Digital asset trading platform Securitize has begun tokenizing equity in the Spanish real estate investment trust Mancipi Partners, it announced on June 27. The firm expects to launch secondary trading on the Avalanche blockchain in September. Securitize plans to carry out the first natively tokenized equity issuance under the European Union’s pilot regime for distributed ledger technology supervised by the…
Structured Query Language (SQL) is a powerful and essential tool for working with relational databases. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to enhance your SQL skills, ChatGPT can be a valuable companion in your learning journey. This article will explain how to use ChatGPT to learn SQL and master querying databases effectively. Understanding SQL fundamentals Ask ChatGPT basic questions about…
In April 2021, the European Commission presented its proposal for harmonized rules on artificial intelligence (AI), dubbed the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). After the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament finalized their positions in December 2022 and June 2023, the legislative institutions entered a trilogue on the upcoming AI regulation. The negotiations can be challenging due…
Securitize is broadening its horizons beyond the U.S., kicking off the issuance of tokenized securities in the bloc. This move follows the firm’s successful entry into the Spanish General Secretariat of the Treasury and International Finance’s test environment, a sandbox of sorts for digital asset securities. Tokenization refers to turning more traditional financial assets, such as stocks and bonds, and…
Hong Kong is expanding its financial collaboration with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, targeting agreements related to tokenization and payments infrastructure. The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) on July 26 held a bilateral meeting to strengthen the integration of financial services between the two countries. As part of the meeting agenda, the HKMA and…
Web3 neobank hi is saying hello to a new partner. Metaverse gaming conglomerate Animoca Brands is investing $30 million in the financial app, with a view to amplify the NFT utility in the industry. The gaming and metaverse heavyweight is best known for its popular Ethereum-based metaverse game The Sandbox. Meanwhile, hi made headlines after announcing that it was teaming…
As the Screen Actors Guild‐American Federation of Television and Radio Artists/Writers Guild of America (SAG-AFTRA/WGA) strike over the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in film and TV production enters its second week, Netflix is advertising for AI developers to fill Product Manager and Technical Director positions within its R&D Labs and Machine Learning division. In the job posting, Netflix stated that…
The social media platform formerly known as Twitter began its metamorphosis from its iconic blue bird, tweet-centric operations, to its new form as ‘X’ on July 24. X has replaced its bird logo with a simple white X, along with a color scheme shift from the trademark sky-blue to black and white. While links continue to read “twitter.com,” the web…
Twitter is currently undergoing a rebrand to X, after owner Elon Musk grabbed headlines when he announced that the 17 year old social media platform he acquired last year would have a new name, logo, look and feel on July 24. X will serve as the new name of the social media platform and a broader ecosystem platform which Musk intends…
The U.S. Department of Justice has decided to drop one of the charges against Sam Bankman-Fried relating to political donations, citing “treaty obligations” with The Bahamas. The DOJ informed Judge Lewis A. Kaplan via a letter dated July 26 that it does not intend to proceed with the trial on the “unlawful campaign contributions” count. Campaign finance laws are connected…
