Coinbase selects Ireland as its European crypto hub
The crypto exchange has applied for a license under the EU’s new Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation with the Central Bank of Ireland and, if successful, will be able to “passport”…
US OCC to host discussion on tokenization of real-world assets
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency highlighted the “emerging divide” between crypto and tokenization and strongly criticized crypto for being “marked by rampant scams.“ The United States Office…
Binance France director resigns, adding to list of exits from crypto exchange
Stéphanie Cabossioras is at least the 10th senior executive to depart the crypto exchange this year. Stéphanie Cabossioras has stepped down from her role as the executive director of Binance…
Starknet and zkSync buck trend as crypto ecosystems shed devs by 28%
Monthly active developers across the crypto ecosystem fell 28% year-on-year in October, but some have managed to buck the trend. Ethereum layer-2 scaling solutions Starknet and zkSync are among the…
Aptos resumes operations after 5-hour outage that ‘impacted’ transactions
Aptos suffered a five-hour outage, coincidentally in the same week the network launched in 2022. Layer-1 blockchain Aptos Network has returned to normal operations after a lengthy five-hour outage that…
Anthropic built a democratic AI chatbot by letting users vote for its values
The value responses from 1,000 test subjects were used to tune a more democratic large language model. In what may be a first-of-its-kind study, artificial intelligence (AI) firm Anthropic has…
Sui token struggles to regain despite denial of ‘unfounded’ allegations
The price of the SUI token plummeted after allegations of supply manipulation from regulatory officials in South Korea. Sui’s native SUI token has struggled to regain ground after plunging more…
Meta makes progress towards AI system that decodes images from brain activity
The system is entirely non-invasive and could have near-term applications for some. The new system combines a non-invasive brain scanning method called magnetoencephalography (MEG) with an artificial intelligence system. A…
Sen. Warren, 100+ legislators write White House, Treasury about crypto and terrorism
The letter was signed by crypto opponents and many lawmakers who had been neutral on crypto until now. Senator Elizabeth Warren was the lead author of a letter signed by…
Elon Musk trials $1 subscription signup fee for new X users in New Zealand, Philippines
The social media platform’s owner seems on the cusp of turning X into a fully subscription-based app. X, formerly known as Twitter, is testing a signup model wherein new users…