Month: May 2023

The future of DeFi is ReFi

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The TradFi mindset is holding crypto back  The constantly evolving ecosystem of decentralized finance (DeFi) has emerged as a groundbreaking and experimental alternative to traditional finance (TradFi), demonstrating immense potential while simultaneously facing a myriad of challenges.  Paradoxically, some of the very behaviors that have long characterized TradFi — the prioritization of short-term profits, and extractive practices that benefit a few at the expense of the majority — have seeped into the world of DeFi, hampering the progress of this revolutionary technology towards its initial goals.  The detrimental impacts of…

What is fair use? US Supreme Court weighs in on AI’s copyright dilemma

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Generative artificial intelligence models such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT are trained by being fed giant amounts of data, but what happens when this data is copyrighted? Well, the defendants in a variety of lawsuits currently making their way through the courts claim that the process infringes upon their copyright protections. For example, on Feb. 3, stock photo provider Getty Images sued artificial intelligence firm Stability AI, alleging that it copied over 12 million photos from its collections as part of an effort to build a competing business. It notes in the…

Ark Invest’s Cathie Wood Calls Nvidia Valuations Stretched, Justifies Exit

Cathie Wood stated that NVDA stock is priced ahead of the curve and trading at 25X expected revenue for this year. Ark Invest‘s Cathie Wood, known for taking bold bets on new-age tech companies, has justified their exit from Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) earlier this year. Last Wednesday, May 24, NVDA stock jumped by more than 20% in a single day moving closer to the $400 level. In her tweets on Monday, May 29, the ARK Innovation ETF (ticker ARKK) manager justified the exit from the stock. Wood added that the…

bitFlyer adopts crypto deposit limits to comply with Travel Rule

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Cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan are preparing for the enforcement of the Financial Action Task Force’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations known as the Travel Rule. Major Japanese crypto exchange bitFlyer on May 30 announced the adoption of measures in response to the enforcement of stricter AML measures targeting crypto transactions in Japan. bitFlyer has introduced restrictions on deposits and transfers, disabling transactions to and from exchanges that are not part of the Travel Rule Universal Solution Technology (TRUST) network. Adopted by major industry firms like Coinbase and Crypto.com, TRUST is a…

US Treasury Yields Slide amid Anticipation for Congress Debt Ceiling Vote

The 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields dropped Tuesday as investors await the legislative voting outcome on the debt ceiling bill.   US Treasury yields slumped today ahead of a Congress on the federal government’s proposed debt ceiling bill. Treasury yields tumbled Tuesday as markets reopened, with investors bracing themselves for a lawmaker vote on the Biden administration’s 11th-hour debt ceiling proposal. Late Sunday, US President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy struck a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling, thereby preventing a default. Although both political leaders avoided a potential first-ever government default, the…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Criticizes SEC’s Enforcement Action against Crypto

US presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared his disapproval of SEC’s enforcement action against the crypto industry and plans to include crypto-friendly members on the board when elected president. In an exclusive interview with TheStreet, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.), an aspiring US presidential candidate, criticized the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for taking an enforcement approach to regulating the crypto industry. Kennedy said such a heavy regulatory strategy might significantly affect the country’s digital asset ecosystem. When elected as president, he plans to appoint SEC staff with…

2 key security practices for Web3 startups from Israel Crypto Conference

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Security remains one of the Web3 industry’s most important and relevant issues as decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols and enterprises continue to face exploits. At the Israel Crypto Conference, Cointelegraph talked to Shahar Madar, the head of security products at Fireblocks, about the necessary steps Web3 startups should take to secure their platforms and users. Madar told Cointelegraph that, in his experience, many new startups usually delay developing a security protocol to focus on growth. However, Web2 models for enterprise security don’t work in a Web3 world with such an emphasis…

Japan’s bitFlyer Implements Money Laundering Measures in Line With FATF ‘Travel Rule’

The exchange has set notification requirements for receiving and sending crypto to TRUST-compliant platforms in a list of 21 countries, which includes Japan, Israel, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, the Bahamas and Switzerland. BitFlyer further restricts transfers to complaint platforms in these countries to TRUST-compatible crypto assets such as bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH) and several ERC-20 tokens. Source

Security firm discovers $500M vulnerability in Tron multisig accounts

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A research team at dWallet Labs has discovered a zero-day vulnerability in Tron multisig accounts, allowing an attacker to bypass the multisignature mechanism and sign transactions with a single signature. In a technical breakdown post, the research team said the vulnerability could have impacted $500 million in assets held in Tron multisig accounts. This is because it allows any signer to “completely overcome the multisig security offered by TRON.” 0d, our superstar cybersecurity research team, discovered a vulnerability in TRON multisig accounts putting over $500M of digital assets at risk…

Bitcoin Price (BTC) on Track for First Monthly Loss of the Year

Bitcoin (BTC) climbed above $28,000 after an agreement on a deal to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, but the crypto still appears on track for its first monthly loss since December. The leading cryptocurrency by market value traded as high as $28,400 late Sunday, up from about $25,900 the previous week. At press time, bitcoin is changing hands at just under $28,000. Prices, however, were still down about 5% for May in what would be the first monthly decline of the year, assuming things hold through Wednesday. Ether (ETH) at…