Judge Rules Anthropic’s Use of Books for AI Training Was Legal, but Pirated Copies Raise Liability

:::tip ANDREA BARTZ, CHARLES GRAEBER, and KIRK WALLACE JOHNSON v. ANTHROPIC PBC, retrieved on June 25, 2025, is part of HackerNoon’s Legal PDF Series. You can jump to any part in this filing here. This is part 10 of 10. ::: 5. OVERALL ANALYSIS After the four factors and any others deemed relevant are “explored, [ ] … Read more

IMF Rejects Pakistan’s Proposal to Subsidize Power for Bitcoin Mining: Reports

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has rejected Pakistan’s repeated proposals to provide subsidized electricity to bitcoin (BTC) mining and other energy-intensive industries, according to reports. Secretary of Power Dr. Fakhray Alam Irfan said that the IMF was concerned about market distortions in a session with the Senate Standing Committee on Power on Thursday. The government … Read more

Inside the TCSC-Based Voting Protocol Powered by Intel SGX

Table of Links Abstract and I. Introduction II. A Lightning Tour III. Systematization Methodology IV. Layer-One Solution V. Layer-Two Solution VI. Discussion VII. Research Challenges VIII. Concluding Remarks and References Appendix A. Key Managements Appendix B. Anonymity and Confidentiality Appendix C. Background Appendix D. A TCSC-Based Voting Protocol APPENDIX D. A TCSC-BASED VOTING PROTOCOL In … Read more

XRP $3 Bets Dominate Trading Volumes as XRP/BTC’s ‘Wedge’ Suggests Further Rally

Payments-focused cryptocurrency XRP (XRP) has risen by over 3.5% in the past 24 hours, with volume in the Deribit-listed options market suggesting bullish expectations. Since July 1, higher-level July 25 call options at strikes of $3.00 and $4.00 and the Sept. 28 expiry call at the $2.80 strike have emerged as the most traded bets, … Read more

Swiss Bank AMINA Introduces Custody, Trading With Ripple’s RLUSD Stablecoin

Swiss crypto-focused bank AMINA Bank started offering clients services with Ripple USD (RLUSD), Ripple’s recently launched stablecoin pegged to the U.S. dollar on Thursday. The firm has claimed the bragging rights of becoming the first globally operating bank to support RLUSD, according to a press release shared with CoinDesk. The bank said it would initially … Read more