Ripple rejects IPO plans, Cathie Wood reduces Bitcoin 2030 forecast, and other crypto news: Hodler’s Digest Ripple, the US blockchain company behind the XRP cryptocurrency, will not pursue an initial public offering following the conclusion of its years-long legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Ripple president Monica Long said the company has...Continue Reading

Crypto influencers charged for shilling “Hong Kong’s FTX.” Philippines senate considers putting government budget on blockchain. Asia Express. Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday formally charged influencers linked to the defunct crypto exchange JPEX. Among those charged are Joseph Lam Chok, a lawyer turned influencer, and Chan Yee, a prominent KOL in the crypto community. Prosecutors...Continue Reading

Researchers found AI is hopeless at most Upwork task, it gets the news wrong half the time — and humans crush AI on world model tests. AI Eye. AI agents cant complete 97% of tasks on Upwork to even a basic standard. Researchers at Scale AI and the Center for AI Safety got six different...Continue Reading

If a crypto exchange has tech glitches, or a market maker pulls liquidity, exacerbating a flash crash, there are few legal avenues to pursue. Almost twenty billion dollars in perpetual futures positions were liquidated during the Oct. 10 crypto crash, prompting traders to ask who should pay if platforms fail under pressure. Unlike regulated securities...Continue Reading

YouTube’s new content rules puts a spanner in the works for Web3 gaming content. Is Cambria coming back soon? and more: Web3 Gamer YouTubes latest content rules announcement hasnt gone down well with Web3 gaming creators, who say the platform is unfairly targeting them. YouTube’s new policy is a direct attack on Web3 gaming and...Continue Reading

Bitcoin will continue to experience cyclical booms and busts, MEXC apologizes to ‘White Whale’ trader over $3M freeze: Hodler’s Digest Bybit, the worlds second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has announced it will pause new user registrations in Japan starting Oct. 31, as it adapts to new regulations from the countrys Financial Services Agency. The...Continue Reading

China’s central bank boss really, really doesn’t like stablecoins and crypto, Japanese yen comes to DeFi: Asia Express. China has finally put rumors to rest following a speech by Peoples Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng at an annual financial conference in Beijing. After Hong Kongs stablecoin licensing regime took effect in August, several companies...Continue Reading

Grokipedia is far from perfect, but proponents argue it covers crypto and controversial topics in a more even-handed manner than Wikipedia. For 24 years, Wikipedia has relied on fallible humans to write about everything there is to know about anything. Grokipedia, created by Elon Musks xAI, is finally set to challenge that.  Supporters of Grokipedia...Continue Reading

Bitwise’s Hunter Horsley was stung by criticism from Ethereum Maxis about the firm’s support of Solana, as ETH helped inspire Bitwise in 2016 In the lead-up to this weeks surprise listing of its Solana Staking ETF on the New York Stock Exchange, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley caused a stir by telling Cointelegraph that Solanas shorter...Continue Reading

Bitcoin OG Kyle Chassé has turned to AI to figure out why YouTube is just one step away from canceling his channel forever. Kyle Chass, a Bitcoin OG whom many in the crypto community know from his popular YouTube channel over the years, has one Google warning left. One more strike and his YouTube channel,...Continue Reading