Month: April 2025

Ripple acquisition of Hidden Road a ‘defining moment’ for XRPL — Ripple CTO

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Ripple’s $1.25 billion acquisition of prime broker Hidden Road is a “defining moment” for the blockchain payments company, potentially unlocking more use cases for the XRP Ledger among institutions, said David Schwartz, Ripple’s chief technology officer.  “Ripple’s acquisition of Hidden Road is a defining moment for the XRP Ledger and XRP,” Schwartz said on social … Read more

DOJ Axes Crypto Unit as Trump’s Regulatory Pullback Continues

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) axed its crypto unit on Monday, telling staff that the DOJ would be “narrowing” its crypto enforcement activities in accordance with U.S. President Donald Trump’s January executive order on digital assets, which pledged to establish “regulatory clarity and certainty” for the crypto industry. In his four-page memo to staff … Read more

ChangeNOW: How to Launch a Fully Functional Crypto Exchange in 3 Days For Free

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Every entrepreneur knows that crypto can be a real playground for quick wins, but setting up your own exchange is not something that crosses everybody’s mind. For those who do think about it, they often hit a self-limiting wall of beliefs pretty quickly, and that’s totally normal. “You need millions just for development.” “Months wasted … Read more

When Rating AI Chatbots, More Context Isn’t Always Better

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:::info Authors: (1) Clemencia Siro, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (2) Mohammad Aliannejadi, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (3) Maarten de Rijke, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Methodology and 2.1 Experimental data and tasks 2.2 Automatic generation of diverse dialogue contexts 2.3 Crowdsource … Read more

Scaling the EVM requires an L1, not an L2

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Opinion by: Jay Jog, co-founder of Sei Labs  When CryptoKitties crashed the Ethereum network in 2017, the industry learned a hard lesson about blockchain scalability. Today, with over $100 billion locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) and millions of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) being traded, that lesson is more relevant than ever. The Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) … Read more

Crypto execs expect global banking push into Bitcoin by end of 2025

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Despite the ongoing market meltdown on US trade tariffs, executives at major cryptocurrency firms Messari and Sygnum are bullish on institutional Bitcoin adoption later in 2025. Speaking on a panel at Paris Blockchain Week on April 8, Messari CEO Eric Turner and Sygnum Bank co-founder Thomas Eichenberger said they expect a significant shift in the … Read more

Why Our Prototype-based AI Beats Traditional Concept Learning Approaches

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:::info Authors: (1) Sanchit Sinha, University of Virginia (sanchit@virginia.edu); (2) Guangzhi Xiong, University of Virginia (hhu4zu@virginia.edu); (3) Aidong Zhang, University of Virginia (aidong@virginia.edu). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Related Work 3 Methodology and 3.1 Representative Concept Extraction 3.2 Self-supervised Contrastive Concept Learning 3.3 Prototype-based Concept Grounding 3.4 End-to-end Composite Training 4 … Read more

Is there a ‘right’ way to use AI in art?

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The arguments against AI in art are obvious. Most visual artists hate Midjourney, Stability AI, and similar image generators, decrying the scraping of training data without compensation and the onslaught of generic “slop.” But is it possible to deliberately misuse generative AI for creative work?  Oakland, California-based painter Brett Amory uses image generators as tools constantly. Instead of passively … Read more

The modifiers

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Technology doesn’t need to die. So much of our consumer habits frame old gadgets, instruments, and concepts as disposable. So The Verge wanted to talk to small businesses, creators, and fans across the world who have a different view. In this week-long series, we explore unexpected repurposing — and the remix of the old with … Read more

Coinbase More Than Just Trading Platform, It’s ‘Mission-Critical’ for Crypto, Cantor Says

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Coinbase (COIN) is more than just a crypto trading platform, Wall Street broker Cantor said in a research report Tuesday, initiating coverage of the stock. Cantor assumed coverage of the crypto exchange with an overweight rating and a $245 price target. In early trading, the shares were up more than 5%. “Markets are missing what … Read more

How Reliable Are AI Concepts in Real-World Domain Adaptation Tasks?

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:::info Authors: (1) Sanchit Sinha, University of Virginia (sanchit@virginia.edu); (2) Guangzhi Xiong, University of Virginia (hhu4zu@virginia.edu); (3) Aidong Zhang, University of Virginia (aidong@virginia.edu). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Related Work 3 Methodology and 3.1 Representative Concept Extraction 3.2 Self-supervised Contrastive Concept Learning 3.3 Prototype-based Concept Grounding 3.4 End-to-end Composite Training 4 … Read more

Can AI Concepts Truly Generalize Across Different Domains? Experiments Reveal Answers

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:::info Authors: (1) Sanchit Sinha, University of Virginia (sanchit@virginia.edu); (2) Guangzhi Xiong, University of Virginia (hhu4zu@virginia.edu); (3) Aidong Zhang, University of Virginia (aidong@virginia.edu). ::: Table of Links Abstract and 1 Introduction 2 Related Work 3 Methodology and 3.1 Representative Concept Extraction 3.2 Self-supervised Contrastive Concept Learning 3.3 Prototype-based Concept Grounding 3.4 End-to-end Composite Training 4 … Read more