Rarible’s RARI Foundation taps Arbitrum for royalty-embedded EVM chain
Rarible has cemented its commitment to NFT royalty enforcement by launching a testnet for an EVM-compatible chain with embedded royalties at the node level.
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ChatGPT’s first year marked by existential fear, lawsuits and boardroom drama
Cointelegraph reflects on the artificial intelligence pause that never happened, a lawsuit that could change the entire AI industry, and the Sam Altman firing and rehiring drama.
US regulators doing ‘good job of alienating’ crypto sector — Cardano founder
Charles Hoskinson took a jab at the perceived inconsistency in applying decentralization standards by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Celsius grants access to withdrawals for eligible crypto holders
Eligible participants can withdraw 72.5% of their cryptocurrency holdings minus transaction fees.
KyberSwap hacker demands complete control over Kyber company
The hacker demanded the surrender of all Kyber company assets, both on-chain and off-chain, including shares, equity and tokens.
AntPool offers to refund affected user the 83 BTC transaction fee
The crypto mining platform AntPool says it will refund the unprecedented transaction fee of 83 BTC to the affected user provided they produce the necessary identification information.
Google DeepMind’s AI predicts 2 million novel chemical materials for real-world tech
A paper published in the science journal Nature says the AI developed by DeepMind underwent training using data sourced from the Materials Project, an international research consortium established at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in 2011.
Hong Kong Securities Association suggests ICO to boost island’s economy
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Association also suggested that Hong Kong’s authorities could implement Islamic Banking.
Cathie Wood’s ARK buys $1.5M SOFI shares as SoFi exits crypto
Cathie Wood’s ARK has been actively accumulating shares of SoFi, which announced plans to terminate crypto services by the end of 2023.
Crypto payment firm Alchemy Pay adds SEPA deposits in Europe
Alchemy Pay has introduced new deposit options, including the euro Instant solution, SEPA Instant, and the U.K. fast money transfer option, Faster Payments.
Bitcoin ETF will drive 165% BTC price gain in 2024 — Standard Chartered
Bitcoin supply shock tactics give way to ETF hype in Standard Chartered’s new $100,000 BTC price prediction.
Crypto ownership in Canada slips in 2023, but average value of holdings rises
Only 34% of Canadians still believe that crypto “will play a key role in the future,” but the number of those able to give a basic definition of digital currencies has risen slightly.
Binance settlement ‘net positive’ for cryptocurrency industry — Mike Novogratz
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz believes Binance has satisfied regulators and users after its $4.3 billion settlement with United States authorities.
Crypto investment platform Fasset granted operational license in Dubai
Fasset has been granted a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) license from regulators in Dubai, allowing it to perform broker-dealer services legally in the area.
Replace-by-fee (RBF), explained
Replace-by-fee (RBF) is a feature in Bitcoin that allows users to replace an unconfirmed transaction with a higher fee to expedite confirmation.
Robinhood to roll out US stock trading in British market
Robinhood CEO Vladimir Tenev said in an interview with Bloomberg that the company is still focused on its global aspirations, and its U.K. expansion is one step toward that.
DeFi could solve Africa’s foreign exchange problems, neobank CEO says
The CEO and co-founder of neobank Canza Finance claims that utilizing Baki for foreign exchange trades in Africa creates a hub for African businesses to participate in intra-African and FX trades at a reduced cost.
Digital Canadian dollar fails to impress despite high awareness
People who were aware of CBDCs were more reluctant to adopt the technology when compared with those who didn’t know about it.
Australia tries again to combat ‘future sectors’ crypto scams
The “Proposed Scams Code Framework” consultation paper aims to delegate clear roles and responsibilities to government and private entities when combatting scams.
Elon Musk tells advertisers trying to 'blackmail' X — ‘Go fuck yourself’
The billionaire X (Twitter) owner lashed out at advertisers who are ditching the platform due to his controversial posts.
12 days of unemployment later, Sam Altman is officially back at OpenAI
Sam Altman addressed his employees in a company memo on Nov. 29, marking his official return to the top leadership position at OpenAI.
Crypto exchange FTX gets nod to sell $873M of assets to repay creditors
Nearly $700 million of the $873 million trust assets allowed to be sold by FTX comes from Grayscale’s flagship product, the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, or GBTC.
Bitcoin ETF race gets 13th entrant, BlackRock revises ETF model
Pando’s ETF bid comes as several spot Bitcoin ETF applications draw closer to a final decision deadline.
Brazilians may soon need to stump up taxes on crypto held abroad
The new rules would make income from crypto held on exchanges outside Brazil taxable at the same rate as local income.
Research the dynamics of market manipulation before you jump in Bitcoin ETFs
Bitcoin ETFs could be subject to manipulation in the spot Bitcoin market. The SEC's chief concern is figuring out how to prevent manipulation induced by ETFs.
Over 75% of Web3 games ‘failed’ in last five years: CoinGecko
The “failed” blockchain games are those that have seen their 14-day moving average number of active users down more than 99% from its peak.
Can Sony and Microsoft bring blockchain to gaming consoles?
Sony and Microsoft are angling to get into crypto gaming. Will they be able to succeed where others in the industry have failed?
Outrage ChatGPT won’t say slurs, Q* ‘breaks encryption’, 99% fake web: AI Eye
Elon Musk claims ChatGPT has been infected with “woke mind virus”, 4chan thinks OpenAI broke all encryption, and the web seems 99% AI fakes.
CME Bitcoin futures show investors betting on $40K BTC price
The Bitcoin futures annualized premium jumped to 34% on Nov. 28, leading analysts to speculate about an imminent spot BTC ETF approval.
Binance will end support for BUSD stablecoin in December
Many users' Binance USD balances will automatically be converted into First Digital USD starting on Dec. 31.