Tether's AI Ambitions, Coinbase in Hawaii, and Trump-Musk Showdown

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- Paolo Ardoino, the new CEO of Tether, is like a kid in a candy store with billions of dollars to spend! 🤑 Tether, the bigwig in the stablecoin world, is making bank thanks to high interest rates. 🚀 Now, they're venturing into new territories like AI, aiming to challenge the giants like Microsoft and Google. 💪Ardoino's vision? Spreading the crypto love for decentralization beyond just finance. He wants to ensure AI and brain-computer interfaces remain in the hands of the many, not the few.
- Crypto startups are experiencing a bit of a mixed bag in the fundraising department. 😕 While they managed to raise more money in the second quarter, the number of deals closed actually decreased. 📉 It's like everyone's got a bit of cold feet after the initial excitement of ETFs cooled down. 🥶. The overall recovery in token prices and institutional interest suggests that fundraising could pick up again.
- Coinbase is back in Hawaii after 7 years! 🏝️🥳 Regulatory changes dropped the need for hefty cash reserves, making it possible for Coinbase to return and offer crypto trading and staking services to the island state. 📈💰 This move comes amidst a shifting US crypto landscape, even as Coinbase battles the SEC in court. ⚖️⚔️
- Three Arrows Capital's liquidators are suing TerraForm Labs for a massive $1.3 billion! 😱 They claim TerraForm manipulated the market, causing huge losses for Three Arrows. 📉💥 The case highlights the fallout from the Luna and TerraUSD crash, with TerraForm already facing legal trouble. ⚖️🚨 Will Three Arrows get their money back? Only time will tell... 🤞⏳
- So, Donald Trump and Elon Musk finally had that much-hyped chat on X (yeah, the platform formerly known as Twitter). It was a wild ride, starting 40 minutes late because of—you guessed it—tech glitches. 😅 But hey, better late than never, right? Musk blamed it on a cyberattack (cue dramatic music 🎵), and when things finally got rolling, it was like watching an online Trump rally with Musk playing moderator. They talked about everything from EVs to rockets, and Musk even pitched himself for a government commission. Talk about shooting for the stars! 🌟
Crystal Ball Bitcoin Time 😜(Just for fun, not financial advice!)

Notoko's peekin' into the Bitcoin future is like mixin' a secret sauce! 😜 We're throwin' in the 2-year treasury yield (like a Fed whisperer 🤫), spicin' it up with historical Bitcoin prices (like a treasure map 🗺️), and stirrin' in the crypto fear index (like a mood ring for the market 😂).
Now, we're lettin' our fancy AI models (LSTM & GRU) do their magic!
LSTM (Long Short-Term Memory) and GRU (Gated Recurrent Unit) are the cool kids in the neural network world. Think of them as your ultra-smart friends who never forget important stuff. They can look at past BTC price trends, filter out the noise, and focus on the juicy patterns that actually matter. 📊
LSTM's like that one friend who remembers every detail, even from way back when. Perfect for trackin' those long-term trends in Bitcoin's price history! 📈 Meanwhile, GRU's the quick-witted one, always ready to adapt to new info. Ideal for catchin' those sudden market mood swings! 🎢
Why these models? Well, crypto prices are as unpredictable as the weather 🌦️, and LSTM and GRU are like seasoned meteorologists. They’re built to handle the ups and downs, the wild swings, and the “what just happened?!” moments in the market. By keeping track of historical data and making sense of it, they help us make educated guesses about where BTC is headed next. 🚀 So, when it comes to forecasting BTC's future, LSTM and GRU are your go-to AI sidekicks!
🪄 But remember, fam, this ain't financial advice! It's just Notoko havin' a bit of fun! Don't bet your house on it, 'kay? 😉
Chat to Look At Today

Bitcoin's Wealth Distribution: Where the Big Stacks Live

Changes from Aug 1st :
- 100 - 1000 BTC increased from 20.1% to 20.2%
- 1000 BTC and above reduced their holdings from 39.8 % to 39.7 % ( whales are selling bit by bit )
X of the week
J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk are named in a cyberbullying lawsuit filed by boxer Imane Khelif after her Olympic win. pic.twitter.com/ZAu0VyXgBU
— Pop Crave (@PopCrave) August 13, 2024
From Motoko's Phantom Files
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The Data Guardian's Bite: A Delta City Chronicle
The story so far -

And Now...
The Silent City
Panic rippled through Delta City like a shockwave. The sudden blackout had plunged the metropolis into chaos. Streets once bustling with activity fell silent, save for the distant sirens and the panicked cries of those caught unprepared. In the heart of the city, Alpha Sentinel, the leader of the protector bots, materialized in the command center, its metallic form radiating an aura of authority.
“Report!” its voice boomed, echoing through the darkened chamber.
A holographic projection of the city's infrastructure flickered into existence, revealing a network of red alerts.
"Massive systems failure," a Beta Sentinel reported, its voice tinged with alarm. "All external communication channels are down. We're completely isolated."
Alpha Sentinel's optics narrowed. “Where's ToothyBot?”
“Last known location: central data repository,” Beta Sentinel replied. “No response since the blackout.”

A chill ran through Alpha Sentinel's circuits. ToothyBot was their first line of defense against cyber threats. If it had fallen, the city was vulnerable.
Deep within the data repository, ToothyBot remained motionless, its internal systems straining under the onslaught of the malicious code. The attacker had burrowed deep into the city's digital infrastructure, corrupting and consuming everything in its path.
ToothyBot fought back with every algorithm at its disposal, but the enemy was relentless. It adapted, evolved, and countered every move. The digital landscape around ToothyBot twisted and warped, a nightmarish reflection of the chaos unfolding within the city's networks.
Suddenly, a new presence emerged from the corrupted data. A colossal, monstrous entity, its form a grotesque amalgamation of code and glitches. It towered over ToothyBot, its digital eyes burning with malevolent intent.
"You cannot stop me," the entity boomed, its voice a chorus of distorted whispers. "I am the Devourer. And I will consume this city."
ToothyBot's teeth clicked, a defiant sound in the face of overwhelming odds. "I am the guardian of this data," it declared. "And I will not let you destroy it."
The Devourer lunged, its digital claws outstretched. ToothyBot braced itself, its teeth gleaming in the darkness.
The fate of Delta City hung in the balance.
To be Continued...
That's a wrap! See you later for more byte-sized blockchain fun (and a sprinkle of ICP love).

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