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Bitcoin, Ether are ‘like gold’ says Cathie Wood, but Ray Dalio is skeptical

Cathie Wood thinks Bitcoin and Ether are acting as “risk-off” assets and as a “flight to safety” for investors amid macroeconomic uncertainty.

Bitcoin, Ether are ‘like gold’ says Cathie Wood, but Ray Dalio is skeptical

Cathie Wood thinks Bitcoin and Ether are acting as “risk-off” assets and as a “flight to safety” for investors amid macroeconomic uncertainty.

5 tips for landing a tech job

Check out these five tips for landing a tech job, including building your skills, networking, customizing your resume and more.

Circle exec to join US Congressional committee hearing on stablecoin payments, legislation

The Financial Services Committee issued a memorandum to announce an upcoming hearing titled “Understanding Stablecoins’ Role in Payments and the Need for Legislation.”

Sotheby’s relaunches Glitch digital art sale, newbie strikes it rich uncovering $49K NFT and more

After taking diversity concerns into account, Sotheby’s has revamped its Glitch digital art sale. Meanwhile, a newcomer to the online game Illuvium: Beyond has struck gold by discovering the rarest Illuvitar yet.

Sotheby’s relaunches Glitch digital art sale, newbie strikes it rich uncovering $49K NFT and more

After taking diversity concerns into account, Sotheby’s has revamped its Glitch digital art sale. Meanwhile, a newcomer to the online game Illuvium: Beyond has struck gold by discovering the rarest Illuvitar yet.

FTX victims' lawyers struggle to serve Shaq

The Moskowitz law firm has been standing outside NBA superstar Shaquille O'Neal's studio all week to "hand deliver" their legal complaint with no success, according to a recent statement.

FTX considers reboot, Ethereum’s fork goes live and OpenAI news: Hodler’s Digest, April 9-15

FTX’s new management plans to relaunch the exchange in 2024, Ethereum’s Shapella hard executed on mainnet and OpenAI faces rising competition.

FTX considers reboot, Ethereum’s fork goes live and OpenAI news: Hodler’s Digest, April 9-15

FTX’s new management plans to relaunch the exchange in 2024, Ethereum’s Shapella hard executed on mainnet and OpenAI faces rising competition.

FTX considers reboot, Ethereum’s fork goes live and OpenAI news: Hodler’s Digest, April 9-15

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Ethereum’s Shapella hard fork executed on mainnet

The Ethereum blockchain’s mainnet, also referred to as the Beacon Chain, implemented the Shapella hard fork on April 12. The upgrade made fund withdrawals possible for those who have staked the network’s Ether (ETH) asset. Within the first hour of the hard fork, a total of 12,859 Ether were unlocked in 4,333 withdrawals, according to Ethereum block explorer beaconchai.in. Nearly a day after the upgrade, ETH surpassed the $2,000 price point.

FTX has recovered $7.3B in assets, will consider rebooting exchange

A comeback for FTX is on the table, according to the legal team of the bankrupted crypto exchange. In an April 12 hearing, FTX’s lawyers said the company had already recovered about $7.3 billion in liquid assets and was considering restarting its crypto exchange operations in the second quarter of 2024, suggesting a reboot as early as April. After the news broke, FTX token (FTT) surged over 112%. Meanwhile in Europe, a Swiss court approved the sale of the firm’s European operations.

OpenAI finds fresh support from Japan amid global country-wide bans

Japan is interested in potentially using technology from artificial intelligence (AI) outfit OpenAI — the creator of chatbot ChatGPT — depending on the resolution of issues relating to cybersecurity and privacy. The interest was expressed by Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, Hirokazu Matsuno. Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, aims to work with Japan to build technology for the country. OpenAI has faced opposition from multiple countries, however. The artificial intelligence race has also accelerated this week with Amazon, Alibaba and Twitter working on their own AI initiatives.

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FTX considers reboot, Ethereum’s fork goes live and OpenAI news: Hodler’s Digest, April 9-15

FTX’s new management plans to relaunch the exchange in 2024, Ethereum’s Shapella hard executed on mainnet and OpenAI faces rising competition.

FTX considers reboot, Ethereum’s fork goes live and OpenAI news: Hodler’s Digest, April 9-15

FTX’s new management plans to relaunch the exchange in 2024, Ethereum’s Shapella hard executed on mainnet and OpenAI faces rising competition.

FTX considers reboot, Ethereum’s fork goes live and OpenAI news: Hodler’s Digest, April 9-15

FTX’s new management plans to relaunch the exchange in 2024, Ethereum’s Shapella hard executed on mainnet and OpenAI faces rising competition.

FTX considers reboot, Ethereum’s fork goes live and OpenAI news: Hodler’s Digest, April 9-15

Top Stories This Week

Ethereum’s Shapella hard fork executed on mainnet

The Ethereum blockchain’s mainnet, also referred to as the Beacon Chain, implemented the Shapella hard fork on April 12. The upgrade made fund withdrawals possible for those who have staked the network’s Ether (ETH) asset. Within the first hour of the hard fork, a total of 12,859 Ether were unlocked in 4,333 withdrawals, according to Ethereum block explorer beaconchai.in. Nearly a day after the upgrade, ETH surpassed the $2,000 price point.

FTX has recovered $7.3B in assets, will consider rebooting exchange

A comeback for FTX is on the table, according to the legal team of the bankrupted crypto exchange. In an April 12 hearing, FTX’s lawyers said the company had already recovered about $7.3 billion in liquid assets and was considering restarting its crypto exchange operations in the second quarter of 2024, suggesting a reboot as early as April. After the news broke, FTX token (FTT) surged over 112%. Meanwhile in Europe, a Swiss court approved the sale of the firm’s European operations.

OpenAI finds fresh support from Japan amid global country-wide bans

Japan is interested in potentially using technology from artificial intelligence (AI) outfit OpenAI — the creator of chatbot ChatGPT — depending on the resolution of issues relating to cybersecurity and privacy. The interest was expressed by Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, Hirokazu Matsuno. Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, aims to work with Japan to build technology for the country. OpenAI has faced opposition from multiple countries, however. The artificial intelligence race has also accelerated this week with Amazon, Alibaba and Twitter working on their own AI initiatives.

Read also

Features

South Korea’s unique and amazing crypto universe


U.S. Congress to introduce new draft bill for stablecoins

Failure to register as a stablecoin issuer could result in up to five years in prison and a fine of $1 million. Issuers out of the United States would have to seek registration to operate in the country.

Arbitrum proposal to return 700M ARB fails, whale calls it a "power play"

The AIP-1.05 was defeated by 118 million votes. The proposal was introduced after the Arbitrum Foundation transferred funds without community approval.

Fight between crypto and governments “just getting started”, says ShapeShift CEO

The crypto industry needs to prepare for increasing government pressure as it ramps up its challenge to the State monopoly over money, says ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees.

Fight between crypto and governments “just getting started”, says ShapeShift CEO

The crypto industry needs to prepare for increasing government pressure as it ramps up its challenge to the State monopoly over money, says ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees.

Fight between crypto and governments “just getting started”, says ShapeShift CEO

The crypto industry needs to prepare for increasing government pressure as it ramps up its challenge to the State monopoly over money, says ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees.

Bitcoin traders in 'disbullief' as analyst predicts $30K BTC retest

Bitcoin should dip to cement the $30,000 flip to support, analysis argues as bullish BTC price takes stay in play.

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