Month: September 2023

Yesterday, September 13, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Stoner Cats 2 LLC for conducting an unregistered offering of crypto asset securities. The offering, in the form of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), raised approximately $8 million to finance an animated web series called Stoner Cats. The SEC’s latest action has drawn sharp criticism from
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In the latest episode of The Market Report, Cointelegraph analyst Marcel Pechman delves into Bitcoin’s (BTC) latest bounce at $25,000, which some analysts and influencers argue represents a short-term buying opportunity. Pechman explains that Bitcoin’s inverse correlation with the U.S. Dollar Index has only held for 40% of the previous 20 months, meaning it is
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A Californian lawmaker has introduced a bill to protect actors, artists, and entertainers from artificial intelligence, by mandating employment contracts to include informed consent when it comes to digital replicates. Ash Kalra, an Assembly Member of the State of California — the lawmaker behind the bill — argued that generative AI presents a “real threat”
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Alibaba announced that its proprietary large language model, an artificial intelligence system called Tongyi Qianwen, will be available for public and enterprise access throughout China starting Sept. 13.  Tongyi Qianwen is a ChatGPT-like large language model trained on a corpus of English and Chinese text. While its exact specifications aren’t known — early rumors indicated
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The BNB Chain blockchain ecosystem is set to tap into Optimism’s rollup technology, powering its newly launched opBNB layer-2 scaling platform. BNB Chain announced the public mainnet launch of its Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-compatible L2, which delivers lower gas fees and faster transactions to decentralized applications running within the ecosystem. The opBNB platform reportedly handled
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Bitcoin (BTC) saw snap volatility on Sept. 13 as United States macroeconomic data showed inflation beating expectations. BTC/USD 1-hour chart. Source: TradingView Fuel, shelter boost August CPI beyond target Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView followed BTC price action as it threatened a fresh loss of the $26,000 mark. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) print
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Cryptocurrency exchange Huobi is celebrating its 10th anniversary with a controversial marketing move — the firm is rebranding from “Huobi” to “HTX,” echoing the name of the bankrupt exchange FTX. Huobi officially announced its rebranding on Sept. 13, renaming the company to the new global brand, HTX. The new naming stands for the first letters of
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In a recent interview with Bloomberg’s Annabelle Droulers at the Singapore Token2049 conference, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse shared his insights on the ongoing appeal by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding a court decision by Judge Analisa Torres. Garlinghouse expressed his frustration with the SEC’s persistence, stating, “Well, on one hand, it’s frustrating. You
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The ecosystem of layer-2 blockchain solutions powered by zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs welcomes a new player as Manta Network takes its ZK-as-a-service platform live. Manta Pacific is a modular L2 aimed at powering Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM)-native decentralized applications (DApps) using ZK-proof technology. The platform offers a software development kit and ZK library that are touted
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