Experiments show AI could help to audit smart contracts, but not yet
11.7.2023
Artificial intelligence has proven effective at identifying security vulnerabilities, but early tests indicate it won’t be able to replace humans for a while
UK Regulator Continues Crackdown on Crypto ATMs, Checks 18 New Sites
11.7.2023
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proceeding with efforts to shut down all bitcoin ATMs “illegally operating” in the country. After more inspections in the past couple of months, the watchdog vowed to continue to take action against operators of unregistered crypto teller machines....
Grayscale resolves lawsuit with Fir Tree over proposed changes to Bitcoin Trust
11.7.2023
Fir Tree hinted at potential additional litigation against Grayscale and parent company Digital Currency Group based on what its GBTC documentation may reveal
Ether Staking Ratio Nears Key Milestone as Inflows Slow Amid Regulatory Pressures
11.7.2023
Investors committed nearly 20% of all ETH tokens to lock up in staking contracts, according to blockchain data
BIS gives CBDCs a thumbs up, crypto the middle finger in reports to G20 ministers
11.7.2023
G20 finance ministers and central bank governors are meeting this month, and the Bank for International Settlements has findings to present
IMF sees climate change, DAOs, CBDC as threats to Marshall Islands, urges reforms
11.7.2023
Entering the crypto economy is not a good idea for a country with “capacity constraints” and no central bank, the IMF thinks
Anthropic launches Claude 2 amid continuing AI hullabaloo
11.7.2023
The new model demonstrates measurable improvements across numerous categories, including near-instant query response times and the ability to parse inputs up to 100K tokens in size
Coinbase Goes to Court Against the SEC
11.7.2023
Coinbase (COIN) and the Securities and Exchange Commission will meet in court this week. The hearing – the questions asked and the answers given – should provide some hints on how the case may go (for now, anyway)
Tim Draper Still Thinks Bitcoin Can Reach $250K – Just 2 Years Later Than He Expected
11.7.2023
Even though billionaire investor and venture capitalist Tim Draper was clearly wrong when he predicted bitcoin (BTC) would reach $250,000 in June 2023, he said he still believes that it will happen eventually, maybe in 2025
Aptos Voting to Enable Fungible Assets With Network Upgrade
11.7.2023
Aptos is holding a vote on upgrades to its blockchain, its tokenomics and its ability to handle fungible assets
Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, BSV hash rate rising, DigiToads attracts tremendous demand
11.7.2023
A rise in hash rate, which is the computational power dedicated to mining and validating transactions on the network, is a positive indicator as it represents the increasing security and health of blockchains. Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, and Bitcoin SV have been experiencing a rise in their hash rates...
Multichain Executor has been 'draining' AnySwap tokens: Report
11.7.2023
The contract has used an “anySwapFeeTo” function to transfer hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of tokens to itself, which on-chain sleuth Spreek suspected may have been malicious