BlackRock close to registering a bitcoin-ETF
BlackRock, a $10 trillion asset manager, is close to filing for a bitcoin-ETF.
Global Company
Sturdy Finance was hacked for $800K
PeckShield analysts reported suspicious activity in the Sturdy Finance lending
protocol pool.
The administration later confirmed the hack. The hacker withdrew 442.6 ETH ($769
thousand) via a Tornado Cash mixer.
A16z will open an office in London
Investment fund A16z plans to open an office in London. The firm attributed its
choice to the country's "predictable" regulatory climate.
The country's prime minister's office said it was thrilled with the company's
decision.
Ethereum developers have published a list of changes in the Dencun update
The Ethereum Foundation is preparing for an update, Dencun, which will include
five offerings (EIPs), including "proto-dunksharing":
EIP-1153 - a change aimed at reducing network storage fees;
EIP-4788 - would significantly improve bridge and pool infrastructure for
steaming;
EIP-5656 - aimed at EVM code changes;
EIP-6780 - will
Nvidia
Nvidia shares soared nearly 25% in the postmarket after the quarterly report.
EXBI Launches Launchpad Platform and New Promotional Campaign
EXBI Exchange has announced the launch of a launchpad to support Web3 products
targeting the widest possible audience.
To celebrate the launch of the Launchpad, the company is running a promotional
campaign on Gleam. It launches on May 22 and will run for two weeks.
The campaign includes several types
WSB Coin team member collapses token price by 90%
On-chain analyst ZachXBT reported on the collapse of WSB Coin's price. A team
member under the nickname ZJZ.eth, who ran the moderation bots of the notorious
WallStreetBets community, suddenly sold off most of the tokens, amounting to
$635k (334 ETH). As a result, WSB's price
JPMorgan buys troubled First Republic Bank
The FDIC regulator has accepted JPM's takeover bid for the bank. The giant is
taking over all of FRB's deposits, which total about $103.9 billion.
First Republic Bank's 84 physical branches in eight states will reopen today as
branches of JPMorgan. All other
"Government must be involved in AI governance" - OpenAI
Mira Murati, technical director of chatbot developer ChatGPT OpenAI, was
interviewed by the Associated Press. She believes government agencies should be
involved in regulation:
"Governments should approve regulations - at least at the company level. They
should agree on some level of standards.
Binance launches AI bot for Binance Academy
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance is launching chatbot Binance Sensei, which is
powered by ChatGPT, for Binance Academy.
"Users will be able to enter a few keywords or questions through the chat window
and receive an instant response based on Binance Academy articles or other
reliable public sources," the exchange