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Elon Musk and Vitalik Buterin endorse SB 1047 AI safety bill. Buterin highlights risks of advanced AI like GPT-4, while Musk calls for regulation akin to high-risk technologies. Their support signals a crucial move towards secure and ethical AI integration.
Meta’s $META Mark Zuckerberg and Spotify’s $SPOT Daniel Ek urge the EU to revise AI regulations. Unclear policies hinder Meta’s AI model training; Spotify highlights AI’s role in streaming. CEOs call for transparent, consistent regulations to boost innovation.
Semler Scientific invests $5M to acquire 83 BTC, increasing its total Bitcoin holdings to 1012 BTC, valued at $68M. Bitcoin is now their primary treasury reserve, signaling rising institutional interest in cryptocurrencies.
Institutional investors are betting on Bitcoin miners like $CORZ and $COREW for AI growth, leveraging their computing power. A $3.5B Core Scientific-CoreWave deal highlights this trend. Bitcoin price could hit $200K by mid-2025 as a secondary boost.
Macron affirms Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s arrest is judicial, not political. Elon Musk and Justin Sun support Durov. This highlights the tension between innovation and regulation in tech and crypto, impacting future legal precedents and industry resilience.
Chainbound secures $4.6M led by Cyber Fund to accelerate Ethereum transactions with Bolt protocol. Notable investors include Maven 11 and Bankless Ventures. Bolt’s alpha version launched, mainnet expected end of 2024. Transactions confirm in under one second.
New Cthulhu malware targets MacOS crypto wallets, stealing keys and personal data. Distributed via Malware-as-a-Service for $500/month on Telegram, it mimics legitimate software like CleanMyMac and GTA IV, posing a growing threat to digital assets.
Crypto fund inflows hit $533M amid market optimism. $BTC-based products lead with $543M in inflows, while $ETH sees $35.7M outflows. Potential Fed rate cuts and regional inflows in U.S., Hong Kong, and Switzerland boost investor interest.
Hong Kong’s SFC identifies “unsatisfactory practices” in 11 crypto exchanges applying for licenses, citing reliance on individual executives and weak cybersecurity. Non-compliant exchanges risk losing temporary licenses. $CRO is the only offshore exchange still in the race.
Orderly Network to launch $ORDER token on Aug 26, 2024. Surpassing $80B in trading volume, it supports six major blockchains and collaborates with @GoogleCloud and @LayerZero_Labs. The “Road to the Order” campaign gamifies user engagement.
Buenos Aires incorporates blockchain and $ETH into high school curriculum starting August 27, 2024. The program includes a specialized Solidity course to develop Ethereum dApps, aiming to train 500 participants and 30 educators in blockchain and Web3.
TRON’s $TRX Justin Sun pledges $1M to support Telegram founder @durov amid legal issues. Proposes FreePavel DAO. Crypto community shows strong support. Telegram asserts compliance with EU laws, emphasizing Durov’s transparency.
SunPump ($SUNP) surpasses $2.67M in revenue as of Aug 25, 2024, with over 40,746 tokens launched since Aug 9, 2024. Daily revenue peaked at $560K, outshining competitor pump.fun and solidifying its dominance in the TRON ecosystem.
An anonymous Bitcoin whale transferred 25 BTC, worth $1.59M, to Kraken after 11 years of dormancy. Another whale moved 64 BTC after 13.5 years, indicating potential market shifts and changes in long-term holder strategies. $BTC
