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TON Festival Expands Program and Reveals Virtual Event Environment
The organizers of the Web3 festival TON Festival have announced an expansion of the event’s program. The festival will now…
What Are Blockchain Bridges and How Do They Work?
As blockchain technologies evolve rapidly, the number of blockchain networks…
What is Web3 and How Does It Differ from Web2?
The internet is undergoing significant changes, and in response to…
Blockchain and Digital Identity: How Blockchain Can Improve Personal Data Security
As the world becomes increasingly digital, the importance of digital…
TON Festival Expands Program and Reveals Virtual…
The organizers of the Web3 festival TON Festival have announced an expansion of the event’s program. The festival will now last three days (May 23, 24, and 25) instead of the previously announced two. The TON Festival team also showcased…
GameStop Raises $1.5 Billion to Buy Bitcoin
GameStop has completed the issuance of convertible bonds raising $1.5 billion. A portion of these funds will be used for purchasing Bitcoin and other corporate needs. On March 25, the company’s management approved this strategy. According to a filing with…
In the U.S., a Bill Has Been…
U.S. Senator from Texas Ted Cruz has introduced a bill aimed at utilizing waste energy from resource extraction for Bitcoin mining. My legislation, the FLARE Act, incentivizes entrepreneurs and crypto miners to utilize natural gas that would otherwise be stranded.…
SMBC, Japan’s second-largest bank, to Launch Stablecoin
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, which manages Japan’s second-largest bank, SMBC, is set to launch a stablecoin in collaboration with Ava Labs and Fireblocks, Nikkei reports. The financial institution plans to test the project in the second half of 2025, with…
GPT-4.5 Passes the Turing Test with the…
Researchers conducted a three-way Turing test for four AI systems — ELIZA, GPT-4o, LLaMa-3.1-405B, and GPT-4.5. The latter scored the highest. In a paper published on March 31, Cameron Jones and Benjamin Bergen from the Department of Cognitive Science at…