Month: September 2025

Why GPT-4 Struggles with Complex Game Scenarios

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Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction and Related Work Methodology 2.1 LLM-Sim Task 2.2 Data 2.3 Evaluation Experiments Results Conclusion Limitations and Ethical Concerns, Acknowledgements, and References A. Model details B. Game transition examples C. Game rules generation D. Prompts E. GPT-3.5 results F. Histograms 3 Experiments Figure 1 demonstrates how we evaluate the … Read more

How Bubblemaps Intel Desk Turned Crypto’s Volunteer Detectives Into a Paid Intelligence Force

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Can a crowd of internet sleuths protect crypto better than traditional security firms? When the UXLINK multi-signature wallet breach drained $11.3 million on September 22, 2025, it wasn’t security companies that first spotted the attack. Twitter user Lookonchain flagged the suspicious transactions, followed by dozens of community investigators tracking the stolen funds across exchanges. Within … Read more

Markov Chains, Rewards & Rules

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Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction and Related Work Methodology 2.1 LLM-Sim Task 2.2 Data 2.3 Evaluation Experiments Results Conclusion Limitations and Ethical Concerns, Acknowledgements, and References A. Model details B. Game transition examples C. Game rules generation D. Prompts E. GPT-3.5 results F. Histograms 2 Methodology We examine the abilities of LLMs to … Read more

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF: Bearish Sentiment in IBIT Stays Strong for Two Straight Months

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Key metric tied to BlackRock’s Nasdaq-listed spot bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund, IBIT, has been flashing warning signs for two straight months. IBIT’s one-year put-call skew, a measure of market sentiment or pessimism, flipped positive on July 25 and has remained comfortably above zero since then, according to data source Market Chameleon. That’s two straight months … Read more

Bitcoin Stalls Around $112K as Whales Lead Wave of Selling

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Bitcoin (BTC) remains stagnant in the $110,000 to $120,000 range, while gold and U.S. equities hover near all-time highs. According to Glassnode’s Accumulation Trend Score by cohort, selling pressure is evident across all wallet groups. This metric measures the relative strength of accumulation based on the size of entities and the volume of coins acquired … Read more

Etor Uncovers License Violations, Plagiarism, and More in Open-Source Projects

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Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Background and Related Work Study of Unethical Behavior in OSS 3.1 RQ1: Types of unethical behavior 3.2 RQ2: Affected software artifacts Methodology 4.1 Modeling via SWRL rules 4.2 Automatic detection of unethical behavior Evaluation Discussion and Implications Threats to Validity Conclusion and References 5 EVALUATION We applied Etor … Read more

Are Large Language Models the Future of Game State Simulation?

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:::info Authors: (1) Ruoyao Wang, University of Arizona (ruoyaowang@arizona.edu); (2) Graham Todd, New York University (gdrtodd@nyu.edu); (3) Ziang Xiao, Johns Hopkins University (ziang.xiao@jhu.edu); (4) Xingdi Yuan, Microsoft Research Montréal (eric.yuan@microsoft.com); (5) Marc-Alexandre Côté, Microsoft Research Montréal (macote@microsoft.com); (6) Peter Clark, Allen Institute for AI (PeterC@allenai.org).; (7) Peter Jansen, University of Arizona and Allen Institute for … Read more

Spotify reintegrates with Algoriddim’s djay

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Spotify x Algoriddim, is back. After pulling support for third-party DJ apps, Spotify Premium subscribers can once again log in and start streaming their playlists and queueing up requests directly from the Mac and Windows versions of Algoriddim’s popular djay software. Right now Spotify integration is only available on the djay desktop apps. Neither company … Read more

From Pilot to Policy: RYT Gathers Global Leaders at TOKEN2049

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Showcasing Governmental Blockchain Adoption Beyond the daily noise of market speculation, a quieter, more profound transformation is taking place: blockchain technology is graduating from experimental pilots to essential public infrastructure. This critical shift will be the main focus at Blockchain for Nations and Institutions, a full-day, exclusive event hosted by the Layer 1 blockchain RYT … Read more

Ripple, Securitize Bring RLUSD to BlackRock and VanEck Tokenized Funds

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Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin is being integrated into tokenized money-market funds from BlackRock and VanEck, giving holders of the products a direct redemption path into on-chain liquidity. Through a new smart contract on Securitize’s platform, investors in BlackRock’s BUIDL and VanEck’s VBILL funds can now swap their shares for RLUSD on demand, creating what Ripple calls … Read more

Elliptic Lands HSBC Investment, Extending Big Bank Backing in Blockchain Analytics

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Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic has secured a strategic investment from HSBC, making it the only company in the sector to be backed by four globally systemically important banks (G-SIBs). HSBC joins JPMorgan Chase, Santander and Wells Fargo on Elliptic’s investor roster. As part of the deal, Richard May, Group Head of Financial Crime at HSBC’s … Read more