Babylon Chain closes $18M funding for Bitcoin staking
Polychain Capital and Hack VC led the Series A funding round of Babylon Chain, a protocol working on Bitcoin staking for proof-of-stake networks. Polychain Capital and Hack VC led the…
Meta releases ‘Purple Llama’ AI security suite to meet White House commitments
Meta believes that this is “the first industry-wide set of cyber security safety evaluations for Large Language Models (LLMs).” Meta released a suite of tools for securing and benchmarking generative…
SEC discussing ‘key technical details’ with spot crypto ETF applicants: Report
In November, the commission separately met with representatives of BlackRock and Grayscale to discuss their spot crypto exchange-traded funds. Officials with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission are reportedly…
Is Google’s Gemini really smarter than OpenAI’s GPT-4? Community sleuths find out
After Google launched its new high-performance AI model Gemini and claimed it to be far superior to OpenAI’s GPT-4 users on social media began to challenge those claims. Google launched…
Crypto Investing: Psychological Biases, Risks, and Rewards
But investing in crypto implies more than just the technical aspects of buying and selling – there’s also a psychological element that impacts investment decisions. In this article, we will…
The Expansion of Cryptocurrency Use in Gaming
The popularity of cryptocurrency has made its way to gaming and its use has exponentially expanded the industry. Entertainment is taken to new heights, especially since the potential to earn…
Jack Dorsey’s Block Inc. launches self-custody Bitcoin wallet
Users who lose their Bitkey wallet don’t need to input a seed phrase to recover funds, the company said. Financial payment processor Block, co-founded by Jack Dorsey, has launched its…
‘Early bull market’ — Bitcoin price preps 1st ever weekly golden cross
Bitcoin is lining up a never-before-seen bull signal that could print on the Bitcoin chart by the start of 2024. Bitcoin (BTC) is lining up an “early bull market” as…
Montenegrin official plans to extradite Do Kwon to the United States: Report
The Terraform Labs co-founder had been awaiting extradition to either the United States or South Korea after being arrested and charged in Montenegro. Terraform Labs co-founder Do Kwon will reportedly…
Phoenix seals $380M deal with WhatsMiner for green Bitcoin mining
Phoenix Group is acquiring hydro cooling mining equipment from WhatsMiner worth over $136 million, with the option of an additional $246 million purchase. United Arab Emirates firm Phoenix Group has…
Games need bots? Illivium CEO admits ‘it’s tough,’ Web3 games 42X upside: Web3 Gamer
Games overrun with bots just show bot owners care, claims Pixels founder. Plus we review Galaxy Fight Club, chat to Illuvium’s CEO and more. Some think that bots in games…
Changpeng Zhao’s next move could involve decentralized science
Decentralized science, or DeSci, aims to apply decentralized business models to medical research. Changpeng “CZ” Zhao’s tenure as the CEO of Binance may be over, but the exchange giant’s loss…
Web3 can benefit from adopting Web2 optimization: NBX Berlin
User experience remains a barrier to entry for the world of Web3 and industry builders believe the solution lies in onboarding Web2 functionality. Web3 products and services could benefit from…
COP28: Blockchain projects make push to decentralize climate markets
Blockchain and crypto projects joined the Climate Change Conference in Dubai and unveiled initiatives focusing on contributing to the fight against climate change. As the 2023 United Nations Climate Change…
Web3 firms to support ecosystem development through grants amid market uptick
The Worldcoin Foundation rolled out a $5 million grant to support its community through WLD tokens or stablecoins. As Bitcoin (BTC) soared past the $40,000 mark and brought the total…