Belarus is building up to a partial crypto ban. In a statement Sunday, the country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said that fraudsters were using P2P crypto services to cash out dirty funds. The statement added that the body was working on legislation to prohibit transactions for the “exchange of cryptocurrency between individuals.” “Since the beginning of the year, employees of…
The Open Network (TON) has released an on-chain encrypted messaging feature, according to a July 3 announcement from the network’s developer, TON Foundation. The new feature allows for private messages to be sent between TON users. TON Foundation Introduces Encrypted Transaction Messageshttps://t.co/HXKtk0gxKC pic.twitter.com/0z1z4E5ku1 — TON (@ton_blockchain) July 3, 2023 TON is a blockchain network forked from code created by the…
A tumultuous week in the NFT space has been marked by widespread selling, prompting jitters among collectors and investors as “blue chip” projects like the Bored Ape Yacht Club careen toward multi-year low prices. When digital asset markets were frothy in 2021 and early 2022, the Bored Ape Yacht Club became synonymous with NFTs for mainstream audiences. As celebrities bought…
The application included a Nasdaq-Coinbase agreement “intended to supplement the exchange’s market surveillance program” following the SEC reportedly saying the… Source: https://cointelegraph.com/public/index.php/news/blackrock-spot-bitcoin-etf-filing-coinbase-surveillance-partner
The most recent filing involving asset manager BlackRock’s attempt to launch a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) included a “surveillance-sharing agreement” with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. According to a June 29 filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, the Nasdaq stock exchange refiled for a proposed rule change allowing the listing of BlackRock’s Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund. The filing…
Bitcoin notched its highest price in over a year on Monday, coasting upwards on news that BlackRock resubmitted its application for a spot Bitcoin ETF. The largest coin by market capitalization traded hands at $31,250 as of this writing, according to CoinGecko. It represents a gain of 2.4% over the past day and Bitcoin’s highest price since June of last…
The bulls are trying to nudge Bitcoin above the critical resistance of $31,000, which may start a broad-based crypto rally. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/price-analysis-7-3-spx-dxy-btc-eth-bnb-xrp-ada-doge-sol-ltc
European Union lawmakers have agreed to move ahead with the controversial European Data Act, which has previously drawn criticism from the crypto community. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/eu-finalizes-data-act-with-a-kill-switch-for-smart-contracts-law-decoded-june-27-july-3
Emad Mostaque, founder and CEO of Stability AI, has a provocative prediction as artificial intelligence (AI) increasingly transforms our world: “There will be no programmers in five years.” Indeed, the futuristic CEO seems to envision a near-future shaped by the capabilities of AI. Mostaque talked about the current status of the AI industry and his vision in an interview with…
Deciphering ancient languages and texts has been a challenge for archaeologists for generations. Now, researchers are using artificial intelligence to quickly translate ancient texts and languages into English—including ancient Cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphs. In a new Oxford Academic report, a group of AI developers details how they were able to use natural language processing (NLP) to translate cuneiform tablets from…
