The potential approval of Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the looming BTC mining reward halving and major regulatory and enforcement actions are having a profound psychological effect on market prices. This is a major takeaway from the Next Block Expo conference in Berlin in early December, just as Bitcoin tipped past $42,000 for the first time in over a year. Animoca…
The credentialing system used by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) will use the Avalanche blockchain to issue tamper-evident certificates in India. India is the second-largest IEEE membership base outside the United States, with over 75,000 members. The professional association will issue IEEE credentials or certificates to all trainees and users to make the verification process tamper-proof, instant,…
Jamie King, one of the original founders of Grand Theft Auto maker Rockstar Games, has joined the Cayman Islands-based Portal Foundation as an advisor to help oversee the project’s crypto gaming efforts, Portal Chief Business Officer and founding team member Dan Keene shared exclusively with Decrypt. “This is an exciting moment for Portal, as well as me personally,” King told…
The David Clark Cause, IBM, the United Nations Human Rights Office of the Commissioner and the Linux Foundation announced the winners of the 2023 Call for Code hackathon on Dec. 6. Call for Code is the largest annual event of its kind, gathering participants from more than 180 nations who have produced a collective 24,000 applications to date, according to…
In the race for market supremacy among artificial intelligence (AI) firms, a coalition of technology leaders spearheaded by IBM and Meta established the AI Alliance. Rather than competing, these companies aim to collaborate, emphasizing their commitment to fostering transparent innovation and responsible development in artificial intelligence. In a joint statement, IBM and Meta outlined the AI Alliance’s objectives, emphasizing a…
A double-digit surge has propelled meme cryptocurrency Dogecoin to over $0.10 for the first time in a year. The price of Dogecoin currently stands at just over $0.103285, up 16.8% on the day, as altcoins follow Bitcoin’s bullish price movement and the meme coin marked its 10th anniversary today. Dogecoin was originally launched on December 6, 2013 by creators Billy…
Bitcoin (BTC) has gained almost 170% since the European Central Bank (ECB) warned of its impending “irrelevance.” As noted by crypto proponent Eric Wall and others on Dec. 4, BTC price action has done the complete opposite of economists’ predictions. ECB Bitcoin myopia: “What else are they wrong about?” Bitcoin traded at just $16,400 when on Nov. 30, 2022, the…
As Web3 gaming showed resilience despite the crypto bear market, professionals working in the space predict that the next year will be more eventful for the blockchain gaming niche. Henry Chang, the CEO of the South Korean game development company Wemade, believes that there will be an increase in blockchain-based games released in 2024. Chang told Cointelegraph in a statement…
Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu is confident that a number of investments and partnerships could prove fruitful in 2024 as mainstream institutional interest in Bitcoin gathers a head of steam. Speaking exclusively to Cointelegraph at the Next Block Expo event in Berlin, the chairman of the gaming venture capital firm highlights some 70 investments made in 2023 that are expected…
ChatGPT from OpenAI became the most-viewed English article on Wikipedia in 2023, amassing an impressive 49.5 million page views. This recognition showcases the increasing impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and emphasizes the public’s profound interest in interactive and dynamic technologies. The Wikimedia Foundation disclosed that, in 2023, English Wikipedia pages received more than 84 billion page views. ChatGPT achieved 49.5…
