle for job-seekers, according to new analysis from cryptocurrency data aggregator CoinGecko. From 2020 to 2022, searches for “AI jobs” and “crypto jobs” remained fairly close with AI taking the crown most days and crypto pulling into the lead on occasion upon Bitcoin (BTC) reaching an all-time high of $69,000 in…
Binance.US market share drops below 1% amid regulatory lawsuit: Report
United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance.US has reportedly seen its market share drop more than 20% amid a lawsuit from federal financial regulators. According to a July 5 report from Reuters citing data from Kaiko, the market share of Binance.US in the U.S. dropped from more than 22% in April to roughly 0.9% as of June 26. The U.S. Securities and…
dYdX exchange launches testnet for ‘fully decentralized’ version 4
Crypto exchange dYdX has launched a public testnet of its V4 iteration, according to a July 5 announcement from the exchange’s development team. This marks the completion of “milestone 4” out of five, paving the way for a future V4 mainnet launch. Once implemented on mainnet, V4 is expected to allow for “full decentralization” of the exchange. v4 Testnet is…
Ex-Activision VP Michael Lee: Gaming Is Crypto’s ‘Killer App’
Ex-Activision VP Michael Lee: Gaming Is Crypto’s ‘Killer App’ Former Activision Vice President Michael Lee is now the SVP of Growth at Matter Labs. At the 3XP gaming conference, Lee sat down with Decrypt’s Kate Irwin to discuss crypto gaming and give his predictions for the industry. Source: https://decrypt.co/videos/live-events/M9ulXrb3/ex-activision-vp-michael-lee-gaming-is-cryptos-killer-app
Bitcoin Mining Revenue Hits $184 Million in Q2 Amid Ordinals Fervor
Bitcoin miners are awash with funds from transaction fees, a multimillion-dollar windfall generated this past quarter due to the popularity of BRC-20 tokens and Ordinals, according to Coin Metrics. The crypto analytics firm said that a formerly “tepid fee market” for Bitcoin miners has been suddenly upended, with its latest “State of the Network” report finding miners earning $184 million…
Twitter receives money transmitter licenses in three US states
Twitter Payments LLC, a subsidiary of Elon Musk’s Twitter social network, appears to have received its first money transmitter licenses after Michigan, New Hampshire, and Missouri approved the company’s applications. NEWS: Twitter has finally secured its first money transmitter licenses in several US states. pic.twitter.com/gziiRgelYU — T(w)itter Daily News (@TitterDaily) July 5, 2023 A money transmitter license allows a…