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In brief Over the past week, investors been pulling money out of Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs. But on Tuesday, they reversed course, putting a combined $618.9 million into the funds. Experts told Decrypt that crypto markets path forward remains uncertain. Investors piled back into Bitcoin ETFs and their Ethereum counterparts Tuesday, reversing days of outflows,…
In brief The Ethereum Foundation moved $610 million worth of ETH to a new wallet on Wednesday. The “routine” migration was to a new multi-signature wallet from Safe. The Foundation is deploying more of its funds into DeFi protocols to support community development. The Ethereum Foundation moved more than 160,000 ETH—valued at approximately $610 million…
In brief Bitcoin’s price is weathering a “fear-drive selloff,” according to Standard Chartered’s Geoff Kendrick. It could fall below $100,000, but that may be the last time, he wrote. After surging to new all-time highs, gold showed weakness on Tuesday. As investors react to developments between the U.S. and China over tariffs and trade, Bitcoin’s…
In brief Gold retreated from a record high of $4,395 per ounce on Tuesday. Bitcoin and Ethereum were trading around $112,000 and $4,000, respectively. Analysts cited strong earnings and easing geopolitical concerns as factors. Bitcoin and Ethereum rose on Tuesday as gold’s price headed toward its biggest daily drop in over a decade, indicating renewed…
In brief OCC Chief Jonathan Gould said any material deposit impact from stablecoins “would not happen in unnoticed fashion” and “would not happen overnight” at the ABA convention on October 19. His reassurances come as the American Bankers Association and over 50 state banking groups demand Congress close “loopholes” allowing third parties to offer yield…
In brief Coinbase says U.S. AML laws are “broken” and wants Treasury to adopt AI, APIs, and zero-knowledge proofs to modernize compliance. The exchange proposes safe harbors for AI use and recognition of decentralized IDs to reduce costly, privacy-risky KYC duplication. Coin Center warns traditional AML on stablecoins could create a “CBDC-style panopticon” as Treasury…
In brief Market makers Wintermute and LO:TECH momentarily stopped trading amid last week’s $19 billion liquidation cascade. The pause came because their predefined trading rules were broken and they were forced to regroup, the market makers said. Wintermute told Decrypt that if the firm can “make markets in a safe, delta neutral way,” it will—but…
In brief Visa reports stablecoins have originated $670 billion in lending over five years, with average loan sizes rising from $76,000 to $121,000. USDC and USDT dominate stablecoin lending, mirroring their share of the $307 billion total stablecoin market. The IMF warns that stablecoin growth could lead to excessive risk-taking and financial system vulnerabilities. Payments…
In brief Researchers have revealed a “super prompt” that boosts model creativity by 2x thanks to verbalized sampling. It works by asking the model to list several responses with probability estimates before choosing one. The method offers an easy, training-free fix for AI’s growing sameness problem—though skeptics warn it may add noise, not insight. A…
In brief OpenAI will finally loosen its filters, letting verified adults generate erotic and romantic content in ChatGPT. The change follows years of user backlash, with frustrated writers and role-players petitioning for an “Adult Mode.” Rivals like Grok and Character.AI are already uncensored, but the best models are still open source. Gooners of the world,…
