Proto-Danksharding Ahoy! Ethereum Upgrade Clears Another Hurdle
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This Week On Crypto Twitter: Twitter Payments Rumors, Donald Trump Fuels Meme Coin Rise
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Biggest Video Games Releasing in February 2024
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Ethereum’s Long-Awaited Upgrade Gets Closer As Devs Set Final Timeline
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Telecom Giant Telefónica Launches Solana-Powered Helium Mobile Hotspots
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Hackers Target Crypto Email Lists, Send Phishing Attacks Netting Over $500,000
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Resurrecting Dead Loved Ones with AI Is Already a Thing
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What Is Oasys? The Gaming Blockchain With Ubisoft and Sega Onboard
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Church Allegedly Issued Crypto Token Backed by Nothing But God’s Word
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Crypto Crime Down 29% in 2023: Chainalysis Report
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‘Apeiron’ God Game Begins Airdrop Rewards on Ethereum Scaler Ronin
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Developers Wrangle With the Role of AI On the Battlefield
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AI Misinformation Could Rock the 2024 Elections—Here’s How OpenAI Plans to Fight It
With the threat of artificial intelligence to democracy being a top concern for policymakers and voters worldwide, OpenAI laid out...
This Week on Crypto Twitter: The ETF Circus Comes to Town
Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for DecryptIt was the craziest week crypto has had in a long time. And that’s saying...
This Week in Coins: Bitcoin Flashes and Fades as ETFs Launch—But Ethereum Soars
Illustration by Mitchell Preffer for Decrypt.The historical and hotly anticipated approval of Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETF) this week basically...
SEC Chair Gary Gensler Recaps Takeover of Agency’s Twitter Account
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission chair Gary Gensler gave an update on the investigation into the cyberattack targeting the agency’s...
OpenAI-Backed 1X Wants to Put a Humanoid Robot to Work in Your Home
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‘You Betrayed Us’: Voice Actors Denounce SAG-AFTRA’s AI Gaming Deal
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Crypto Degens Are Betting Millions on a Bitcoin ETF Being Approved
Crypto analysts are increasingly convinced that a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) will be approved this week amid a flurry...
‘Not Telling The Full Story’: OpenAI Challenges NYT’s Copyright Lawsuit Claims
In response to a lawsuit filed by the New York Times, in which the news outlet accused OpenAI of using...
