Month: October 2024

China’s trade with BRICS countries surged by 5.1% year-on-year, reaching 4.62 trillion yuan (approximately $653 billion) in the first three quarters of 2024. Officials emphasized the importance of BRICS as a crucial platform for developing nations to collaborate, particularly in sectors like steel and textiles, further enhancing their global influence after expanding its membership earlier […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/chinas-trade-with-brics-surges-a-653-billion-boost-in-emerging-markets/

Seattle, India, October 15th, 2024, GamingWire Gaming-focused Layer-2 decentralized network HYCHAIN today announced the much-anticipated global launch of Loot Legends, a free to play roguelite dungeon crawler game with hundreds of hours of rich dungeons, boss fights, and gameplay, available both the App Store and Google Play. Ahead of its release, the game has already garnered over 101K+ pre-registrations, highlighting…

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Blackrock CEO Larry Fink has emphasized bitcoin’s growing legitimacy as an investment, calling it an alternative to commodities like gold. “We believe bitcoin is an asset class in itself,” said the CEO of the world’s largest asset manager. Fink downplayed regulatory changes, arguing broader acceptance and liquidity will drive market expansion. With the firm’s bitcoin […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/blackrock-ceo-larry-fink-declares-bitcoin-an-asset-class-rivaling-gold-in-investment-potential/

Smart contracts, the blockchain-automated programs, are now legal in Argentina after local jurisdiction recognized the enforceability of the first one. They can now be used to execute rental agreements, purchase payments, and other legal contracts, as cryptocurrency is now approved for use as payment in commercial contracts in the country. Smart Contracts Reach Legally Enforceable […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/smart-contracts-achieve-legal-breakthrough-in-argentina/

Artificial intelligence just got a new player—and it’s fully open-sourced. Aria, a multimodal LLM developed by Tokyo-based Rhymes AI, is capable of processing text, code, images, and video all within a single architecture. What should catch your attention, though, isn’t just its versatility, but its efficiency. It’s not a huge model like its multimodal counterparts, which means it is more…

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On Monday, a long-dormant bitcoin wallet, first activated on Aug. 4, 2011, made its move, sending 100 BTC—valued at $6.59 million—out into the world for the first time in over 13 years. While September saw some exciting transactions from 2009-era wallets, October has been relatively quiet when it comes to the reawakening of old bitcoin […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/dormant-2011-bitcoin-wallet-moves-6-59m-after-13-years-of-silence/

Off the Grid has quickly become one of the biggest battle royale shooters in the world, with millions of players jumping in to experience the first blockchain game that has really broken into the mainstream consciousness. But with so many players in the mix—most of whom seem to be experts already—it’s not easy to make it into the final stages…

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