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Elon Musk-Backed X.AI Files With SEC to Raise Up to $1B in Equity Offering

[Dec 5, 2023 1:11 PM] The filing lists the Tesla-billionaire-turned-social-media tycoon as a key backer.

Pyth Oracle Network Brings Industry Heavyweights Into Governance Post-Airdrop

[Dec 5, 2023 9:00 AM] The low-latency oracle network's new "strategic partners" include Castle Island Ventures, Multicoin Capital and Wintermute Ventures. They could play a major role in shaping how the platform evolves.

Envision partners with HBAR and UN on new digitization platform for carbon markets

[Dec 4, 2023 8:30 AM] Envision Blockchain and the HBAR Foundation have teamed up with the UN to create a new suite of decentralized tech to streamline the complex carbon markets.

U.S. Judge Warns SEC Over 'False and Misleading' Request in Crypto Case

[Dec 1, 2023 5:06 PM] A federal judge threatened to sanction the SEC's lawyers after their "false" arguments prompted a court to impose a temporary restraining order on crypto firm Debt Box.

DeepMind exec: AI assesses climate issues, falls short of full solution

[Dec 1, 2023 6:20 AM] Google DeepMind Climate Action Lead Sims Witherspoon suggested a strategy dubbed the “Understand, Optimize, Accelerate” framework, outlining three steps for tackling climate change with AI.

Protocol Village: Arbitrum Lands RARI's New NFT-Focused Layer-3 Chain

[Nov 30, 2023 8:46 AM] The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Nov. 30-Dec. 6, with live updates throughout.

Bitcoin Miner AntPool to Refund Record $3M BTC Transaction Fee

[Nov 30, 2023 7:03 AM] AntPool said it would verify the identity of the sender if they sign an on-chain message via another bitcoin transaction using the same message – which will prove ownership.

Google DeepMind’s AI predicts 2 million novel chemical materials for real-world tech

[Nov 30, 2023 5:55 AM] 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.

Celo Developer Proposes Mid-January Timeline for Evaluating Closely Watched Layer-2 Move

[Nov 29, 2023 5:54 PM] With hot competition between layer-2 technology providers like Optimism, Polygon and Matter Labs, Celo's choice is being closely watched by the blockchain industry.

The Protocol: It's Crypto Spring, as Smart Contract Platform Index Jumps Most in 10 Months

[Nov 29, 2023 1:17 PM] Digital-asset markets are heating up, especially for blockchain tokens. In this week's Protocol issue, we highlight November's 19% jump in the CoinDesk Smart Contract Platforms Index (SMT), the biggest gain in 10 months.

BNB Chain’s OpBNB Developers Look to More Than Double Speed in New Roadmap

[Nov 29, 2023 8:30 AM] The roadmap paves the way for heightened performance for the layer-2 blockchain developed by BNB Chain.

Stakeholder urges swift implementation of Nigeria’s blockchain policy

[Nov 29, 2023 6:17 AM] SiBAN president Obinna Iwuno stressed the necessity of establishing a forward-thinking regulatory framework to accelerate the infusion of blockchain technology into diverse sectors of the economy.

Blast's One-Week, $600M Haul Shows Promise of Yield, Pitfalls of Hype

[Nov 29, 2023 6:00 AM] The idea of a yield-paying layer-2 blockchain atop Ethereum has clearly demonstrated market allure. But even the project's biggest investor has taken issue with the execution and marketing surrounding the initial rollout.

Dogecoin Funded SpaceX ‘Doge-1’ Moon Mission Gets a Step Closer to Launch

[Nov 29, 2023 5:52 AM] Doge-1 is a cube satellite that will orbit the moon and broadcast a video feed.

Protocol Village: Movement Labs Says 'Move Virtual Machine' to Use Celestia, Snowman

[Nov 27, 2023 8:15 AM] The latest in blockchain tech upgrades, funding announcements and deals. For the period of Nov. 23-29, with live updates throughout.

Indian government set to introduce rules against deepfake menace

[Nov 24, 2023 6:06 AM] In talks with stakeholders, Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw aims to finalize the Indian government’s AI deepfake regulations in the coming weeks.

EU tech coalition warns of over-regulating AI before EU AI Act finalization

[Nov 24, 2023 3:34 AM] A group of 33 businesses and tech companies have signed a joint letter to EU regulators urging them not to over-regulate emerging AI technologies at the cost of innovation.

Nigeria’s NITDA advocates AI integration in payments for global recognition

[Nov 24, 2023 3:00 AM] NITDA chief Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi said it’s crucial to take proactive measures to harness AI benefits and mitigate threats.

Ethereum Layer 2 Blast Has Crypto Users Split on Its Impact

[Nov 23, 2023 5:25 AM] 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

[Nov 23, 2023 2:50 AM] 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

[Nov 22, 2023 8:20 PM] 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'

[Nov 22, 2023 2:06 PM] 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

[Nov 22, 2023 12:05 PM] 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…

Former Coinbase exec posits blockchain-driven vision of future societies

[Nov 22, 2023 8:02 AM] 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

[Nov 22, 2023 7:13 AM] 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

[Nov 22, 2023 5:08 AM] 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

[Nov 22, 2023 3:48 AM] The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously approved a measure to streamline its staff’s ability to issue civil investigative demands (CIDs) in AI investigations while retaining its authority to determine when CIDs are issued.

Sam Altman to Return as OpenAI CEO Following In-Principle Agreement

[Nov 22, 2023 12:17 AM] "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

[Nov 21, 2023 9:35 AM] 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?

[Nov 21, 2023 8:01 AM] Some believe that hybrid blockchains with both private and public aspects can solve AI’s black-box problem.