Advanced AI system is already ‘self-aware’ — ASI Alliance founder
ASI Alliance founder Ben Goertzel says the alpha version of the AGI he’s been working on for 20 years is “self aware” and scaling up fast.
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Abra CEO: SEC Denies Bitcoin ETFs Because Applicants Do Not Fit Industry Archetype
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Crypto donations to Ukraine top $37M, eBay eyes crypto payments and South Korea allocates $187M to the metaverse: Hodler’s Digest, Feb. 27-Mar. 5
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ECB president reiterates calls for ‘MiCA II’ in response to FTX collapse
In June, Christine Lagarde said a potential MiCA II framework “should regulate the activities of crypto-asset staking and lending, which are definitely increasing.” 660 Total views 25 Total shares Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, or ECB, has once again called regulation and supervision of crypto an “absolute necessity” for the EU in…

Bitcoin Sees 4% Premium in Argentina as Peso Plummets 30%
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Era Lend on zkSync exploited for $3.4M in reentrancy attack
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ApeCoin (APE) price jumps 100% on ApeChain launch
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Libra Association Appoints Former FinCEN Head as General Counsel
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