Grayscale CEO sees spot bitcoin ETF as first step toward ‘normalizing’ crypto
It’s been a long road for spot bitcoin ETF filers – and today the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission finally approved all 11 standing applications from issuers. “I’ve known for 10 years that this was going to happen,” Michael Sonnenshein, CEO of Grayscale Investments, said on TechCrunch’s Chain Reaction podcast. “We
Read moreSmart molluscs – yes, smart molluscs – could watch our waterways 24/7 for pollution
If the clams could speak, what would they say? Surely we all ask ourselves this question every day. But a French startup is going further, allowing bivalves like clams, mussels and oysters to act as all-natural water quality inspectors. MolluSCAN was showing off its tech this year at CES 2024
Read moreUS approves first spot bitcoin ETF applications for 11 issuers
It’s been over a decade since the first application for a spot bitcoin ETF was filed. After a number of denials over the years, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has approved all 11 applications from spot bitcoin ETF issuers, marking a potential watershed moment for the crypto industry and
Read moreExplained in 5 charts: Venture capital in 2023
Venture capital had a lot of ups and downs in 2023, so we charted out the numbers to make it clear just how much things actually improved. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Read moreEU lawmakers under pressure to fully disclose dealings with child safety tech maker, Thorn
More trouble for European Union lawmakers in a controversial area of tech policymaking — namely the bloc’s proposed legislation to apply surveillance technologies, such as client-side scanning, to digital messaging to try to detect child sexual abuse material (CSAM). This week the Commission’s ombudsman published details of a finding it
Read moreAsk Sophie: Do I qualify for the stateside visa stamping program?
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Read moreHow to sue a hacker using Bitcoin
The easiest way to drop papers on someone! | Nick Barclay / The Verge Friends, I believe we’ve found the most compelling use of the blockchain yet: serving people with legal documents. It is, in fact, even easier to serve notice of a lawsuit to someone using blockchain technology than
Read moreOpenAI debuts ChatGPT subscription aimed at small teams
OpenAI is launching a new subscription plan for ChatGPT, its viral AI-powered chatbot, aimed at smaller, self-service-oriented teams. Aptly called ChatGPT Team, the plan provides a dedicated workspace for teams up to 149 people using ChatGPT as well as admin tools for team management. All users in a ChatGPT Team
Read moreOpenAI launches a store for custom AI-powered chatbots
After telegraphing to devs last week that it would do so, OpenAI has launched a store for GPTs, custom chatbot apps powered by its text- and image-generating AI models (e.g. GPT-4 and DALL-E 3). The GPT Store, as its called, lives in a new tab in the ChatGPT client on
Read moreQuora’s AI platform could likely come to dictate the company’s future
It's not impossible that the tagline may flip to "Quora, brought to you by Poe" from "Poe, brought to you by Quora." © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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