Author: Vidya Saras

RTFKT, the innovative creator-led company renowned for its next-gen sneakers and metaverse collectibles, has officially unveiled its eagerly awaited collection, Project Animus. This project marks a significant milestone in RTFKT’s journey, introducing a new dimension to their digital universe after a long development period. However, the initial market response has been underwhelming, with the revealed Animi trading at a floor price of 0.05 ETH, significantly lower than the 0.09 ETH floor price of the eggs. The Genesis of Project Animus Initially introduced in October 2022, Project Animus features a unique ecosystem of digital creatures called Animi. These Animi are designed…

Controversial SEC chair Gary Gensler could be nominated Secretary of the U.S. Treasury assuming a Democratic victory. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Gary Gensler could be nominated to the position of Treasury Secretary if Kamala Harris wins the U.S. presidential elections, the Washington Reporter said on Aug. 19. The self-described right-of-center news outlet cited unnamed senior Senate staffers, adding that the rumors support past statements from top Republicans. The Washington Reporter added that Republican Senate staff expect senators in their own party to oppose such a nomination. Democratic representatives are expected to support Gensler’s nomination. The Reporter anticipated…

The long-running legal battle between Ripple and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has yet to be concluded despite Judge Analisa Torres’ August 7 ruling, which appeared to have ended the case. This follows a recent development showing that the SEC is still considering appealing the court’s ruling.  Ripple Requests Stay On Monetary Judgement Ripple recently filed a letter requesting a stay on the court’s monetary judgment awarded against the crypto firm in favor of the Commission. In her judgment delivered on August 7, Torres ruled that Ripple should pay the SEC a fine of $125 million for violating…

Trading is no longer a sphere controlled by stock pundits, thanks to technological advancements and better knowledge of the stock market. Today, everyone may trade and make a profit. Intraday trading is a critical component of trading.Intraday Vs Arbitrage Trading in cryptocurrencyWith cryptocurrency’s popularity growing in recent months and years, a new breed of investors, ranging from millennials to baby boomers, is experiencing FOMO and pouring into cryptocurrencies. Traders are looking at new ways to benefit from a sector that does not appear to be slowing down. Among the various methods of trading crypto coins on an exchange is an…

Apibara: open-source data platformApibaraThis project aims to add Ethereum data (Execution + Consensus Layer) to Apibara, an open-source data platform. Apibara allows developers and researchers to synchronize any onchain data to a target database or API. Currently, we provide support for PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Parquet, and webhooks. It is easy to add support for more integrations. Apibara focuses on “online” usage: first, it backfills data and then synchronises it as the chain moves forward. Developers can access the data using the tools they already know. Our data synchronization protocol is chain-independent. For this reason, we can support indexing Execution Layer and…

Metaversal is a Bankless newsletter for weekly level-ups on NFTs and the onchain frontierDear Bankless Nation, Two sci-fi games I’m a fan of are Eve Online and Stellaris—don’t ask me how many hours I’ve played! 😅On our side of the block, I’m deep into the crypto gaming scene, and the Starknet games ecosystem is one of my favorites. A project I’ve been watching here with great interest is Influence, a space strategy colonization game that’s like a fully onchain cross between Eve Online and Stellaris. The idea? In Influence, players vie for dominance and control in a newly formed colony within the Adalian…

Last year, WIRED reported that deepfake pornography is only increasing, and researchers estimate that 90 percent of deepfake videos are of porn, the vast majority of which is nonconsensual porn of women. But despite how pervasive the issue is, Kaylee Williams, a researcher at Columbia University who has been tracking nonconsensual deepfake legislation, says she has seen legislators more focused on political deepfakes.“More states are interested in protecting electoral integrity in that way than they are in dealing with the intimate image question,” she says.Matthew Bierlein, a Republican state representative in Michigan, who cosponsored the state’s package of nonconsensual deepfake…

Leah Feiger: All right, that’s a good one. Thank you, Tori. Will, what do you have for us?Will Knight: Wow, I don’t know if I can really compete with RFK, but as a good CIA operative, I’m going to promote something from the weirder corners of AI, AI and philosophy, I guess. So there’s this thing called Roko’s basilisk. So the basilisk is a mythological creature serpent that if you looked in its eyes, it could kill you. And so there was this thought experiment someone posted on an AI forum saying that superintelligence in the future would be incentivized…

Last month, Google’s GameNGen AI model showed that generalized image diffusion techniques can be used to generate a passable, playable version of Doom. Now, researchers are using some similar techniques with a model called MarioVGG to see whether AI can generate plausible video of Super Mario Bros. in response to user inputs.The results of the MarioVGG model—available as a preprint paper published by the crypto-adjacent AI company Virtuals Protocol—still display a lot of apparent glitches, and it’s too slow for anything approaching real-time gameplay. But the results show how even a limited model can infer some impressive physics and gameplay…

The allure of creating your own NFTs and BRC-20 tokens is undeniable. For artists, owning and monetizing their digital creations through NFTs offers a new level of control and potential financial reward. Beyond the realm of art, NFTs can foster passionate communities, grant exclusive access to events, and even act as fundraising tools.  However, stepping into the world of token creation isn’t without its challenges. It demands both a technical understanding of blockchain technology and smart contracts, along with a careful consideration of financial risks and potential regulatory implications. Before diving in, it’s crucial to assess your goals, resources, and…