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Jesse Pollak Reflects on Coinbase's Layer 2 Blockchain 'Base' Launch This Year
CoinDesk's Most Influential 2023 recognizes 50 people who defined the year in the digital assets space, which includes Jesse Pollak, the creator of Coinbase's layer 2 blockchain "Base." Pollak discusses building on layer 2s and the benefits of bringing assets and customers on-chain. Plus, insights on how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can accelerate on-chain developments.

Elon Musk-Backed X.AI Files With SEC to Raise Up to $1B in Equity Offering
The filing says the company has already sold $134.7 million of the securities.

Shavonne Wong: Not Even Sam Altman 'Is Exempt From Surveillance'
The artist made an NFT of the Worldcoin co-founder and OpenAI CEO for our Most Influential package.

AI-Linked Tokens Surpass $2B in Weekly Trade Volume For First Time Since March
According to Kaiko data, AI-linked tokens surged past $2 billion in weekly trade volume for the first time since March. Gains were led by WLD and RNDR. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

Artificial Intelligence Technology Brings Benefits, Risks to Banking: Bank of America
AI has the potential to improve productivity and enhance bank returns, the report said.

Does Worldcoin Need a Reevaluation? Understanding Sam Altman’s Crypto-AI-UBI Experiment
There’s lots to admire about the ex-OpenAI CEO’s crypto startup, despite relentless “techlash” criticism.

Former Twitch CEO Emmett Shear Appointed as New OpenAI Chief
OpenAI ousted Sam Altman as its chief last week after the board said it no longer had confidence in his ability to lead the company

Sam Altman, Former OpenAI CEO, Lands at Microsoft
Altman and other departed OpenAI staff will join a new advanced AI research team at the software giant.

AI Tokens Jump on Irrational Euphoria as Musk’s X Corp Reveals xAI Shareholding
Developments in key artificial intelligence (AI) companies sometimes drive gains in AI-focused tokens as traders bet on the long-term growth of such tokens.


