Across Crypto Twitter on Thursday, the rumor buzzed, accelerated by the delicious smack of hypocrisy: Senator Elizabeth Warren, crypto’s famed arch-nemesis, allegedly flew a flag above the U.S. Capitol to honor pseudonymous Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, and commemorate the token’s recent 15th birthday. This is the same Elizabeth Warren that—just weeks ago—decried the approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs as a…
Google Labs has announced a major upgrade to its Gemini Pro AI tool—the midsize AI model that powers the free version of its chatbot—introducing the ability to process up to 1 million tokens in preview. It provides unprecedented “context size” that leaves the current leading tools and their 128K capacity in the dust. The upgrade to Gemini Pro v1.5 makes…
Fortune smiled upon a lucky winner this Lunar New Year as the Bitcoin.com Verse Team announced a major jackpot hit on their decentralized app, the Lunar New Year Scratcher. With every ticket offering an equal shot at the jackpot, participants are encouraged to continue playing until Mar. 1 for their chance at fortune and glory […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/first-lunar-new-year-verse-scratcher-jackpots-hits-for-8888888-verse/
A closely watched lawsuit brought against OpenAI by several authors—including Sarah Silverman, Paul Tremblay, Christopher Golden, and Richard Kadrey—had almost all of its allegations dismissed by a federal judge. Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin of the Northern District of California, in court documents filed Monday, dismissed the plaintiffs’ claims of “vicarious copyright infringement,” saying there was not enough evidence to support them.…
It’s official: Following recent reports, Microsoft announced Thursday that it will bring some previously exclusive Xbox games to competing consoles, which would likely include Sony PlayStation and Nintendo consoles. Xbox head Phil Spencer confirmed in an official podcast that four games will be brought to competing consoles, but clarified that those titles will not include Starfield or Indiana Jones and…
OpenAI today unveiled Sora, a new artificial intelligence model that can take text-based instructions and create long, captivating videos. Well, one-minute long videos. It’s a somewhat late entry by the global leader in AI, as text-to-video isn’t exactly uncharted territory. Companies like RunwayML and Pika Labs have been in the game for a while and currently dominate the scene with…
Ronin, a Ethereum sidechain designed for blockchain games, announced Thursday that it will reduce RON token rewards paid to liquidity providers on its Katana decentralized exchange (DEX) starting in March. Sky Mavis, the company behind the network and its flagship game Axie Infinity, said that it plans to cut liquidity pool token emissions in multiple waves, slashing the daily token…
Bitcoin’s mining difficulty has hit an unprecedented peak, marking the most significant jump of 2024. On Thursday, at the milestone of block 830,592, the network experienced its fourth adjustment this year with a sharp 8.24% uptick. Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Skyrockets, Setting New Records in 2024 Mining bitcoin (BTC) has become considerably more challenging, following an […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoins-latest-difficulty-retarget-jumps-8-24-miners-navigate-the-toughest-mining-landscape-yet/
MicroStrategy’s dramatic gains this year are bringing it close to qualification for the S&P 500 Index, which could prove bullish for both the company and the Bitcoin (BTC) market. The popular index, which tracks the large-cap U.S. equity market across 500 companies, requires that its constituents carry a market cap of at least $15.8 billion. MicroStrategy, whose shares trade on…
According to the crypto payments company Wyre, based in San Francisco, which ceased operations in June 2023, the multi-currency self-custodial wallet platform Rockwallet has taken over Wyre’s entire customer base. On Thursday, Rockwallet announced it has been reaching out to customers to ensure a smooth transition in their digital asset endeavors, eliminating the need for […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/rockwallet-steps-in-to-adopt-wyres-customers-following-shutdown/
