Category: ICO

Japan Bitcoin Buyer Metaplanet Arranges Loan to Purchase $6.8M of BTC

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XRP Jumps 17%, Beating Bitcoin (BTC) Gains, as Ripple-SEC Case Ends

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Did Sanctioning Tornado Cash Work?

“We find direct evidence of large builders switching to a cooperative posture following the ruling, giving credence to the idea that clarity around regulation is a pivotal factor to determining whether to cooperate,” the paper said. “With the ruling, we find two builders responsible for over half of the non-cooperative blocks, pointing to significant dependence on a few players to facilitate the settlement of Tornado Cash transactions. This heavy dependence on a few builders reveals a surprising level of fragility in the censorship-resistance of Ethereum.” Source

Validation Cloud Supports Stellar Full Archive Nodes, Nillion Partners With AI Network Ritual

Nillion, a blind computation network, announced a partnership with Ritual, a decentralized AI infrastructure network, “to develop decentralized blind AI inference technology that democratizes access to AI.” According to the team: “This collaboration enables traditional and Web3 applications to use Ritual for trustless, verifiable inference of sensitive data through Nillion’s blind computation technology, which ensures data privacy throughout the computation process. The partnership facilitates secure AI model sharing and promises innovations in healthcare, IoT, chatbot systems, and more.” Source

XRP Gains 2% After Ripple Fined Just $125M in SEC Case

“Rather, the Court finds that Ripple’s willingness to push the boundaries of the Order evinces a likelihood that it will eventually (if it has not already) cross the line,” she said. “On balance, the Court finds that there is a reasonable probability of future violations, meriting the issuance of an injunction.” Source