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Digital asset infrastructure provider Taurus has deployed a private contract for stablecoins designed to offer untraceability and anonymity.Built on the Aztec Network, Taurus’ stablecoin contract combines zero-knowledge proofs with the compliance features of existing stablecoins, the company disclosed on Thursday. The new contract can increase adoption of stable assets for payrolls, intracompany payments and other sensitive transfers, it said. Taurus provides infrastructure for major firms entering the digital asset space, including a global partnership with Deutsche Bank in 2023 and a management solution deal with State Street in 2024.Taurus’ chief security officer, JP Aumasson, said the new product demonstrates how…
Tahini’s Restaurants, a Canadian fast-casual restaurant chain specializing in Mediterranean and Middle Eastern cuisine, integrated bitcoin into its business in 2020 and has been refining its strategy ever since. Today Bitcoin makes up over 70% of their reserves and has made a critical difference in their expansion to 62 restaurants in just over a decade. “We just kept putting more and more money into bitcoin.” Omar Hamam, CEO and co-founder of Tahini’s, told Bitcoin Magazine. Omar and his brother Aly Hamam founded the company in 2012, starting with one restaurant in London, Ontario. Tahini’s has since grown to 62 restaurants…
Despite the recent market turbulence, investors appear to be buying the dip as crypto investment products continue to record steady inflows. Per CoinShares’ most recent digital asset funds report, crypto investment products recorded $1.9 billion in inflows over the past week, marking their ninth consecutive week of gains. Bitcoin (BTC) dominated with $1.3 billion in inflows, staging a comeback following two weeks of underperformance and despite the sharp dip it suffered in the wake of the Iran-Israel geopolitical tensions. Ethereum (ETH) followed suit, albeit with a more modest $583 million, which marked its largest record since February. Altcoins also saw…
The League of Legends Mid-Season Invitational (MSI) 2025 is almost ready to start in Vancouver, Canada. The strongest two teams from the LEC, LTA, LCK, LPL, and LCP will all compete at the international event. But first, four of the teams will have to compete in the Play-Ins to qualify for the main Bracket Stage. MSI’s first games will be G2 Esports vs FURIA and Bilibili Gaming vs GAM Esports. Out of these four teams, only two will advance to the main tournament. The winners of the two aforementioned series will face each other to decide the first qualifier. However,…
The rise of the vector databaseAs a result of the rapid advancement of generative AI in recent years, many companies are rushing to integrate AI into their businesses. One of the most common ways of doing this is to build AI systems that answer questions concerning information that can be found within a database of documents. Most solutions for such a problem are based on one key technique: Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG). Overview of a RAG system. Source: “Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Knowledge-Intensive NLP Tasks”This is what lots of people do now as a cheap and easy way to get started…
CoreWeave — once a cryptocurrency miner and now a rising AI infrastructure provider — is reportedly in acquisition talks with Core Scientific, after increasing a previously rejected bid made last year to the Bitcoin mining firm.A takeover bid could be “finalized in the company weeks,” The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing sources with knowledge of the discussions. No financial details were provided, though the offer would have to account for Core Scientific’s rapid expansion over the past year. Shares of Core Scientific rallied more than 23% on the news, with trading temporarily halted after the Journal’s report. At current…
Join Our Telegram channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage VanEck’s proposed spot Solana ETF has been listed on the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) website, a strong procedural sign that Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approval may be near. The move coincides with rising trader confidence on Polymarket that both Solana and XRP ETFs will be approved in 2025. Odds on Polymarket contracts now show a 91% chance that a Solana ETF will be approved this year, while the probability for an XRP ETF hit 90% after the SEC opened public comments on Franklin Templeton’s proposals…
Coinbase is set to ignite a revolution in U.S. crypto markets with regulated perpetual-style futures, unlocking 24/7 leveraged trading while sidelining offshore dominance. Coinbase to Unleash Regulated Perpetual-Style Crypto Futures in the US Relentless demand for crypto derivatives has prompted a pivotal shift in U.S. markets, as a new domestic solution emerges to challenge offshore […]
If you’ve played Dota at a high enough level, you’ve probably seen obvious account buyers. Questionable match history, high win rate, suspicious hero selection on the account and absolute cluelessness during the match. Nowadays, it is a lot rarer than it used to be, but each such encounter left me with a single, lingering thought: “what exactly are you trying to achieve here?”. Winning a game as someone far below the lobby’s average is essentially out of the question. There isn’t a lot of fun in dying repeatedly either. The only pseudo-positive I can personally think of is that higher…
By AI Trends Staff Advances in the AI behind speech recognition are driving growth in the market, attracting venture capital and funding startups, posing challenges to established players. The growing acceptance and use of speech recognition devices are driving the market, which according to an estimate by Meticulous Research is expected to reach $26.8 billion globally by 2025, according to a recent account in Analytics Insight. Better speed and accuracy are among the benefits of the evolving technology. Dylan Fox, CEO and Founder, AssemblyAI One company in the throes of this new growth, AssemblyAI of San Francisco, is offering an API for speech recognition…