Jacob Oliver

Former Editor CryptoSlate

Jacob Oliver is a recovering academic and English teacher turned crypto journalist and web3 writer. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Washington.

Author Stats

Total Articles 209

Since May 2023

Last Active Dec 28, 2023

Primary Beat Regulation

Jacob Oliver Recent Articles

Adoption

Robinhood Q3 earnings report reveals plans to launch crypto services in EU

Robinhood is eyeing the European crypto market, gearing up to launch EU cryptocurrency trading as part of its strategic vision.

3 years ago

Technology

Binance unveils self-custody web3 wallet

The non-custodial wallet will be available to customers through an interface within the Binance app.

3 years ago

IBM invests $500M into AI venture fund

The IBM Enterprise AI Venture Fund will direct investments to a variety of startups focused on hastening generative AI technology.

3 years ago

Enterprise

Ava Labs lays off 12% of staff to reallocate resources

Ava Labs' founder Emin Gün Sirer said the decision would allow the firm to "double down" on growing the firm and its Avalanche blockchain ecosystem.

3 years ago

Xbox partners with Inworld AI to build AI tools for game developers

Microsoft's aggressive AI investments show little signs of slowing as it unveils an initiative to bring the tech to its flagship game console.

3 years ago

Legal

Federal Reserve issues cease and desist letter to Bitcoin Magazine alleging IP infringement

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago requested the magazine stop using the standalone term "FEDNOW" on its merchandise, alleging trademark infringment.

3 years ago

Earnings

Coinbase Q3 revenue falls 5% to $674 million, but still beats expectations

Coinbase reported a strong balance sheet ending Q3 with over $5.5 billion in cash, cash equivalents, USDC and custodial account overfunding.

3 years ago

AI gives the world one more Beatles song

"Now and Then," which John Lennon wrote and recorded as a low-grade demo in 1978, has been brought to life as a fully-fledged Beatles record thanks to AI technology.

3 years ago

Legal

Court dismisses Coin Center’s Tornado Cash lawsuit against US Treasury

The virtual currency mixer was sanctioned by the Treasury in 2022 as a widely-used money laundering protocol for North Korean interests.

3 years ago

Dune Analytics enables natural language queries with DuneAI

Dune Analytics, one of web3's leading data analysis platforms, has launched a new era of user-friendliness with DuneAI, Dune Data Hub, and Dune Alert

3 years ago

Legal

‘He spent his customers’ money and he lied about it’: Prosecutors present closing arguments against Sam Bankman-Fried

"This is not about complicated issues of cryptocurrency," the government told the jury. "It's about lies and stealing and greed."

3 years ago

Microsoft, Siemens announce AI copilot for industrial automation

Microsoft announced the two companies 'will work together to build additional copilots for manufacturing, infrastructure, transportation, and healthcare industries.'

3 years ago