Cointelegraph video journalist and YouTube host Giovanni Pigni challenged ChatGPT to a crypto investment game. Both contenders had $100 to build a strong crypto portfolio and make as much money as possible in two weeks. The goal of the experiment was to find out whether artificial intelligence can beat a human in crypto trading and to find human strengths and…
Financial technology firm Ripple is expanding its portfolio of regulatory licenses in the United States with the acquisition of Fortress Trust, according to an announcement on Sep. 8. Fortress Trust provides regulatory and technology infrastructure for blockchain organizations. The company holds a Nevada Trust license that allows it to custody financial assets. The acquisition is in addition to the more…
Crypto exchange Binance today said it would end support for Polygon on its NFT marketplace. In a Friday blog post, the world’s biggest crypto exchange said the decision was part of “ongoing efforts to streamline product offerings on Binance NFT Marketplace.” Binance did not immediately respond to Decrypt’s request for comment. The news arrives just after Binance CEO Changepeng Zhao refuted…
Nasdaq announced that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved its request to operate the first exchange AI-driven order type on Sep. 8. Called the dynamic midpoint extended life order (M-ELO), the new system expands on the M-ELO automated order type by making it “dynamic,” meaning it will use artificial intelligence to update and, essentially, recalibrate itself…
Anthropic recently launched the Pro version of its already powerful chatbot, Claude 2. The service promises 5 times more interactions, computing priority, and early access to new features. Anthropic’s new Claude Pro is only available in the US and UK, costing $20 (US) and £18 (UK), putting the AI chatbot in direct competition with OpenAI’s ChatGPT Plus service which is…
Just a few months ago, the indie climbing game “Only Up” gained a massive Twitch audience, with streamers like xQC, Ninja, and Pokimane broadcasting the clumsy, clunky experience to over 279,000 simultaneous viewers. Now the game’s developer has abruptly removed it from the PC game store Stream, citing months of “stress.” In a Steam patch note attached to the now-removed…
Qala, a little-known African non-profit has been quietly training developers to work at Bitcoin and Lightning Network firms across the continent. Earlier this week the group announced it’s getting the financing it needs to scale up its efforts—with a little support from billionaire Bitcoiner Jack Dorsey. And it’s now been acquired by Btrust. Btrust, is a non-profit organization dedicated to…
The Thodex founder fled the country in 2021 only to be detained in Albania in August 2022 and extradited to Turkey in April 2023. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/app/public/index.php/news/turkish-crypto-exchange-thodex-ceo-11-000-year-prison-for-2-b-scam
Multinational technology company Apple has reportedly paid $5 million for the rights to author Michael Lewis’ upcoming book on former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) following a bidding war. According to a Sept. 7 report from The Ankler, Apple secured the rights to the book Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon, which is set to be…
The United States regulators have finally taken steps to resolve an enforcement case against the collapsed Mirror Trading International (MTI). The United States District Court for the Western District of Texas has ordered MTI to pay $1.7 billion in restitution to victims for operating a fraudulent scheme involving digital assets and forex, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on…
