Blockstream launches two Bitcoin investment funds

After several years of research, development and numerous breakthroughs in cryptography and computer science, Dfinity launched the mainnet of its “Internet Computer” on Dec. 18.The Internet Computer promises to be the first blockchain computer running at web speed with unbounded capacity. It achieves this speed through something called Chain Key Technology, which splits calls to…

Kazakhstan’s lawmakers won’t be taxing cryptocurrency mining until the mined crypto is exchanged for fiat money. According to a legislative analyst at a local blockchain association, cryptocurrency mining will not be treated as entrepreneurial activity but rather a “purely technological progress,” local business publication Kursiv reports Dec. 4.Madi Saken, legislative analyst at the National Association…

The Bitcoin developer says Brollups can support more than 90% of decentralized finance use cases, from NFT sales to token orders on DEXs.

Each company has its own special plans for the Quest mixed-reality device.

An article in the Wall Street Journal has claimed sales of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are “flatlining” — in the same week that the top five collections alone accounted for more than $1 billion in primary and secondary sales.The article cited data from NFT market analysis platform Nonfungible suggesting the number of NFT sales has fallen…

The FTX founder said a knowledge test for derivative retail customers “could make sense” but it doesn’t need to be specific to crypto. 317 Total views 15 Total shares The founder and CEO of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried has backed the idea of knowledge tests and disclosures to protect retail investors but said it…

The browsing update is limited to Plus and Enterprise subscribers for now but will roll out to all users “soon,” says OpenAI. 96 Total views 1 Total shares ChatGPT can now browse the web and integrate up-to-date information into its responses, according to a Sept. 27 post on X (formerly Twitter) from artificial intelligence (AI)

AZ Alkmaar is set to become the first professional football club in the Netherlands to pay player salaries in Bitcoin. AZ Alkmaar is set to become the first professional football club in the Netherlands to pay player salaries in Bitcoin (BTC).In a statement posted on the club website on Thursday, the Eredivisie side, which finished…