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Hong Kong issues generative AI guidelines for consumer protection
20.8.2024
The HKMA introduces new principles for using generative AI, emphasizing governance, transparency, and data protection in consumer-facing applications
Cryptography startup Fabric raises $33M for new data privacy chip
19.8.2024
Blockchain Capital and 1kx co-led the Series A round that will back the development of a new computing chip focused on data privacy
EigenLayer’s EigenDA touts 10x cut in data prices
19.8.2024
The data availability protocol is also introducing a "free tier."
UBS Urges Caution Despite Positive US Economic Data
18.8.2024
UBS reported on Friday that U.S. stocks extended their rally as new economic data, including a 1% rise in July retail sales, eased concerns about a potential recession. Despite the encouraging consumer resilience, UBS cautioned that the risk of a significant economic slowdown remains, especially...
IMF Economists Suggest Electricity Tax to Lower Crypto and AI Environmental Impact
17.8.2024
International Monetary Fund (IMF) economists have warned of the environmental impact of crypto mining and AI data centers, which are projected to increase global electricity consumption to 3.5% by 2027, leading to higher carbon emissions. Proposing a targeted electricity tax, the authors estimate...
Crypto-Stealing Malware ‘Styx Stealer’ Exposed by Hacker’s Critical Mistake
17.8.2024
Check Point Research (CPR) has uncovered Styx Stealer, a new malware capable of stealing browser data, cryptocurrency, and instant messenger sessions. Styx Stealer is a variant of Phemedrone Stealer and includes new features like auto-start and crypto-clipping. The malware was traced back to...
Malaysia adopts Worldcoin for personal verification and digital ID
16.8.2024
Malaysia aims to tackle national challenges and unlock economic opportunities by adopting cutting-edge biometric verification technology
Bitdeer to expand operations with $150M convertible notes offering
16.8.2024
Bitdeer Technologies Group’s stock price dropped to $6.33 after it announced a senior convertible notes offering.
IMF Proposes 85% Tax Hike on Crypto Miners & AI Data Centers
16.8.2024
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed a tax increase on crypto mining and artificial intelligence (AI) data…
Chainlink Integrates Data Streams and VRF on Base Blockchain
15.8.2024
Chainlink has expanded its offerings on the Base blockchain by launching its Data Streams and Verifiable Random Function (VRF) services. This development ensures that the full suite of Chainlink products is now accessible to developers using Base, a layer-two (L2) blockchain built on Ethereum....
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Drops to Under $58K After U.S. CPI Data
15.8.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 15, 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets
Boomer says ETH fundamentals at all-time high, price is ‘lagging’
15.8.2024
Ether’s current price doesn’t reflect the true performance of the network’s fundamentals in recent times, according to an investment manager
Pyth Network & TON Partner to Bring High-Fidelity Data to DeFi
14.8.2024
Pyth Network has announced a strategic partnership with The Open Network (TON). This collaboration aims to bring high-fidelity,…
TON, Pyth team up for real-time DeFi data
14.8.2024
TON and Pyth’s collaboration brings institutional-grade real-time price feeds to TON developers, enhancing DeFi innovation
Ecuador’s Data Protection Agency Lacks Resources to Assess Worldcoin’s Compliance Status
13.8.2024
The Superintendence of Data Protection, Ecuador’s data protection agency, stated that it lacks the resources needed to assess the compliance of Worldcoin, the biometric and universal basic income (UBI) project, with the country’s laws. The head of the institution, Fabrizio Peralta-Diaz...
AI Search Engine Perplexity Teams up With Predictions Market Giant Polymarket
12.8.2024
On Aug. 12, 2024, the startup behind Perplexity, an AI-driven search engine and chatbot, revealed a new partnership with Polymarket, a blockchain-powered predictions market. With this integration, users searching for events on Perplexity will now find news summaries accompanied by real-time...
Chance of Bitcoin price drop to $52K rises as derivatives show traders losing hope
12.8.2024
Worsening US macroeconomic data and some slight changes in the Bitcoin options market could be signs that BTC’s price weakness is set to intensify
Possible Bitcoin price drop to $52K rises as BTC derivatives data shows traders losing hope
12.8.2024
Worsening US macroeconomic data and some slight changes in the Bitcoin options market could be signs that BTC’s price weakness is set to intensify
HTML Attribute to Allow/Disallow Handwriting Input
12.8.2024
A new explainer for a new HTML attribute to handle handwritten inputs. Like this:
<input type="text" handwriting="true" ... <input type="text" handwriting="false" ... <textarea handwriting="" ... <!-- evaluates to "true" --<div contenteditable...
First Mover Americas: BTC Slides Ahead of Busy Data Week
12.8.2024
The latest price moves in bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets in context for Aug. 12 2024. First Mover is CoinDesk’s daily newsletter that contextualizes the latest actions in the crypto markets