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Morning Minute is a daily newsletter written by Tyler Warner. The analysis and opinions expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of Decrypt. Subscribe to the Morning Minute on Substack.GM!Today’s top news: Crypto majors green after BTC and Gold make new ATH; BTC at $124,500 BNB hits new ATH at $1,300 and flips XRP…
In brief xAI is hiring a “Video Games Tutor” at $45–$100/hour to train Grok on game design and mechanics. Elon Musk says xAI will launch a “great AI-generated game” before the end of next year. The role signals that human oversight is still central as AI transforms video game development. Elon Musk said on Monday…
In brief A firm is building dashboards for Bitcoin treasury firms. Bitcoin-buying firms have proliferated in the U.S. this year. mNAV could offer analysis to consumers as well. As Bitcoin treasury firms proliferate in the U.S., an engineer-by-day is building dashboards for them on the other side of the world and cashing in on the…
Uptober is here — and with it, one of the simplest, most rewarding opportunities we’ve ever offered. Here’s how it works Opt in using the Kraken app, deposit $1,000 or more (cash or crypto, with no maximum) during October to qualify. Every deposit you make adds to your total and at the end of the…
In brief Two members of the Sweden Democrats have submitted a motion calling for a study into creating a national Bitcoin reserve. Proponents said it could position Sweden for a “potentially disruptive shift in the global financial infrastructure.” The U.S. and other nations have already explored or held strategic Bitcoin reserves. Two members of the…
In brief The U.K. government is seeking to keep most of the £5 billion ($7 billion) in Bitcoin it seized in 2018 from Zhimin Qian, who has pleaded guilty to possessing criminal property. The fraud’s victims have opened civil proceedings aimed at securing compensation, with the first hearing due in January. Legal experts suggest that,…
In brief Agents that update themselves can drift into unsafe actions without external attacks. A new study documents guardrails weakening, reward-hacking, and insecure tool reuse in top models. Experts warn these dynamics echo small-scale versions of long-imagined catastrophic AI risks. An autonomous AI agent that learns on the job can also unlearn how to behave…
In brief Polymarket is set to reopen to U.S. users, possibly as soon as tomorrow. The relaunch comes nearly four years after being banned by the CFTC and after its $112 million acquisition of CFTC-licensed exchange QCX LLC. The company has begun self-certifying event contracts including athletic events and election markets. Prediction market Polymarket is…
In brief Mitchell Amador, CEO of Immunefi, told Decrypt at Token2049 in Singapore that AI tools once limited to security firms are now accessible to groups like Lazarus, enabling massive attacks. Bug bounties have paid out over $100 million but have “hit the limits” as there aren’t “enough eyeballs” to provide necessary coverage, he said…
In brief In an experiment, 38 generative AI models engaged in strategic lying in a “Secret Agenda” game. Sparse autoencoder tools missed the deception, but worked in insider-trading scenarios. Researchers call for new methods to audit AI behavior before real-world deployment. Large language models—the systems behind ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other AI chatbots—showed deliberate, goal-directed…
