Blast, a layer-2 blockchain that will go live in March, has garnered more than $225 million in staked assets since Monday, but many crypto investors remain skeptical.
US 5th Circuit Court seeks regulation on lawyers’ AI use in legal filings
The suggested regulation would apply to attorneys and litigants without legal representation appearing before the court, obliging them to confirm that filings produced with the help of AI were assessed for precision.
KyberSwap DEX Hacked for $48 Million, Attacker Teases Negotiations
Decentralized Exchange had over $80 million in total value locked before the incident.
Bitcoin’s Anti-Censorship Ethos Surfaces After Mining Pool F2Pool Acknowledges ‘Filter’
After a blockchain sleuth reported that the Bitcoin mining pool may have censored a transaction from an address blacklisted by U.S. authorities, critics responded, and so did the project’s co-founder.
The Protocol: CZ’s out, Altman’s in, and Kraken’s Sued
In this week’s edition of The Protocol newsletter, we share a few trends stand out to close 2023: the proliferation of Ethereum layer-2 networks, the ascendancy of zero-knowledge cryptography and the appearance of tokens, smart contracts and now file hosting on the Bitcoin blockchain.
Former Coinbase exec posits blockchain-driven vision of future societies
Attendees of the Network State Conference in Amsterdam believe that a new tomorrow is possible with decentralized technologies.
Justin Sun Confirms HTX, Heco Chain Exploited After $100M in Suspicious Transfers
HTX withdrawals and deposits have been temporarily suspended, and all losses will be covered by the exchange, Sun said.
OpenAI and Microsoft sued over alleged unauthorized use of authors’ work
Julian Sancton, an author and Hollywood reporter, accuses Microsoft of being aware of OpenAI’s indiscriminate internet crawling for copyrighted material.
FTC enhances investigative procedures to deal with AI-related lawbreaking
The Federal Trade Commission unanimously approved a measure to streamline its staff’s ability to issue civil investigative demands in AI investigations while retaining its authority to determine when CIDs are issued.
Sam Altman to Return as OpenAI CEO Following In-Principle Agreement
“I’m looking forward to returning to openai, and building on our strong partnership with msft (Microsoft),” Altman said in a post early Wednesday.
‘We Are Prepared to Go to the Mat:’ ENS Founder on Patent Dispute With Unstoppable
ENS Founder Nick Johnson told CoinDesk he’s unhappy with Unstoppable Domains’s patenting of work that he claims he produced and published earlier.
Can blockchain supply the guardrails to keep AI on course?
Some believe that hybrid blockchains with both private and public aspects can solve AI’s black-box problem.
Artificial Intelligence Technology Brings Benefits, Risks to Banking: Bank of America
AI has the potential to improve productivity and enhance bank returns, the report said.
New Ethereum Layer 2 Blast Attracts $30M Hours After Bridge Goes Live
Blast boasts prominent investors Paradigm and eGirl Capital among others, but there’s no way to withdraw funds until February.
The PYTH Airdrop is Finally Here. But What is Pyth Network?
Pyth Network’s speed-focused oracle service aims to challenge Chainlink as the go-to data source for blockchain finance.
Meta dissolves responsible AI division amid restructuring
The restructuring comes as the parent company of Facebook nears the end of its “year of efficiency.”
Ripple’s James Wallis underscores CBDCs’ role in breaking financial barriers
Wallis clarifies that financial inclusion aims to extend financial services to individuals worldwide, especially those with low incomes and no ties to financial institutions.
OpenAI: Altman’s removal triggers co-founder Brockman’s exit
Greg Brockman, expressing pride in the collective achievements since the company’s inception, announced his resignation, citing the recent developments as the reason.
Boosting blockchain adoption by keeping tech on the back end
Builders are increasingly looking to streamline their applications with more familiar interfaces to onboard new users.
Bitcoin Ordinals Token Ecosystem Emerges as Latest Crypto Play, Led by ORDI Hype
Overall capitalization of such tokens has risen over 21% in the past 24 hours, outperforming most other token sectors.