The promise of free crypto in exchange for your biometric data is now live in the U.S., courtesy of World, the eyeball-scanning project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. It announced Wednesday that it is officially rolling out its orbs in six major American cities: Atlanta, Austin, Los Angeles, Miami, Nashville, and San Francisco. While […]
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin unveiled a set of ambitious goals for the network’s next phase of development, coinciding with a new milestone in ecosystem engagement. In an April 30 post, Buterin outlined key areas of focus for 2025, including faster transaction finality, stateless client architecture, enhanced privacy features, and stronger decentralization across the stack. Buterin’s
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In brief Cryptography pioneer Adi Shamir criticized cryptocurrencies at a global security conference. Shamir believes crypto has centralized in exchanges and enabled malware. He remains hopeful about blockchain applications. Cryptocurrencies have failed to deliver on their promises, cryptography pioneer Adi Shamir suggested at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, California, on Tuesday. “My personal opinion
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FIFA, the international football governing body, is taking a significant step in its Web3 journey by announcing a new blockchain network compatible with the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM). The update, published on April 30 via the FIFA Collect FAQ, outlines plans to migrate the football body’s NFT collection platform, FIFA Collect, from the Algorand network
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In brief A proposal this week aimed to remove limits on how Bitcoin stores data, enabling the storage of larger non-financial content. Proponents argue that the limits are ineffective because users bypass them through alternative methods. Critics warn that this change may move Bitcoin beyond its original purpose as a digital currency. Bitcoin developers are
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In brief Scroll says it has become the first Ethereum Layer 2 using zero-knowledge proofs to reach “Stage 1,” reducing reliance on a central operator. The project’s Euclid upgrade enables censorship-resistant transactions, introduces a user-controlled exit window, and sets strict limits on council powers. A new tool, OpenVM—built with Axiom—breaks down large transactions into smaller
Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has secured initial approval from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) in Abu Dhabi. The approval, announced on April 29, allows Circle to move closer to receiving a full Financial Services Permission (FSP) to operate within the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). This progress comes just months after Circle’s
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1inch has launched support for Solana, enabling users to execute on-chain swaps through the 1inch dApp and connect with six APIs available on the 1inch Developer Portal. Announced at TOKEN2049 Dubai, the integration marks the first major deployment of 1inch’s Fusion protocol on Solana, setting the groundwork for cross-chain swaps between Solana and the more
In brief OpenAI unveiled new upgrades to ChatGPT’s search, including an ad-free shopping feature that detects shopping intent and surfaces direct product listings. The rollout comes as ChatGPT’s real-time search tool crossed 1 billion searches last week, intensifying competition with Google’s ad-driven model. Additional search enhancements include citation improvements, autocomplete, trending searches, and live answers
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In brief United Launch Alliance successfully deployed Amazon’s first operational Kuiper satellite Monday, marking a milestone in Amazon’s effort to build a low-Earth orbit broadband network. The launch intensifies competition with SpaceX’s Starlink system, as Amazon and ULA target the deployment of 1,618 satellites by mid-2026. The mission kicks off a broader agreement between Amazon
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