Author: Vidya Saras
Latin America’s (LATAM) centralized crypto exchanges have grown from niche platforms into critical financial infrastructure in just three years, with flows rising ninefold, according to new research.Dune Research’s LATAM Report revealed that 2021 annual exchange flows in the region totalled $3 billion. In 2024, the total exchange flows for LATAM reached $27 billion, up by 800% in just three years, signaling digital asset growth in the region. In its early years, LATAM crypto activity was modest by global standards. However, a fragmented ecosystem of small brokers and over-the-counter (OTC) desks grew into larger, integrated exchanges serving retail and institutional clients. According to…
This is the first in a 10 episode video series focusing on Bitcoin privacy, filmed at bitcoin++ Privacy Edition in Riga and elsewhere. Each episode will touch on some aspect of Bitcoin privacy, some tool to use Bitcoin privately, or surveillance techniques. Privacy is heads, censorship resistance is tails. They’re two sides of the same coin. Everything people do together is inherently interactive. When those interactions cannot be conducted privately, when they become common public knowledge, the participants can be subjected to external pressure. They can be shunned, shamed, jailed, or penalized in many other ways. Without privacy you have…
Thank you all for applying, and we’re excited to announce the latest Ethereum Foundation grants! We funded 22 recipients for a total of $2.84M. Apply here for the next round! 🦄 Background The Ethereum project seeks to support useful dapps and smart contracts on the Ethereum blockchain, and the goal of the Ethereum Foundation is to empower developers with best-in-class R&D, developer experience, and education. Despite the early promise of the ecosystem, we still have a long way to go, and we are here to work with the community to drive concrete progress. These grants will fuel the teams working…
KuCoin has unveiled its latest Spotlight token sale, giving users early access to AKEDO (AKE), a project that blends artificial intelligence, gaming, and blockchain technology. The sale offers reduced pricing, exclusive benefits for KuCoin users, and even a principal protection mechanism—underscoring the exchange’s push to back ambitious Web3 projects.What is AKEDO?Founded in 2024 and headquartered in Zug, Switzerland, AKEDO is building a multi-agent AI framework designed to reshape how games are created and played in Web3. The platform embeds AI agents directly into game engines, allowing users to generate fully functional, studio-quality games within minutes using simple text prompts—no coding…
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Zoë Schiffer: Right. I love how you said that. Yeah, basically, if you want to potentially try and curry favor with Trump, you buy into one of these schemes, and maybe you’ll get invited to a fancy crypto dinner, which has happened before. Maybe you get something else. But even just the optics here are pretty suspect.Jake Lahut: Yeah. And in a little side item we had in my Interloop Newsletter this week, we had some new data on the somewhat stunning lack of enforcement from the Trump administration across the tech sector, but crypto in particular had pretty much…
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The explosive growth of artificial intelligence, particularly large language models (LLMs), has revolutionized how businesses operate, from automating customer service to enhancing data analysis. Yet, as enterprises integrate AI into core workflows, a persistent challenge emerges: how to securely and efficiently connect these models to real-world data sources without custom, fragmented integrations. Introduced by Anthropic in November 2024, the Model Context Protocol (MCP) emerges as a potential solution—an open standard designed to act as a universal bridge between AI agents and external systems. Often compared to USB-C for its plug-and-play potential, MCP promises to standardize connections, enabling models to access…
Beim Einsatz von KI in Unternehmen fehlt es oft an Schutzmaßnahmen. Digineer Station – shutterstock.com Immer mehr Unternehmen setzen KI-Tools für ihre Prozesse ein. Allerdings schulen nur zwei von fünf Firmen ihre Mitarbeitenden zur sicheren Nutzung oder haben unternehmensweite KI-Guidelines etabliert. So lautet das Ergebnis einer Umfrage des Security-Spezialisten G Data. Demnach ergreifen zwar viele Verantwortliche bereits vereinzelt Maßnahmen, jedoch noch zu wenig und ohne Strategie. Die Studie besagt: Auch wenn 43 Prozent bereits auf Mitarbeiterschulungen setzen, bedeutet das im Umkehrschluss, dass drei von fünf Unternehmen keinen Bedarf für Schulungen sehen. Viele Betriebe würden ihre Angestellten nicht darüber aufklären, dass…
Broadway icon Audra McDonald is speaking out after a terrifying run-in with an autograph seeker who crossed serious boundaries and left her shaken.The six-time Tony Award winner took to Instagram over the weekend to detail the disturbing incident, which happened Friday night as she wrapped up her latest turn in Gypsy at the Majestic Theatre.Audra McDonald explained she’s been avoiding the stage door during this run, a common place where fans wait for signatures, in order to protect her health and conserve her energy. But one determined fan wasn’t willing to take no for an answer.Article continues below advertisementAudra McDonald…