One of the organizers behind the crowdfunding initiative says discussions with the Las Vegas Sphere are progressing and is confident the plan will eventually go ahead. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/dogwifhat-las-vegas-sphere-organizers-confident-deal-will-happen
Month: July 2024
Microsoft’s AI Voice Cloning Tech Is So Good, You Can’t Use It
Microsoft’s research team has unveiled VALL-E 2, a new AI system for speech synthesis capable of generating “human-level performance” voices with just a few seconds of audio that were indistinguishable from the source. “(VALL-E 2 is) the latest advancement in neural codec language models that marks a milestone in zero-shot text-to-speech synthesis (TTS), achieving human parity for the first time,”…
Russian Central Bank Suggests Using Crypto to Counter Western Sanctions
Russia’s central bank has urged businesses to consider various payment solutions, including cryptocurrencies and digital assets, to manage transactions with foreign partners and counter Western sanctions. Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina highlighted that the central bank has softened its stance on the use of cryptocurrencies in international payments. She also mentioned ongoing efforts to […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/russian-central-bank-suggests-using-crypto-to-counter-western-sanctions/
Ozempic Weight-Loss Drug Linked to Blindness in New Study
People who take a massively popular diabetes and weight loss drug may have an increased chance of developing a rare vision condition that could lead to blindness, according to a new study. Researchers at Mass Eye and Ear—a Harvard-affiliated teaching hospital in Boston, found that patients taking semaglutide—marketed as Ozempic and Wegovy—have a higher likelihood of developing nonarteritic anterior ischemic…
EU–US Financial Forum Highlights Cooperation on Crypto Regulation
The EU–U.S. Joint Financial Regulatory Forum took place last week, with participants exchanging views on topics of mutual interest as part of their regular financial regulatory dialogue. The dialogue was hosted by the European Commission and the U.S. Department of the Treasury. During the forum, participants discussed digital finance and crypto assets, focusing on regulatory […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/eu-us-financial-forum-highlights-cooperation-on-crypto-regulation/
Bitcoin Bloodshed: Crypto Liquidations Top $200 Million as Ethereum, BTC Fall
We do the research, you get the alpha! Get exclusive reports and access to key insights on airdrops, NFTs, and more! Subscribe now to Alpha Reports and up your game! Go to Alpha Reports Crypto market liquidations spiked to their highest point in a week on Wednesday as the price of Bitcoin sunk below $60,000. In the past 24 hours,…
Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms hash rate booms 50% in June
Riot’s hash rate of 22 EH/s surpassed CleanSpark and Core Scientific and now only trails Marathon Digital’s 31.5 EH/s. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-miner-riot-platforms-hash-rate-up-50-percent-june
IMF Advises US to Keep Interest Rates Steady Through Late 2024
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised the U.S. to improve its fiscal position by reducing spending and increasing revenues. The IMF emphasizes addressing rising debt through policy adjustments and recommends maintaining current interest rates until late 2024. “Given those risks, we agreed that the Fed should keep policy rates at the current level until […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/imf-advises-us-to-keep-interest-rates-steady-through-late-2024/
From Louisiana to New Hampshire, crypto advocates are winning
It might come as a surprise if you only follow Congress, but a raft of state measures have shown legislators moving in the right direction on crypto. Source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/louisana-new-hampshire-crypto-advocates-are-winning
Miner ‘Capitulation’ Signals Bitcoin’s Price May Have Bottomed: CryptoQuant
We do the research, you get the alpha! Get exclusive reports and access to key insights on airdrops, NFTs, and more! Subscribe now to Alpha Reports and up your game! Go to Alpha Reports Blockchain data shows signs that the Bitcoin mining industry is “capitulating,” according to CryptoQuant—a likely precursor to Bitcoin tapping a local price bottom before surging to…