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Elon Musk voices support for sweeping AI safety regulations

Musk said he was pro-AI regulation “just as we regulate any product/technology that is a potential risk to the public.” Source link

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Bitcoin's Coinbase premium hits 39-day high as $63K is reclaimed

Bitcoin demand among United States investors surged after the Federal Reserve confirmed its intentions to lower interest rates. Source link

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Mt. Gox shifts out $700M in Bitcoin, first major move in 3 weeks

It’s the most significant Bitcoin move since July 30, though Galaxy’s head of research doesn’t think it’s for distribution. Source link

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Bitcoin miners may gain $13.9B yearly from 20% shift to AI and HPC: VanEck

Bitcoin miners could increase profitability and improve “bad balance sheets” by allocating some of their energy capacity to the AI and HPC sectors, according to

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Two-thirds of institutional Bitcoin ETF holders held or bought more in Q2

44% of asset managers increased their Bitcoin ETF holdings, while 22% held their position, which was a “pretty good result,” according to Bitwise’s investment chief.

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Zcash founder joins Shielded Labs, pushes for hybrid PoS upgrade

Zooko Wilcox is now the new head of product at Shielded Labs and wants to speed up the protocol’s upgrade to a hybrid PoS consensus

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Pump.fun to give $80 if tokens complete bonding curve — will it stop rugs?

Pump.fun is incentivizing memecoin creators to get their tokens off to a successful launch, but the jury’s out whether it will stop bad actors from

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Bitcoin falls to ‘extreme fear’ on Aug. 5 as ETFs outflow $168M

The Crypto Fear and Greed Index recorded a score of 17 out of 100 on Aug. 5 — the lowest it has been since July

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XRP Ledger onchain transactions drop 65.6% in Q2 2024

The decline in activity and the rise in transaction costs on the XRP Ledger are a significant shift compared to the previous quarter. Source link

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SEC likely still believes SOL is a security, say crypto execs

Many crypto observers may be “overreading” the security regulator’s latest filing for its Binance lawsuit, meaning Solana and other tokens may not be off the

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