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Videos

Why AI and Blockchain's Merge Will Be Mundane at First

EY Global Blockchain Leader Paul Brody joins "First Mover" to discuss his opinion piece titled "When AI and Blockchain Merge, Expect the Mundane at First" and his outlook on the intersection between these two technologies. Plus, the details of his upcoming book "Ethereum for Business."

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Finance

Blockchain-Based, AI Compute Protocol Gensyn Closes $43M Series A Funding Round Led by a16z

The capital infusion comes as interest in AI surges. Gensyn said it would use the money to accelerate the start of the protocol and expand its workforce.

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Videos

Active Addresses on Blockchain Hit All-Time High: A16z Data

According to a16z crypto's State of Crypto Index, active addresses across various blockchains hit an all-time high for the second month in a row in May. The venture fund notes 19.47 million active addresses across blockchains including Ethereum, Polygon, Solana, Optimism, and more. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie presents "The Chart of the Day."

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Opinion

When AI and Blockchain Merge, Expect the Mundane at First

As the transformative technologies of generative artificial intelligence and blockchain find their way in business, inevitably they will interact. The pairing has the potential to achieve wild, weird and presently unimaginable results, but expect the first experiments to be boring and predictable, says EY's Paul Brody.

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Tech

Polygon Spinoff Avail Network Starts Phase 2 of Its Testnet

This second phase will include a more thorough testing environment to encourage validator participation.

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Tech

Swift and Chainlink Will Test Connecting Over a Dozen Financial Institutions to Blockchain Networks

In a new set of experiments, Swift will collaborate with major financial market institutions like the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC), Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited (ANZ), BNP Paribas, BNY Mellon, Citi, Clearstream, Euroclear and Lloyds Banking Group.

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Web3

3 Reasons Why Beauty on the Blockchain Makes Sense

It might seem counterintuitive, but there are good reasons beauty brands are exploring ways to engage with consumers on-chain and in the metaverse.

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Markets

For Financial Advisors, Real World Assets Could Be a Safe(r) Path to Crypto

Tokenized Real World Assets (RWA) are a potential avenue for financial advisors to approach the crypto sector while minimizing risk.

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Learn

What Is a Crypto Foundation?

These crypto organizations share a not-for-profit status but can have different goals and methods of supporting blockchain projects.

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