Humans and AI often prefer sycophantic chatbot answers to the truth — study
The team at Anthropic AI found that five “state-of-the-art” language models exhibit sycophancy, indicating the problem could be ubiquitous. Go to Source
Month: October 2023
Bitcoin bulls fight to hold $34K as CME BTC open interest surpasses 100K
A surge in CME BTC volumes and open interest highlight institutional investors’ growing interest in Bitcoin. Will it be enough to keep the price in the current range? Go to Source
dYdX publishes its open-source code in anticipation of phased mainnet launch
The dYdX crypto exchange published the open-source code for its upcoming Cosmos-based network. Go to Source
Pro-crypto lawmaker Tom Emmer wins Republican nomination for House Speaker
It’s unclear if Rep. Emmer will have enough support to win in a full floor vote, but the lack of a Speaker of the House has effectively halted all legislation since Oct. 3. Go to Source
Euroclear launches digital securities issuance service, settles World Bank bond
The settlement service is far from the first to issue digitalized securities, but it is a significant step because of its size. Go to Source
BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF now listed on Nasdaq trade clearing firm — Bloomberg analyst
Exchange-traded fund analyst Eric Balchunas said the addition was “all part of the process” of a crypto ETF being listed and traded and a positive sign for SEC approval. Go to Source
Binance and CZ renew calls to dismiss CFTC lawsuit
Lawyers representing the crypto exchange and its CEO claimed the CFTC was attempting to act as the “world’s derivatives police” in its lawsuit. Go to Source
BTC price pullback after $35K? Bitcoin funding rates turn ‘grossly positive’
Bitcoin may see a deeper retracement at the hands of positive funding rates and a lack of bid liquidity below BTC price, the latest market takes suggest. Go to Source
Ledger hardware wallet rolls out cloud-based private key recovery tool
Ledger emphasized that the ID checks required for its private key recovery tool are not like KYC checks as they require “much less” information. Go to Source
Bitcoin price surge brings BTC-related stocks to new multi-week highs
MicroStrategy the largest Bitcoin-holding public company saw its unrealized gains on its BTC investment reach near the $1B mark as the company’s stocks gained nearly 9% on the day. Go to Source