Month: June 2024

Russian Ambassador to China Igor Morgulov disclosed that approximately 30 countries are interested in joining the BRICS economic bloc in an opinion piece published by the South China Morning Post last week. BRICS welcomed five new members in January: Egypt, Iran, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, and Ethiopia. Last week, Russian Presidential Spokesman […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/30-countries-seek-to-join-brics-russian-ambassador-to-china-says/

Bitcoin Core’s Optech Newsletter #306 is recommending users to, “to upgrade to Bitcoin Core 25.0 or higher within the next two weeks, with the latest version being 27.0.” A new policy was discussed by several Bitcoin Core project members concerning disclosures of vulnerabilities. Low-severity vulnerabilities will be disclosed about two weeks after a new version […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/bitcoin-cores-latest-optech-newsletter-urges-upgrade-to-version-25-0-discusses-new-vulnerability-disclosure-policy/

Corbin Keegan, a U.S. national who self-proclaimed himself as the first citizen of Bitcoin City, has temporarily left El Salvador after waiting over two years for the state to build the settlement. President Nayib Bukele first announced this infrastructure proposal for Bitcoin City in November 2021. He also explained that the settlement would be constructed […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/first-citizen-of-bitcoin-city-leaves-el-salvador-after-waiting-over-2-years-for-its-construction/

Moody’s has initiated a review for potential downgrades of six U.S. regional banks due to their considerable exposure to commercial real estate (CRE) loans. Moody’s Corporation, established in 1909 and recognized as one of the “Big Three” credit rating agencies along with Standard & Poor’s (S&P) and Fitch Ratings, specializes in providing credit ratings, research, […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/6-us-banks-face-moodys-downgrade/

A new study has found that crimes enabled by artificial intelligence in the cryptocurrency ecosystem are still in their nascent stages. Stakeholders can prevent these activities from becoming widespread through timely and measured responses. Data from the same study indicate a surge in tokens featuring AI-related keywords such as GPT, Openai and Bard. Approximately 4,500 […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/elliptic-study-finds-ai-enabled-crime-in-cryptocurrency-remains-in-early-stages/

The African Development Bank (ADB) and Intel have announced a significant partnership to train three million Africans and 30,000 government officials in advanced artificial intelligence (AI) skills. According to the ADB, this training is expected to revolutionize the African digital ecosystem and contribute to economic growth. The program will tackle socio-economic challenges and enhance productivity […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/intel-partners-with-african-development-bank-to-train-3-million-in-advanced-ai-skills/

Known lifestyle influencer and former kickboxer Andrew Tate has burned TOPG tokens valued at over $10 million after announcing it on social media. Tate received over 580 million TOPG tokens as a donation from an unnamed party, and announced that he would burn it so “everyone else makes money.” After burning the tokens, Tate celebrated […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/andrew-tate-burns-over-10-million-received-in-meme-coin-topg/