Experiment – DIGIT INFO

Crypto user convinces AI bot Freysa to transfer $47K prize pool

DIGIT — Fri, 29 Nov 2024 00:43:56 +0000

It took 482 attempts from 195 participants before Freysa was convinced from a persuasive message to transfer the $47,000 of prize pool funds.

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Blockchain could help UK’s $14.5T payments sector, says trade group

DIGIT — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 06:16:10 +0000

Trade group UK Finance hailed experiments on the Regulated Liability Network as a success but called for further talks with regulators to develop the system.

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AI bots mingled at a bar and had a party when researchers gave them a town

DIGIT — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 06:37:58 +0000

25 AI “agents” were given a virtual town and were observed going to a bar for lunch, planning a party and expressing other human-like behavior.

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Chatgpt Pretty Intelligent, Did Not Recommend Bitcoin, Peter Schiff Tweets

DIGIT — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 10:30:03 +0000

Economist Peter Schiff praised the artificial intelligence of the Chatgpt assistant for omitting bitcoin in a suggested “recession-proof” portfolio. The long-time gold proponent commented on a report claiming the chatbot has recommended “massive allocations” in precious metals. Schiff Cites Study Alleging Chatgpt Favors Gold and Cash as Investments in Recession Rigorous crypto opponent Peter Schiff […]

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ChatGPT can now access the internet with new OpenAI plugins

DIGIT — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 04:43:49 +0000

OpenAI said it is initially rolling out the plugins to a small set of users to “study their real-world use and impact,” before expanding to larger-scale access.

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Internet Service Company Cloudflare to Run Ethereum Validator Nodes as Part of Its Web3 Focus

DIGIT — Wed, 18 May 2022 04:19:38 +0000

Cloudflare, an internet services and DDoS protection company, has announced a new strategy regarding its Web3 experiments. The company revealed it will run Ethereum validator nodes as part of its commitment to help to scale the internet by using proof-of-stake (PoS) consensus technologies. This will ostensibly allow the company to access the energy efficiency and […]

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Eurosystem Seeks Providers of Prototype Payment Solutions for Digital Euro

DIGIT — Sun, 01 May 2022 12:30:54 +0000

Eurozone’s monetary authority, the Eurosystem, is looking to enlist financial companies willing to develop front-end solutions for the digital euro. The plan is to carry out a “prototyping exercise” this year to test transactions to the back-end developed by the regulator. Eurosystem to Select Front-End Providers for Digital Euro Project Within the ongoing investigation into […]

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Swiss National Bank Trials CBDC in Transactions With Five Banks

DIGIT — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 14:49:39 +0000

The Swiss National Bank has successfully employed a wholesale CBDC to settle transactions with five commercial banks, the monetary authority announced. The tests are part of an experiment carried out together with the Bank for International Settlements and Switzerland’s financial services provider SIX. Swiss Central Bank Tests Integration of Wholesale CBDC Settlement With Private Banks […]

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Central Banks of France, Switzerland and BIS Complete Cross-Border CBDC Trial

DIGIT — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 18:30:09 +0000

Bank of France, the Swiss National Bank (SNB), and the Bank for International Settlements have successfully tested the application of wholesale central bank digital currency in cross-border payments. The project used distributed ledger technology and was realized with help from private firms. France and Switzerland Explore Direct Transfer of Euro, Swiss Franc Wholesale Digital Currencies […]

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Russia to Change 13 Laws and Codes for Digital Ruble

DIGIT — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 13:00:07 +0000

Authorities in Russia are gearing up to amend various pieces of legislation to facilitate the issuing and function of the digital ruble. Officials in Moscow believe this version of the national fiat needs to be regulated separately from other digital forms of money such as cryptocurrencies. Russia Prepares to Trial Digital Ruble, Officials Say CBDC […]

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