Two-thirds of institutional Bitcoin ETF holders held or bought more in Q2
44% of asset managers increased their Bitcoin ETF holdings, while 22% held their position, which was a “pretty good result,” according to Bitwise’s investment chief.
Month: August 2024
Crypto influencers on notice after FTC bans fake likes and followers
New rules from the FTC mean crypto influencers will face stiff fines for fake followers and likes, while celebrity testimonials are also in the firing line.
Learning from the Earthquake (1990)
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Fed rate cuts are not a sure thing — What does this mean for Bitcoin?
A portfolio manager says market participants are a bit too optimistic about an aggressive Fed interest rate cut, which could pose risks.
USDC to embrace tap-and-go payments after Apple opens up NFC
United States stablecoin giant Circle says tap to pay functionally for USDC will be coming “soon” to iPhones.
The Payphone Project
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DeFi rises again as Aave hits new ATH in weekly borrowers
Layer-2 chains Base and Scroll have contributed to Aave’s recent borrower and depositor growth.
Australian regulator claims 58% of crypto ads on Facebook are scams
Australia’s competition watchdog cited preliminary research that found more than half of the crypto ads on the platform breach Meta’s policies or involve scams.
Nate Silver’s guide to “The River”
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Senator Schumer Vows to Pass Crypto Regulation This Year in Bid to Win Over Voters
The live Crypto4Harris town hall brought together a number of Democrats hoping to shift the political narrative surrounding crypto.
Repulsive Shells [video]
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KnownOrigin Will Disappear Soon – Now What?
I fell down a rabbit hole last week, and it led to unexpected results. Now would like to take you through that whole fall with me, so you too can learn everything I did as a result. The Original Trigger It all started when KnownOrigin announced it was going to shut down soon. I had minted 2 … Read more
Marathon Digital buys $249M Bitcoin, reserves reach 25K BTC
Marathon’s latest 4,144 Bitcoin buy comes as boss Fred Thiel last month said it was adopting a “hodl strategy” for the cryptocurrency.
U.S. Crypto Bill Can Happen This Year, Senate’s Schumer Tells Crypto Backers of Harris
U.S. crypto legislation can happen this year, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N,Y,) said Wednesday at the first major event in which crypto insiders have come out for Vice President Kamala Harris as their favored presidential contender.
Confiction Labs Introduces Proof of Exposure, a New NFT Allowlist Verification System
Singapore, Singapore, 15th August 2024, GamingWire
Senator Chuck Schumer pledges pro-crypto laws if Harris is president
Chuck Schumer, the majority leader of the United States Senate, says he will make it his goal to introduce pro-crypto legislation by the end of this year if Kamala Harris is elected president.
Conflicting Laws Keep Flying Cars Grounded, Says Samson Sky CEO
Sam Bousfield explains the complicated road to launching a flying car into production as it moves ahead with its Switchblade vehicle.
Ethereum gas fees: Too low or too high? No one can decide
Critics who have a problem with volatile gas prices — on Ethereum or elsewhere — have the wrong vision for the future of crypto.
FaceStudio: Put Your Face Everywhere in Seconds: Related Work
:::info Authors: (1) Yuxuan Yan,Tencent with Equal contributions and yuxuanyan@tencent.com; (2) Chi Zhang, Tencent with Equal contributions and Corresponding Author, johnczhang@tencent.com; (3) Rui Wang, Tencent and raywwang@tencent.com; (4) Yichao Zhou, Tencent and yichaozhou@tencent.com; (5) Gege Zhang, Tencent and gretazhang@tencent.com; (6) Pei Cheng, Tencent and peicheng@tencent.com; (7) Bin Fu, Tencent and brianfu@tencent.com; (8) Gang Yu, Tencentm … Read more
Are AI Humanoid’s Part of Our Future?
Wouldn’t it be so useful if we had a robot that could do our laundry? We already have so many conveniences that people a century ago could only wish for. But we still don’t have an automated way of doing laundry, which includes dealing with the washer and dryer, ironing, folding clothes, sorting, and putting … Read more
California AI Safety|EU Regulation: LLMs Emergent Abilities and Existential Threat
Questions that may be essential to AI regulation for now may include current and potential misuses, sources of those misuses, and why they are technically permissible. Broad AI regulations like those for energy, pharmaceuticals, and other sectors may apply in some form, but ultimately, AI regulation that may work would likely be technical. Physical laws … Read more
GitHub is down
Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge GitHub, the popular code repository and developer platform, is currently dealing with some major issues affecting its main website and many GitHub services. “We suspect the impact is due to a database infrastructure related change that we are working on rolling back,” GitHub wrote at 7:29PM ET on … Read more
Price analysis 8/14: BTC, ETH, BNB, SOL, XRP, DOGE, TON, ADA, AVAX, SHIB
Bitcoin is finding it difficult to rise above the overhead moving averages, indicating that the bears are trying to flip the level into resistance.
Protocol Village: Wormhole Rolls Out ‘Era3’ Roadmap, XION Plans Token
The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Aug. 15-21, 2024.
Elon Musk’s Grok 2 Generates AI Images—How Does It Stack Up?
We test xAI’s new image capabilities and compare them to leading models like MidJourney, Flux, Leonardo, and Ideogram.