Adobe, IBM, Nvidia and five other companies have endorsed U.S. President Joe Biden’s voluntary artificial intelligence (AI) commitments, including watermarking AI-generated content. This announcement was made by the White House on Tuesday, Sept 12. The White House Chief of Staff, Jeff Zients, emphasized the urgency of leveraging AI’s advantages, mitigating its risks and rapid action,…
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Popular messaging app Telegram has finally unveiled a crypto wallet nearly three years after it first revealed plans to build a Web3 ecosystem. The wallet was unveiled during the ongoing Token2049 event in Singapore. Telegram unveils TON based self custody wallet integration. Source:X The crypto wallet is developed on the Open Network (TON) blockchain and is…
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Crypto exchange Coinbase has confirmed its decision to integrate layer 2 payment protocol Lightning Network as users seek faster and cheaper Bitcoin (BTC) transactions. Lighting Network (LN) was created to help solve Bitcoin’s scalability problem and to compete against newer cryptocurrency projects that promised comparatively faster and cheaper transactions. Up until recently, major crypto exchanges,…
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The United States is one of — if not the worst — place to launch a cryptocurrency startup in the world right now, according to Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse whose firm is in a legal battle with the U.S. securities regulator. “The only country I would not encourage you to start a company right now…
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Legislation aimed at preventing “unelected bureaucrats in Washington” from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) has been reintroduced by Representative Tom Emmer. On Sep. 12, Emmer and 49 original co-sponsors revived the “CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act” in the United States House of Representatives in a bid, they claim, to protect Americans’ right to financial…
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Potential jurors in the upcoming criminal trial of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried could be asked their thoughts on crypto, effective altruism and attention-deficit disorder as his lawyers want to weed out those they consider unsuitable. In court filings on Sep.11, Bankman-Fried’s lawyers and United States prosecutors separately filed their lists of proposed questions they…
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Former FTX boss Sam Bankman-Fried will likely remain behind bars while until his Oct. 3 trial commences after a United States District Court judge denied his request for temporary release. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan explained on Sept. 12 that Bankman-Fried’s lack of internet access in prison to prepare for his upcoming trial wasn’t a sufficient…
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Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a 5% increase after testing the $25,000 support level on Sept. 11. However, this breakout rally doesn’t necessarily indicate a victory for bulls. To put today’s price action in perspective, BTC has witnessed a 15% decline since July. In contrast, the S&P 500 index and gold have maintained relatively stable positions during…
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United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler testified on Sept. 12 in a Senate oversight hearing that his agency was currently using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to monitor the financial sector for signs of fraud and manipulation. Gensler gave a public speech before the National Press Club on July 17 wherein he…
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Karl Greenwood, co-founder of OneCoin with Ruja Ignatova, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and ordered to pay $300 million in the United States on Sept. 20. Ignatova remains at large. Greenwood, who is a citizen of the United Kingdom and Sweden, was sentenced in the U.S. Southern District Court of New York. In…
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