Day: July 5, 2023

Crypto Thief, SEGA blockchain game, AI games rights fight — Web3 Gamer – Cointelegraph Magazine

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Valve allows AI content on Steam Game developers can use AI-generated content in games listed on Steam. But only if it isn’t generated using copyright-infringing content. That’s the official line from Valve, the creators of game publishing platform Steam, which it made in response to a June Reddit post that’s been making the rounds about a developer who had his game rejected by Steam for using AI. Developer Artoonu, who specializes in creating NSFW games (think furries and hentai), said the company asked him to “affirmatively confirm that you own…

Binance Academy Teams Up With Coursera To Provide Crypto And Blockchain Education Worldwide

Binance Academy, the academy arm of Binance, has announced that it is teaming up with Coursera to launch a blockchain education program to spread knowledge about this transformative technology. With more than 124 million registered users across various countries, Coursera is the perfect partner for Binance as they work to provide world-class blockchain education. Taking Blockchain Education Global Blockchain technology is known for its ability to revolutionize various industries and everyday life. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has made it its mission to spread the impacts of this technology…

Searches for ‘AI jobs’ in 2023 are 4x higher than ‘crypto jobs’ when BTC hit $69K

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Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a clear-cut winner in the battle for job seekers, according to a new analysis from cryptocurrency data aggregator CoinGecko.  From 2020 to 2022, searches for “AI jobs” and “crypto jobs” remained fairly close, with AI taking the crown most days and crypto pulling into the lead upon Bitcoin (BTC) reaching an all-time high of $69,000 in November 2021. Along with increased adoption and interest in both Web3 and cryptocurrency technologies, the crypto boom of 2022 brought job seekers in record numbers — at least if…

NFT Royalty Payments Reached Two Year Low in June: Nansen

According to a report from data analytics platform Nansen released Wednesday, NFT royalty payments sunk to a two-year low in June. Royalty payments reached their peak in April 2022, contributing to 28,000 ETH, or nearly $76 million, in one week of creator earnings. Meanwhile, June’s peak week saw creators collectively earn 2,000 ETH, or about $3.8 million. Source

dYdX exchange launches testnet for ‘fully decentralized’ version 4

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Crypto exchange dYdX has launched a public testnet of its “v4” iteration, according to a July 5 announcement from the exchange’s development team. This marks the completion of “milestone 4” out of five, paving the way for a future v4 mainnet launch. Once implemented on mainnet, v4 is expected to allow for “full decentralization” of the exchange. v4 Testnet is officially live https://t.co/TD5caN6VSQ Here are all the links you may need for easy access! Public Testnet: https://t.co/BZ57SvuXNvTestnet Status Page: https://t.co/7vkrGZs9fxv4 Documentation: https://t.co/tKTUWacKld Feedback and Block Explorer links — dYdX (@dYdX)…

Binance.US market share drops below 1% amid regulatory lawsuit: Report

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United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Binance.US has reportedly seen its market share drop more than 20% amid a lawsuit from federal financial regulators. According to a July 5 report from Reuters citing data from Kaiko, the market share of Binance.US in the U.S. dropped from more than 22% in April to roughly 0.9% as of June 26. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a suit against Binance.US, Binance and Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao for allegations related to operating as an unregistered securities exchange in June, while the Commodity…

Twitter receives money transmitter licenses in three US states

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Twitter Payments LLC, a subsidiary of Elon Musk’s Twitter social network, appears to have received its first money transmitter licenses after Michigan, New Hampshire, and Missouri approved the company’s applications.  NEWS: Twitter has finally secured its first money transmitter licenses in several US states. pic.twitter.com/gziiRgelYU — T(w)itter Daily News  (@TitterDaily) July 5, 2023 A money transmitter license allows a company to provide transfer services or payment instruments. This differs from a lisense to conduct sales in that it’s meant to provide consumer protections for businesses that facilitate the transmission…

‘Bitcoin is an international asset’ — BlackRock CEO’s bullish remarks

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Larry Fink, the CEO of BlackRock, has delivered pro-crypto remarks amid the asset manager applying to list a spot Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the United States. Speaking on Fox Business on July 5, Fink said the role of cryptocurrency was largely “digitizing gold,” suggesting U.S. regulators consider how an ETF directly linked to Bitcoin (BTC) could democratize finance. During his time at BlackRock, Fink has often commented on major events affecting the crypto space, including the collapse of FTX in 2022 and rising interest in BTC. “Let’s be clear:…

BlackRock (BLK) CEO Larry Fink

Fink continued: “Instead of investing in gold as a hedge against inflation, a hedge against the onerous problems of any one country, or the devaluation of your currency whatever country you’re in – let’s be clear, bitcoin is an international asset, it’s not based on any one currency and so it can represent an asset that people can play as an alternative.” Source