GNO holders have approved the transition of Gnosis Chain from an independent Layer 1 blockchain to a ZK rollup with settlements directly on Ethereum. The project team announced the results of the vote, which concluded on August 19. GnosisDAO has approved Gnosis Chain’s transition from a standalone Layer 1 into a ZK-proven Ethereum Economic Zone […]
AI agents could become a new source of activity in the digital asset sector, ranging from payments to trading and lending. The benefits of this will be unevenly distributed among market participants, according to Max Waddington, senior analyst at Fidelity Digital Assets. Increased Use of AI by Developers Fidelity studied data from over 100,000 GitHub […]
AI agents can sharply cut the cost and increase the scale of attacks on cryptocurrency holders, participants at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium said. In their view, automation will let attackers simultaneously probe wallets, passwords and networks across a large number of potential victims. Global Settlement Network co-founder and CEO Ryan Kirkley said the industry too […]
Bitcoin is showing signs of being in the late stages of a downturn, but it’s too early to declare a cycle bottom. According to VanEck’s assessment, only two-thirds of capitulation indicators are currently active. Eight out of 12 Signals VanEck monitors 12 metrics that should reflect market conditions during significant sell-offs: BTC drawdown, mining economics, […]
HSBC and Standard Chartered have completed the first interbank transaction using tokenized deposits on SWIFT’s blockchain infrastructure, according to Finextra. The DLT solution in this operation functioned as an orchestration layer: before final settlement through existing systems, the platform matched the parties’ obligations and netted counterclaims. The obligations in tokenized form were then recorded by […]
IBM has connected and jointly cooled two modular cryogenic complexes, creating a unified ultra-cold environment to scale fault-tolerant quantum systems. The two modules are designed to connect hundreds of quantum chips within a more powerful infrastructure. According to IBM, cooling to 4 K took less than five days, after which the system reached a temperature […]
On August 17, hardware wallet manufacturer BitBox released the Dixence update, addressing two major vulnerabilities in its firmware. The issues were discovered during internal audits using AI models. We just released the Dixence security update. During our internal audits, we were able to discover and fix multiple security issues in the BitBox firmware. We recommend […]
BlackRock maintained a positive view of bitcoin’s role in investment portfolios after a drop of more than 50% from the October peak. Analysts attributed the sell-off to deleveraging and capital rotation, rather than a fundamental change in the first cryptocurrency’s investment case. According to the asset manager’s updated 10-year analysis, hypothetically adding 1–2% bitcoin to […]
The leading cryptocurrency may be nearing the end of its bearish phase as on-chain metrics indicate early signs of a recovery in spot demand, according to CryptoQuant. Bitcoin’s spot demand is about to turn positive for the first time since February. Historically, that’s meant a +18.1% median gain over the next 60 days, with a […]
The Office of Legislative Counsel (OLC) of the U.S. House of Representatives has seen an increase in draft bills prepared using AI. This was reported by Politico, citing eight current and former employees of the department. According to them, the problem arises during the review stage. AI-generated documents often contain incorrect references to existing laws, […]
