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AI talent crunch accelerates as countries scramble to secure their dominance

The global competition for AI supremacy intensifies as companies consider relocating and countries offer incentives to attract AI talent.

Tokenized movement will be worth trillions — Sweat Economy co-founder

Oleg Fomenko of Sweat Economy and Sweatcoin predicts that tokenized physical activity will be worth trillions of dollars, and employers will one day pay you to exercise.

Starknet targets increased throughput, lower fees with parallel transactions in 2024

Ethereum scaling protocol Starknet expects to increase its throughput and further fee reductions through the introduction of transaction parallelization in 2024.

Alipay taps Avalanche for Web3-powered voucher program

Avalanche said the initiative allows brands to test Web3 solutions and how to create new engagement opportunities with their users.

Ether ETFs may be delayed, as institutions are unprepared — Web3 exec

However, while spot Ether ETF applications could see further delays, approval is just a matter of time, according to the CEO of Umoja.

Apple co-founder wins against YouTube in Bitcoin scam lawsuit

Steve Wozniak filed a lawsuit against YouTube and parent company Google over doctored videos that were used to promote a Bitcoin scam.

Who is going to build the infrastructure to unite Ethereum rollups?

The Dencun hard fork has drastically reduced costs for Ethereum layer-2s, but the ecosystem needs more infrastructure to unify rollups, says Anurag Arjun.

What is anti-dumping policy in crypto?

Implementing an anti-dumping policy helps counter scammers who entice investors into projects before capitalizing on their own tokens to flee with profits.

Starknet fixes STRK token airdrop issues for Immutable X and ETH pool stakers

A wallet address mix-up and trouble airdropping tokens to ETH pool stakers have been fixed, and both can claim STRK starting next month, Starknet claims.

ParaSwap evades hack targeting Augustus v6 contract vulnerability

ParaSwap paused the v6 API soon after discovering the vulnerability and secured the potential victims’ funds through a white hat intervention. Plans to reimburse potential victims are underway.

Nigerian court orders Binance to disclose all user data

In the motion, the lawyer representing the anti-graft agency contended that Binance’s activities in Nigeria contain elements of criminality.

BTC price dip hits 17.5% as week’s Bitcoin ETF net outflows near $500M

Bitcoin bulls brace for macro turbulence with the BTC price correction passing $12,000 versus recent all-time highs.

Biggest ETF outflow: At this rate, Grayscale will be out of Bitcoin in 4 months

The ETF’s record outflow day came as Bitcoin hit a U.S. trading day low of nearly $62,000 as it continues to slide after hitting a high last week.

SBF says proposed 50-year sentence casts him as ‘depraved super-villain’

“Crushing Sam in this way is unnecessary,” said lawyers for the former FTX CEO.

Bitcoin pre-halving correction narrative strengthens as BTC falls below $62K

“Everyone who wanted to buy into the halving mostly has,” said Capriole Fund founder Charles Edwards.

Trezor X account shills fake presale tokens in suspected hack

The official X account for Trezor began asking users to send crypto to an unknown wallet address and posted nefarious links to a fraudulent token presale.

Kyle Davies ‘not sorry’ for 3AC collapse, plans to avoid jail

Three Arrows Capital co-founder Kyle Davies appeared on a podcast and showed little remorse for his firm’s creditors and said he plans to avoid spending any time in a Singaporean prison.

SEC pushes Hashdex, ARK 21Shares Ether ETFs as approval hope dwindles

The SEC has continued to push back its decision on spot Ether ETFs while analysts have turned more pessimistic on approvals.

Saudi Arabia plans $40B AI investment fund overseen by a16z: Report

If the $40 billion fund goes ahead, it would make Saudi Arabia the largest investor in the AI space.

Immutable, Polygon’s new $100M fund to throw cash at Pixelmon, among others

Immutable and Polygon have teamed up to find blockchain games for their new $100 million fund to bankroll, starting with seven games native to their blockchains.

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