Month: March 2025

‘Contrary to popular belief,’ regulation isn’t slowing tokenization — Prometheum CEO

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The market for tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) is growing by the day, but contrary to belief, the biggest hurdle to broader adoption isn’t regulation, but a lack of dedicated secondary markets for buying and selling tokenized securities, according to Prometheum founder and co-CEO Aaron Kaplan.  In an interview with Cointelegraph, Kaplan drew attention to ARK … Read more

Deploying Transformers in Production: Simpler Than You Think

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Machine learning, particularly Natural Language Processing (NLP), is transforming the way we build software. Whether you’re improving search experiences with embedding models for semantic matching, generating content using powerful text-generation models, or optimizing retrieval with specialized ranking models, NLP capabilities have become crucial building blocks for modern applications. Yet there’s a lingering perception that deploying … Read more

E-volution: An Internet Odyssey

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What would a decentralized internet look like? 1. Introduction The internet is a household name around the world but very few people actually grasp the deep meaning encapsulated in that simple, single word. It’s a deep rooted abstraction. A far reaching symbolism. A great mystery that I will gently unravel in this evolving tale. Conceived … Read more

Bitcoin trader issues 'overbought' warning as BTC price eyes $84K

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Bitcoin (BTC) ticked higher at the March 31 Wall Street open as traders stayed risk-averse on the short-term BTC price outlook. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: Cointelegraph/TradingView Bitcoin RSI teases bearish continuation Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed local highs of $83,914 on Bitstamp, with BTC/USD up 1.5% on the day. With hours to … Read more

AI-Infused Blockchain Ambient to ‘Replace Bitcoin,’ Says Co-Founder

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A new artificial intelligence-infused blockchain with Andreseen Horowitz’s backing is “ultimately designed as a replacement for Bitcoin,” according to its co-founder Travis Good. The far-fetched claim is rooted in what Good prognosticates as unvarnished reality: Bitcoin’s encryption mechanisms are “getting really stale” and could be “completely obsolete within five years,” creating a business conundrum for … Read more

EV truck maker Harbinger accuses Canoo of hiding assets in bankruptcy sale

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Electric trucking company Harbinger has filed an objection to the sale of Canoo’s assets to its CEO, potentially throwing a wrench into the two-month-old bankruptcy case. Harbinger’s objection, filed late Friday, accuses Canoo of hiding certain assets from the sale process, including what the startup purchased from another bankrupt EV company, Arrival. It also accuses … Read more

Max’s rebranded logo and colors look very HBO

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The bright blue is now gone, replaced with a black-and-white palette. | Image: Warner Bros. Discovery Warner Bros. Discovery introduced new branding for its Max streaming service yesterday, alongside announcing availability in Australia. Although still simply called Max, the service has traded its bright blue appearance for a monochromatic black-and-white color palette that’s more reminiscent … Read more

Circle Hires JPMorgan, Citi With Plan to File IPO in Late April: Fortune

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Circle Internet Financial, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has reportedly hired investment banks JPMorgan Chase and Citi as the underwriters of a hoped-for IPO, Fortune reported. While timing is not yet totally decided, sources say Circle will publicly file its prospectus in late April, meaning a potential IPO perhaps prior to June. The company … Read more

Runway releases an impressive new video-generating AI model

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AI startup Runway on Monday released what it claims is one of the highest-fidelity AI-powered video generators yet. Called Gen-4, the model is rolling out to the company’s individual and enterprise customers. Runway claims that it can generate consistent characters, locations, and objects across scenes, maintain “coherent world environments,” and regenerate elements from different perspectives … Read more