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Decrypt AI, Edited by Liam Kelly

Decrypt AI, Edited by Liam Kelly

Liam is the Europe News Editor at Decrypt. He is a Berlin-based journalist who's been covering the cryptocurrency space since 2016. Bylines include Wired UK, Exberliner, BreakerMag, and more. Disclosure: He holds BTC, ETH, and USDC.

Stories by Decrypt AI, Edited by Liam Kelly

  • The fear of AI replacing white-collar workers has begun. Image: Decrypt/Dall-E.

    Studies Show That AI Is Indeed Coming for Freelancers' Jobs

    The emergence of generative AI since last November has cast a shadow over the future of high-paying white-collar jobs, reported The Financial Times today. Pointing to research from August produced by OpenAI, the creator of the mega-popular ChatGPT app, and the University of Pennsylvania, the FT indicated that jobs with higher salaries are more vulnerable to AI disruption. Moreover, those earning six figures are three times more at risk than those earning $30,000, reads the research. Another stud...

  • Stablecoin Behemoth Circle Mulls 2024 IPO: Report

    Circle, the company behind the market's second-largest stablecoin USDC, is reportedly mulling an initial public offering (IPO) for next year. Sources close to the matter have indicated that Circle is in discussions with advisory entities regarding a public listing, as reported by Bloomberg. “Becoming a US-listed public company has long been part of Circle’s strategic aspirations. We don’t comment on rumors," a Circle spokesperson told Decrypt via email. Circle's USDC boasts a market capitalizati...

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    Meta to Block Political, Financial Advertisers From Using AI: Report

    Meta Platforms Inc., the parent company of Facebook, has reportedly updated its policies to prevent the use of its emergent generative AI tools in political advertising and in areas subject to stringent regulation, like politics, employment, and credit services, reported Reuters today. The step reflects growing concerns about AI’s potential to disseminate false information, especially as political campaigns intensify. In a bid to establish a secure framework for AI deployment, Meta has explicitl...

  • SHIB is a meme coin akin to Dogecoin. Image: Shutterstock.

    SHIB Devs Launch Name Service in Decentralized Identity Push

    Shiba Inu has finally rolled out its SHIB Name Service (SNS) on its Shibarium Layer-2 network, as part of the project's push to leave its meme coin status at the kennel. The SNS allows users to replace the typically complex blockchain addresses with straightforward, easily remembered domain names, Tuesday's announcement read. Ethereum Name Service is a similar offering for the wider Ethereum community, swapping complicated strings of numbers and letters for human-readable names as crypto address...

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  • Image: Michael Vi/Shutterstock

    PayPal Secures Crypto Registration in the UK

    Payments firm PayPal yesterday achieved registration with the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as a crypto service provider, as confirmed by the FCA's official site. The registration of "Paypal UK Limited" now allows the firm to offer crypto-related services and products to British users. Before offering such services in the U.K., businesses must first gain approval, aligning with FCA's regulations against money laundering. PayPal's registration comes a few months after the firm temporar...

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  • Core Scientific buys almost 18,000 Bitcoin miners. Image: Shutterstock

    Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific Hits Key Milestone in Bankruptcy Process

    Core Scientific, once a titan in the Bitcoin mining industry, has reached a significant milestone following its December Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing. The company yesterday announced an agreement in principle to move ahead with its reorganization plan, indicating potential progress toward resolving its financial woes. Importantly, Core Scientific expects to emerge from Chapter 11 and start fresh by the end of the year. Key to this development is the filing of its term sheet with the bankruptcy c...

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  • Another day, another bot exploited. Image: Shutterstock.

    'Your Keys and Wallets Are Safe', Says Telegram Bot Unibot Amid $640k Exploit

    The latest victim in the ever-growing list of crypto hacks is Unibot, a popular trading tool on Telegram. Today, alarm bells rang after the project revealed a "token approval exploit" impacting Unibot. "Your keys and wallets are safe," the project wrote, adding that all funds impacted by the bot's "new router" will be compensated. A "token approval exploit" refers to a vulnerability in smart contract permissions, allowing unauthorized access or movement of a user's tokens beyond the intended lim...

    NewsDeFi
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