Auteur/autrice : Alberto
This essay first appeared in Reboot. Credulous, breathless coverage of “AI existential risk” (abbreviated “x-risk”) has reached the mainstream. Who could have foreseen that the smallcaps onomatopoeia “ꜰᴏᴏᴍ” — both evocative of and directly derived from children’s cartoons — might show up uncritically in the New Yorker? More than ever, the public discourse about AI and its risks, and about what can or should be done about those risks, is horrendously muddled, conflating speculative future danger with real present-day harms, and, on the technical front, confusing large, “intelligence-approximating” models with algorithmic and statistical decision-making systems.What, then, are the stakes of…
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Canadian Bitcoin lending company Bitcoin Treasury Corporation (BTCT) will officially resume trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) Venture Exchange, TSX’s public venture capital marketplace for emerging companies.The company announced on Thursday that its common shares would be freely traded on the exchange from Monday under the ticker “BTCT,” with over 10 million shares issued and outstanding. The company had already sold more than 10 million BTCT shares. The trading resumption follows a brokered offering that raised 125 million Canadian dollars ($92 million) in gross proceeds. BTCT issued 426,650 shares at 10 Canadian dollars ($7.32) each, with the financing supported by a…
Lnfi Network, a DeFi platform on Bitcoin’s Lightning Network, has integrated the RGB Protocol, enabling scalable, programmable assets on Bitcoin. Announced alongside RGB’s mainnet launch, this allows developers and users to trade and manage RGB-based assets using Lnfi’s infrastructure. Darius, co-founder of Lnfi Network, described the platform as “next-gen peer-to-peer financial infrastructure built to empower Bitcoin-native assets that can be settled on Lightning.” Operational on mainnet since late 2023, Lnfi processes $20-30 million in daily trading volume on its orderbook exchange, he said. RGB, developed by the LNP/BP Standards Association, uses off-chain smart contracts compatible with Lightning, supporting complex financial…
Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal has been appointed CEO of the project’s foundation, marking a strategic shift to accelerate decision-making and double down on scaling AggLayer. Sandeep Nailwal, co-founder of Polygon (POL), has been appointed CEO of the project’s foundation. The move aims to speed up decision-making amid increasing competition in the blockchain industry, Nailwal said in Bloomberg interview. He noted that before his appointment, the foundation’s institutionalized and decentralized decision-making had introduced “all sorts of slowness” into the operations. Additionally, Nailwal’s appointment stems from a growing unrest within the Ethereum (ETH) community regarding its strategy, which heavily depended on Layer…
What’s the next PlayStation Store Sale? PlayStation Store sale dates bring a steady stream of discounts throughout 2025, with games on PlayStation 5, PS4, and the PSVR 2 all being featured. It’s always beneficial to maintain a financial plan when addressing our extensive backlogs, especially since we need to track sales across multiple storefronts. That is why we’ve put together this handy expected schedule of PlayStation Store sales for 2025, to help you know when to grab items from your wishlist at a discount. PlayStation Store sales typically start at the end of the month, giving players a few weeks…
Key takeaways:XRP’s 90-day moving average of whale flows turned positive in May, hinting at renewed interest and a potential breakout setup for Q4.Wallets holding over 1 million XRP hit an all-time high, while mid-tier wallet growth rose 6.2%—signaling strong long-term holder conviction.After peaking at an all-time high of $3.40 in January, XRP (XRP) has shown modest returns on investment over the past several months. Despite consistently closing every monthly candle above the $2 mark since December 2024, XRP’s Q2 trading volumes on Binance have fallen to their lowest levels since August 2020, reflecting a decline in market participation.XRP weekly chart…
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The global non-fungible token market has undergone significant changes, shifting from a period of rapid growth and high trading sales volume to a more constant landscape. Even though some NFT collections have maintained relevance and value, many other NFTs have experienced price declines and reduced interest. In this article, we will evaluate in detail the rise of Solana-based NFTs and their sudden fall in recent months. Solana Drops To The 7th Spot In The NFT Market Chart Data compiled by CryptoSlam, one of the leading on-chain crypto…
SOL Strategies, which has already invested millions as part of its strategic reserve strategy, will now also include decentralized, Solana-focused projects as part of this new push to support the wider Solana ecosystem and benefit from its growth. SOL Strategies Kickstarts Solana Strategic Ecosystem Reserve, Acquires Jito Tokens SOL Strategies, a Canada-based company that has […]
A witcher who can hardly be New and dark: This new Witcher novel gives Geralt a whole new facet A witcher that hardly anyone knows Before Netflix turnedGeralt into a TV phenomenon andCD Projekt REDbuilt a gaming empireon it, the“Witcher” myth lived between book covers In September, this literary journey continues – but not forwards, but backwards.Author Andrzej Sapkowskiopens a new chapter in his world with aprequel novel that sheds light on the Witcher’s backstory:Crossroads of the Raven Thecover of the English edition (Crossroads of Ravens) is already causing a stir: a…