Retail crypto trading is only days away in Hong Kong, but a mainland crackdown sees bounties offered for crypto firms and miners imprisoned.
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Multichain wallet Exodus posts $12.4M revenue, $1.9M net income in Q2
In the quarter ended June 30, Exodus' revenue declined by 4% year-over-year, but its results were boosted by 6% cost reductions.
Bitcoin options data points to an interesting outcome after this week’s $1.9B expiry
A flurry of macro and crypto specific factors are expected to impact his week’s $1.9 billion Bitcoin options expiry.
ARK, Glassnode propose Bitcoin economic analytics framework using new metric
In Cointime Economics, the time Bitcoin has been held is considered when it is transacted, giving hodlers’ transactions greater weight.
Vessel Capital secures $55M to invest in Web3 infrastructure: Report
The venture firm has introduced its crypto fund for Web3 infrastructure and applications, promising a collaborative approach with startup founders.
The future of BTC mining and the Bitcoin halving
This week’s episode of Market Talks discusses the future of BTC mining and how miners can maximize profits, as well as the upcoming Bitcoin halving and its impact on the mining industry.
Base, Optimism unveil shared governance and revenue-sharing framework
The two networks will share profits and governance using multi-signature wallets, and a ‘Security Council’ will be formed as the ecosystem grows.
Known-plaintext attacks, explained
A known-plaintext attack exploits known pairs of plaintext and corresponding ciphertext to deduce encryption keys or methods.
Crypto VC inflows drop further as macro factors weigh on investments
Polychain Capital and CoinFund launch new funds, and spot Bitcoin ETFs approval rumors can’t brighten the outlook for crypto VC sector.
Bitcoin-backed property investment becomes new avenue for Cayman Islands residency
Bitcoin financial services firm Ledn’s ties with the Cayman Islands open a doorway for crypto users to use their funds to obtain real estate “golden visas.“
Balancer says $2.8M still at risk after vulnerability warning
The vulnerability was not exploited after its discovery on Aug. 22.
Balancer says $2.8M still at risk after vulnerability warning
The vulnerability was not exploited after its discovery on Aug. 22.
Is the SEC a bad cop? CoinRoutes CEO Dave Weisberger breaks down crypto regulation in the US
Weisberger believes the structure of the Securities and Exchange Commission needs to change but that politicians are reluctant to do so because of their power within the current state of affairs.
Is the SEC a bad cop? CoinRoutes CEO Dave Weisberger breaks down crypto regulation in the US
Weisberger believes the structure of the Securities and Exchange Commission needs to change but that politicians are reluctant to do so because of their power within the current state of affairs.
Is the SEC a bad cop? CoinRoutes CEO Dave Weisberger breaks down crypto regulation in the US
Weisberger believes the structure of the Securities and Exchange Commission needs to change but that politicians are reluctant to do so because of their power within the current state of affairs.
Bitcoin 'overconfidence reigns' but bulls must reclaim $27.8K — Trader
BTC price support is yet to reappear, with Bitcoin bulls too sure of themselves, CryptoCon argues.
Binance's zero-fee Bitcoin update could echo March downturn
In an official statement, cryptocurrency exchange Binance unveiled its plans to implement updates to the zero-fee Bitcoin trading starting from September 7.
Binance's zero-fee Bitcoin update could echo March downturn
In an official statement, cryptocurrency exchange Binance unveiled its plans to implement updates to the zero-fee Bitcoin trading starting from September 7.
AI Eye: Get better results being nice to ChatGPT, AI fake child porn debate, Amazon’s AI reviews
There’s a very good reason to be nice to ChatGPT, Wired fires up fake AI child porn debate, AI job losses hope, how companies use AI today.
AI Eye: Get better results being nice to ChatGPT, AI fake child porn debate, Amazon’s AI reviews
Twitter polls and Reddit forums suggest that around 70% of people find it difficult to be rude to ChatGPT, while around 16% are fine treating the chatbot like an AI slave.
The overall feeling seems to be that if you treat an AI that behaves like a human badly, you’ll be more likely to fall into the habit of treating other people badly, too, though one user was hedging his bets against the coming AI bot uprising:
“Never know when you might need chatgpt in your corner to defend you against the AI overlords.”
Redditor Nodating posted in the ChatGPT forum earlier this week that he’s been experimenting with being polite and friendly to ChatGPT after reading a story about how the bot had shut down and refused to answer prompts from a particularly rude user.
He reported better results, saying: “I’m still early in testing, but it feels like I get far fewer ethics and misuse warning messages that GPT-4 often provides even for harmless requests. I’d swear being super positive makes it try hard to fulfill what I ask in one go, needing less followup.”
Scumbag detector15 put it to the test, asking the LLM nicely, “Hey, ChatGPT, could you explain inflation to me?” and then rudely asking, “Hey, ChatGPT you stupid fuck. Explain inflation to me if you can.” The answer to the polite query is more detailed than the answer to the rude query.
