Elon Musk’s Comments On xAI Shareholding Send AI Tokens On A Tear
AI coins surged amid a bout of FOMO after Elon Musk told shareholders of X Corp. at the weekend that they would have a 25% Go to Source
Scientists developed an AI monitoring agent to detect and stop harmful outputs
The monitoring system is designed to detect and thwart both prompt injection attacks and edge-case threats. A team of researchers from artificial intelligence (AI) firm AutoGPT, Northeastern University, and Microsoft…
OpenAI staff tells board to resign after Sam Altman ousting: Report
505 out of 700 employees reportedly signed a letter stating that the board undermined the company’s mission by firing Altman. OpenAI’s staff is reportedly not happy about its board of…
ARK, 21Shares update spot Bitcoin ETF application as next SEC deadline looms
The latest update is the third amendment to ARK and 21Shares’ Bitcoin exchange-traded fund prospectus since the firms first filed in April 2023. ARK Investment Management, a cryptocurrency investment firm…
Tether freezes $225M in USDT linked to romance scammers amid DOJ investigation
The stablecoin issuer reported the illicit funds had been used by a Southeast Asia-based crime syndicate responsible for a “pig butchering” romance scam. Stablecoin issuer Tether has frozen roughly $225…
Crypto exchange Bullish buys 100% stake in crypto media site CoinDesk: Report
CoinDesk was owned by Digital Currency Group who acquired the media company in 2016 for $50M. The new owner, Bullish, is headed by former New York Stock Exchange president Tom…
Dfinity taps SingularityNET to bring AI services to DApps
SingularityNET CEO Ben Goertzel said it’s important to make AI systems available in decentralized networks and not controlled by elite groups. Research and development firm Dfinity Foundation has partnered with…
Mastercard combats crypto fraud with latest AI integration
Mastercard announced it will integrate a new AI tool to detect and prevent fraud routed through cryptocurrency exchanges. Financial services provider Mastercard revealed a new partnership with artificial intelligence (AI)…
Japanese exchange plans to start digital securities trading on Dec. 25
Ichigo, based in Tokyo, plans to offer over $20 million worth of digital securities backed by real estate on the Osaka Digital Exchange. Proprietary trading system operator Osaka Digital Exchange…
Santander offers Bitcoin, ETH trading for Swiss account holders: Report
High-net-worth individuals of Santander Private Banking International will have access to trade BTC and ETH, according to a report claiming access to a leaked internal communication. The international arm of…
Who is the new OpenAI CEO Emmet Shear?
Three days after OpenAI abruptly fired its longtime CEO Sam Altman it announced its new CEO Emmett Shear who co-founded the video streaming platform Twitch. The Microsoft-backed artificial intelligence (AI)…
Poloniex says hacker’s identity is confirmed, offers last bounty at $10M
A community member questioned why Poloniex needed to send an on-chain message in 15 different languages if the hacker’s identity was truly confirmed. Crypto exchange Poloniex recently posted a message…
Crypto ETP volumes surge 91%, outpacing underlying assets: Report
Bitcoin accounted for 75% of the total crypto ETP AUM between January and October 2023, according to the publicly-listed crypto firm Fineqia. Global cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETP) have seen a…
Microsoft hires Sam Altman, Greg Brockman after departure from OpenAI
The CEO of Microsoft announced on X that Sam Altman and Greg Brockman will be joining Microsoft after their abrupt departure as heads of OpenAI. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella posted…
Kronos Research halts trading amid $25M API key hack investigation
While Kronos Research is indefinitely halting trading services until internal investigations track down the culprit who stole over 12,800 ETH, the firm said that potential losses are not a significant…