Month: February 2023
Russia to roll out CBDC pilot with real consumers in April
Russia’s central bank is preparing to launch the first consumer pilot for the digital ruble in collaboration with 13 local banks.
Bitcoin NFTs Challenge the Blockchain’s Largest Use Case: Money
The Bitcoin community has been abuzz with conversations around how Ordinal Inscriptions could signal a technical improvement to NFTs. But the increased fees and transaction speeds associated with them could stifle Bitcoin’s primary use case as a medium of exchange.
Ikea’s new air quality monitor lets you keep an eye on pollutants in your home
Ikea’s new Vindstyrka indoor air quality monitor is coming in April. | Image: Ikea Keeping track of air pollutants in your home just got easier thanks to Ikea’s new Vindstyrka indoor air quality sensor arriving in April. The tabletop device features a large display so you can see in real time the particulate matter levels … Read more
Co-founders of StoryCo explain how community storytelling can impact franchised IP
NFT Steez continues its conversation with the co-founders of StoryCo on how blockchain facilitates scaling co-creation and franchised intellectual property.
First Mover Americas: SEC Suing Do Kwon for Misleading Investors
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Feb. 17, 2023. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets.
Crypto Has an Incest Problem
Court filings reveal complex interlocking relations between major crypto firms – with implications for the ecosystem’s resilience, and for customers owed money.
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Trader Frontruns Gains Network’s Listing on Crypto Exchange Binance to Profit $100K
A trader bought $208,000 worth of Gains Network (GNS) tokens less than 30 minutes before the token was listed on Binance, making a profit of $106,000 according to blockchain sleuth Lookonchain.
Samsung has created a zero-click antivirus for messages
Message Guard will first be available on the Samsung Galaxy S23 series before rolling out to other Galaxy devices later this year. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The Verge Samsung has introduced a new Message Guard security feature for its Galaxy range of smartphones and tablets that can better protect users against “zero-click” cyberattacks … Read more
No, Hong Kong Won’t Be Allowing Retail Traders Access to Crypto on June 1
A tweet suggesting the city will make crypto “fully legal” for all citizens is a misreading of the legislation.
Celsius Failed to Record Some 7,000 Intercompany Transfers Worth Billions Leading Up to Bankruptcy
A lack of record-keeping could make it impossible to “fully reconstruct” the bankrupt crypto lender’s intercompany claim, court filings show.
SEC going after Terra sparks responses from crypto lawyers: ‘Wild’
While community members are not defending Terra and Do Kwon, they are questioning the manner in which the SEC is going after the company and its founder.
Bitcoin metric prints ‘mother of all BTC bullish signals’ for 4th time ever
The Bitcoin dollar cost average (DCA) indicator is firmly in “raging” bull market territory, while analysts consider whether its signals are too good to be true.
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Unlike Merge, Ethereum’s Shanghai Upgrade Could Bring Ether Price Volatility
The Merge turned out to be a non-event for the market, with ether’s realized volatility dwindling in four weeks after the event. The impending Shanghai upgrade, however, might inject volatility into the market, one liquidity provider said.
As conservatives criticize ‘woke AI,’ here are ChatGPT’s rules for answering culture war queries
Illustration: The Verge OpenAI has shared some of the internal rules it uses to help shape ChatGPT’s responses to controversial “culture war” questions. The company, whose AI technology underpins Microsoft products like the new Bing, shared the rules in a blog post in an apparent response to increasing criticism from right-wing commentators that ChatGPT has … Read more