BitVM-Based Bitlayer, a Leading Bitcoin L2, Nets $5M in Funding, Unveils $50M ‘Ready Player One’ Program - Corporate Press Release - News

BitVM-Based Bitlayer, a Leading Bitcoin L2, Nets $5M in Funding, Unveils $50M ‘Ready Player One’ Program

Singapore, Singapore, April 3rd, 2024, Chainwire Bitlayer Labs, the first Bitcoin Layer 2 solution based on BitVM, announced a seed round of $5M led by Framework Ventures and ABCDE Capital, participation by StarkWare, OKX Ventures, Alliance DAO, UTXO Management, Asymmetric Capital and many more. The announcement comes as Bitlayer prepares the launch of its open-incentive…

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Prominent Musicians Demand Safeguards Against AI’s Encroachment on Creativity - AI - News

Prominent Musicians Demand Safeguards Against AI’s Encroachment on Creativity

A powerful cry was released against what they saw as an infringement on human creation by over 200 notable people, including Stevie Wonder, Billie Eilish, and the estates of legendary musicians like Frank Sinatra and Bob Marley. The music industry was significantly impacted by this decision. A turning point in the continuing conversation about the…

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Peirce Criticizes SEC’s Crypto Stance: A call for transparency and dialogue - Industry News - News

Peirce Criticizes SEC’s Crypto Stance: A call for transparency and dialogue

In a rather striking and sensational act that has captivated the financial and crypto saga, Hester Peirce, a Commissioner with the crypto-guidance/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>SEC, criticized the agency in relation to crypto regulation. During the event, SEC Speaks, which was organized by the Practicing Law Institute, Peirce was insubordinate in her skepticism towards SAB 121, which…

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BlobStream Solutions By Celestia gets Introduced to Arbitrum Orbital Chain - Industry News - News

BlobStream Solutions By Celestia gets Introduced to Arbitrum Orbital Chain

Celestia is making strides to the Arbitrum ecosystem. Celestia has introduced Blobstream. Now Blostream is set to change customizable chains, known as Orbit chains. These chains can be either Layer 2, settling directly to Ethereum, or Layer 3, settling to Arbitrum’s Layer 2, Arbitrum One. Simplified Data Availability  Now what Blobstream  does is uses Celestia’s technology…

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Bitcoin plunges amid $426 million in liquidations - African News - News

Bitcoin plunges amid $426 million in liquidations

Bitcoin registered a slight price decline to trade below $67,000 on Tuesday morning, erasing gains from the previous week. According to bitcoin” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>data from CoinGecko, the asset is presently trading at $66,139, registering a loss of 4.6% on the day and 6% on the week. Bitcoin registers a significant decline in value The…

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Argentina President Milei’s crypto stance tested as country adopts international AML standards - Regulation News - News

Argentina President Milei’s crypto stance tested as country adopts international AML standards

Argentina, government has introduced mandatory registration requirements for crypto firms. The Comisión Nacional de Valores (CNV), Argentina’s securities regulatory authority, announced that virtual asset service providers must comply with the new regulations designed to enhance the country’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) framework.  This move aligns with the recommendations from…

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Taiwanese music star’s memecoin undergoes wild price action - African News - News

Taiwanese music star’s memecoin undergoes wild price action

Solana-based memecoin Bobaoppa has become the subject of discussion in the crypto market after its recent price actions. Launched by Taiwanese music sensation Jeffrey Huang (also known as Machi Big Brother), the memecoin has been making waves since its $49 million presale. The token’s price recently experienced a volatile movement, leaving its holders with mixed…

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U.S. Treasury yields see shocking rise thanks to persisitent inflation - African News - News

U.S. Treasury yields see shocking rise thanks to persisitent inflation

The finance industry just got a bit more interesting, and if you’re anything like me—someone who just loves knowing what is up the us-be-affected-when-brics-ditch-dollar/” data-type=”post” data-id=”504791″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>U.S. economy at all times—you’re going to want to pay attention. Treasury yields have decided to take a little hike, reaching levels we haven’t seen in the past…

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Russian nationals transacted $51 billion on exchanges in 2023 - African News - News

Russian nationals transacted $51 billion on exchanges in 2023

The Bank of Russia has released its latest report showing the activities of Russian nationals in the crypto market in 2023. According to the business/953185″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>report, the bank noted that transactions in excess of $51 billion (4.7 trillion rubles) were carried out on the exchanges. The report also found that most of the…

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Chief Investment Officer confirms lack of crypto appetite among Goldman Sachs clients - African News - News

Chief Investment Officer confirms lack of crypto appetite among Goldman Sachs clients

Goldman Sachs, one of the major Wall Street banks, remains skeptical about cryptocurrency, as it claims that digital assets are not an investment class. This perspective was even more finance/currencies/bitcoin–price-goldman-01189443″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener nofollow”>clearly substantiated by Sharmin Mossavar-Rahmani, the Chief Investment Officer of the bank’s Wealth Management unit, in a recent interview with the Wall…

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AI Innovations Revolutionize Credit Risk Management in Financial Institution - AI in Daily Life - News

AI Innovations Revolutionize Credit Risk Management in Financial Institution

Innovative solutions leveraging artificial intelligence (creativity-using-gemini-ai/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>ai) are reshaping the landscape of credit assessment. Ivan Perić, the head of global artificial intelligence R&D at Synechron, advocates for adopting smarter credit assessment models capable of parsing vast volumes of data in real-time. Perić’s insights shed light on the evolving dynamics within the financial services sector…

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America, you have a debt problem – and it is going to kill you - African News - News

America, you have a debt problem – and it is going to kill you

America is on the edge of a financial cliff, and the music’s about to stop. Imagine this: a giant weighing scale where on one side, we have the us-be-affected-when-brics-ditch-dollar/” data-type=”post” data-id=”504791″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”>U.S. economy, buzzing with life, dreams, and burgers. On the other, a colossal heap of debt that’s about to tip the balance. The…

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Crypto platform dYdX chooses Cayman Islands for operations as US tightens DeFi oversight - African News - News

Crypto platform dYdX chooses Cayman Islands for operations as US tightens DeFi oversight

dYdX, a decentralized exchange, after the community referendum with over 90% support, has announced its decision to operate from the Cayman Islands partially. However, this move is targeted to reduce the probable legal risks because the United States security regulators have been concentrating on decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols.  Despite dYdX not having any operations within…

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