Legislators Rush to Address Taylor Swift Deepfake with New Law
Lawmakers in the United States are calling for legislation to criminalize the production of deepfake images after explicit fake photos of Taylor Swift circulated on...
Regulatory Challenges for Bitcoin ETFs
Rostin Behnam, the chair of the Commodities Futures and Trading Commission (CFTC), has expressed concerns about the potential misinterpretation of the recent approval of spot...
Trento Fined $54k for AI Misuse
The Italian city of Trento has been issued a fine for its improper use of artificial intelligence (AI), making it the first city in Italy...
NFT Holders Kick It with Ronaldo Amid Looming Court Challenges
Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has fulfilled some promises to holders of his nonfungible tokens (NFTs), despite ongoing legal action in the United States. In a...
Binance.US Snubbed in Alaska and Florida
Binance.US, a troubled cryptocurrency exchange, is facing increasing regulatory pressure in the United States following the guilty plea of its former CEO. The Wall Street...
Resilient Manta Network Bounces Back after Token Listing Challenges
Manta Network, a layer-2 blockchain powered by zero-knowledge proof technology, experienced some unexpected challenges during its billion-dollar token listing earlier this month. The network fell...
CBDCs in US Elections: Hyper-Politicization?
The conversation around central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) has recently become politicized in the United States. Former President Donald Trump declared that he would not...
Lumiere: Google’s Realistic AI Text-to-Video Generator
Google researchers have unveiled Lumiere, a new time-and-space diffusion model that can transform text or images into realistic AI-generated videos. Lumiere uses a Space-Time U-Net...
Polygon Labs & Warner Music Group: Web3 Evolution in Music Industry
Polygon Labs and Warner Music Group (WMG) have announced the recipients of their inaugural Web3 Music Accelerator program. The program, introduced in June 2023, aims...
Demystifying Offline Staking
Offline staking is a method used by certain blockchain networks that employ the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) consensus mechanism. In PoS systems, validators are chosen to create...
