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AI needs a killer app to prove it’s not a bubble — Goldman Sachs, MIT

DIGIT — Sun, 30 Jun 2024 17:11:14 +0000

Analysts were split over whether today’s AI investments would pay off in the next decade.

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DARPA release highlights difficulty in developing quantum finance solutions

DIGIT — Sun, 23 Jun 2024 16:47:06 +0000

Quantum computing for finance is proving to be one of the harder problems for scientists in the field.

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Harvard scientists claim breakthrough, ‘advent of early error-corrected quantum computation’

DIGIT — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 21:15:16 +0000

The team’s results, once reviewed, could represent a significant milestone in quantum computing research.

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Gary Gensler’s Bitcoin ETF position is ‘inconsistent’… says Gary Gensler

DIGIT — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 05:27:35 +0000

During a panel at the 2019 MIT Bitcoin Expo, Gensler called out the securities regulator for its ‘inconsistent’ approach to spot Bitcoin ETF approvals.

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MIT Digital Currency Initiative introduces at-scale, programmable CBDC platform

DIGIT — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 19:15:00 +0000

PARSEC (Parallelized Architecture for Scalably Executing Smart Contracts) runs on the ERC-20 standard, so it could have other applications too.

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Universities use blockchain-based storage to protect and democratize data

DIGIT — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 14:02:44 +0000

Decentralized solutions can make academic research more secure and more accessible.

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SEC’s Gensler says BTC, ETH ‘not securities’ in a newly surfaced video

DIGIT — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 04:57:27 +0000

The 2018-era Gensler appeared much more lenient towards certain cryptocurrencies, including Ether.

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SEC-retly Failing: How the SEC Is Letting Crypto Down

DIGIT — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 08:30:32 +0000

When Gary Gensler (ex-Goldman Sachs investment banker) was announced as the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in February 2021, the crypto industry saw a glimpse of hope. After all, the man in charge of regulating the industry was a “crypto native,” having taught a course on the subject at MIT. However, […]

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Crypto Community Asks: Where in the World Is Ex-Alameda CEO Sam Trabucco?

DIGIT — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 20:04:44 +0000

Following FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s arrest and the statements from his co-workers Gary Wang and Caroline Ellison, the spotlight has turned on the remaining executives who were part of the team’s inner circle. Another person people are curious about these days is Alameda Research’s ex-co-CEO Sam Trabucco. The 30-year-old executive left Alameda in Aug. 2022, […]

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US Lawmakers Say Any Digital Dollar Must Be Open, Permissionless, and Private

DIGIT — Sat, 03 Dec 2022 02:30:31 +0000

Nine U.S. lawmakers have raised concerns regarding the U.S. central bank digital currency project led by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. The lawmakers stressed: “Any U.S. CBDC must be open, permissionless, and private.” Congressmen Say Any US CBDC Must Be Open, Permissionless, and Private U.S. Congressman Tom Emmer (R-MN) announced Thursday that he has […]

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