Bitcoin and select altcoins are looking strong at the start of October, but will the flashpan bullish momentum last? Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/price-analysis-10-2-spx-dxy-btc-eth-bnb-xrp-sol-ada-doge-ton
Month: October 2023
Researchers find LLMs like ChatGPT output sensitive data even after it’s been ‘deleted’
A trio of scientists from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill recently published pre-print artificial intelligence (AI) research showcasing how difficult it is to remove sensitive data from large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard. According to the researchers’ paper, the task of “deleting” information from LLMs is possible, but it’s just as difficult to…
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: Everything You Need to Know
“The world’s ending. At least, that’s what everyone says.” A Final Fantasy VII remake trilogy has been in the works for years, and the second chapter is just around the corner. Join Cloud, Tifa, and the rest of the party to take on the latest chunk of this reimagined take on a classic game from an iconic franchise. Square Enix…
BTC price knocks on $28.5K as trader says Bitcoin ‘reeks of disbelief’
Bitcoin preserves its snap October gains, but BTC price analysis reveals reasons for staying level-headed about the future. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/app/public/index.php/news/btc-price-28-5-k-trader-bitcoin-disbelief
Ethereum Future ETFs Start Trading in US for First Time
Several Ethereum futures exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have started trading in the United States for the first time. Investment firms ProShares, VanEck, Bitwise, Valkyrie, Kelly, and Volshares collectively debuted a total of nine ETFs on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) Monday morning. Proshares launched three funds: the Ether Strategy Fund (EETH), the Bitcoin and Ether Strategy ETF (BETH), and the…
Grayscale Files to Convert Ethereum Trust Into Spot ETF
After ongoing efforts to convert its Bitcoin (BTC) Trust into an exchange-traded fund, Grayscale now intends to do the same with its Ethereum (ETH) product. NYSE Arca filed a 19b-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to convert the Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) into a spot Ethereum ETF shortly after the first series of futures Ethereum ETFs reached the…
Parliamentary committee calls for shutdown of Worldcoin in Kenya
A parliamentary committee in Kenya’s government tasked with investigating Worldcoin has recommended that regulators shut down the project’s operations in the country. According to a report released on Sept. 30 by Kenya’s parliament, Worldcoin has continued to collect personal data of Kenya’s residents “in total disregard” of an order to stop issued in May — potentially including information from minors.…
Bankrupt CeFi firm Haru Invest hints at asset recovery
Bankrupt South Korean yield platform Haru Invest says it will return users’ assets, although no particular timeframe is given. In a questions and answers session on October 2, Hugo Lee, Haru Invest’s CEO, said the firm has a plan for “phased asset recovery and distribution” in several rounds through the disposition of recovered assets. Lee wrote: “To note, however, as…
Effective altruism fueled SBF’s ‘ridiculous’ actions at FTX: Ex-Alameda engineer
“No sane person would make those decisions,” says a former engineer at Alameda Research about what ultimately led to the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto … Source: https://cointelegraph.com/app/public/index.php/news/effective-altruism-fueled-ftx-founder-sam-bankman-fried-ridiculous-actions-former-alameda
UBS Launches Tokenization Trial on Ethereum
The tokenization trend continues to gather steam. Today, UBS Asset Management, the asset management division of Switzerland’s largest financial holding, announced the launch of its inaugural live pilot of a tokenized Variable Capital Company (VCC) fund. The fund represents a legal entity for investment funds in Singapore that was introduced in January 2020 to enhance the city-state’s position as a…