Crypto miner MARA wants US moving quicker to gobble up Bitcoin

Ten of the youthful business leaders featured in this year's Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list work in blockchain and cryptocurrency, highlighting increasing acceptance of the industry from the mainstream media.Despite its name, the list actually highlights 600 young people across various categories — with the crypto alumni including seven individuals in the finance category, one…

AI21 Labs recently launched “Contextual Answers,” a question-answering engine for large language models (LLMs). When connected to an LLM, the new engine allows users to upload their own data libraries in order to restrict the model’s outputs to specific information. The launch of ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence (AI) products has been paradigm-shifting for the AI…

The cryptocurrency market is back in high spirits today after the wider market bounced back from the Dec. 3 downturn in Bitcoin (BTC) price. Currently, bulls are aiming to send BTC price above the $52,000 support/resistance level and Ether (ETH) is trying to reclaim $4,400 but both assets are encountering push back at overhead resistance. Even with…

The first week of the new year saw a vicious pullback across all cryptocurrencies in the market. Ether (ETH) price dropped from its November peak at $4,800 peak to under $3,000 on Jan. 8 and Terra’s LUNA governance token also dropped from $85 on Dec. 31 to $67 on Jan. 8, 2022. These unexpected dramatic moves…

Digital assets that fit the descriptions for security tokens will be regulated under the country's Capital Markets Act. 206 Total views 5 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTSouth Korea established guidance that specifies which types of digital assets will be considered and regulated as securities in the country.In…

1. Remind me: What is a stablecoin? A stablecoin is a type of cryptocurrency that often has its value pegged to another asset, such as fiat currency, precious metals or other types of crypto. With major digital currencies like Bitcoin (BTC) experiencing sudden price jumps — sometimes in a matter of seconds — skeptics argue…

Most of the new tokens launched in 2024 have fared poorly compared to their predecessors. However, institutional investment has helped some succeed.

Chinese e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba has filed a patent application with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for a blockchain-based system that allows a third-party administrator to intervene in a smart contract in case of illegal activities. The USPTO published the patent application on Oct. 4.A smart contract is a computer protocol designed to digitally…

Sunday, Dec. 30 — most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing discreet losses while a few report discreet gains. Bitcoin’s (BTC) price is under $3,900 again, according to Coin360 data.Market visualization from Coin360At press time, Bitcoin is down a fraction of a percent on the day, trading at around $3,880. Looking at its weekly…