Anthropic has rescheduled its initial public offering for November from October, as reported by The Wall Street Journal. The extra time may enable Anthropic to reveal the third-quarter earnings to future investors. Investor meetings will be used to assess investor interest ahead of Anthropic’s determination of its offering size and
Vitalik Buterin dismissed all allegations concerning the ability of AI hackers to render cybersecurity indefensible due to advancements in artificial intelligence technology. Buterin said that AI could help improve the cybersecurity system by means of formal verification. This involves using mathematical proofs to assess the security properties of software. However,
Pencil Finance completes a $1 million on-chain student lending cycle in Southeast Asia. The milestone helps link the blockchain-based lending services to students who traditionally do not have access to financing options. Pencil provided the funds as a lender and managed to track the whole lending cycle on-chain. The borrowers
Nimiq, an open-source blockchain project focused on digital payments, has opened the second cycle of its Mini Apps Competition. The four-week competition began on Aug. 24, giving developers, AI builders and indie hackers the opportunity to create open-source applications for Nimiq Pay. It offers $17,000 in prizes as part of
Payouts.com, a financial operations platform for businesses and AI agents, and the Casper Association, the Swiss non-profit stewarding the Casper Network blockchain, have partnered to bring AI agent payments to production using the x402 payment protocol and csprUSD stablecoin. Under the partnership, Payouts.com will use Casper Network as a settlement
Binance, one of the world’s largest crypto exchanges, has rolled out a new developer platform called Agent OS, designed to let AI applications connect directly to Binance’s trading, market data, wallet, payment, and on-chain capabilities across both crypto and traditional markets. Announced on Thursday as part of its broader Binance
Bybit, the world’s second-largest crypto exchange by trading volume, has launched a new campaign built around the growing interest in artificial intelligence and its expansion into traditional financial markets. Called “Build Your AI Future City,” the campaign runs from August 20 to September 20 and features six companies linked to
KuCoin has secured ISO/IEC 42001:2023 certification for its Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS), marking a new step in the cryptocurrency exchange’s efforts to strengthen how artificial intelligence is managed across its global platform. As AI becomes more common in financial services, exchanges are increasingly using the technology for areas such
The transition of Riot Platforms from Bitcoin mining will be quickened following its 20-year deal for 191 megawatts of power in its Rockdale campus in Texas. Riot Platforms anticipates that the deal will yield about $9.1 billion before June 2048, and two five-year extension deals would bring the total potential
AI will help to foster cryptocurrency adoption by generating demand for programmable digital payments, according to Brian Armstrong. In his X post dated July 26, he contended that AI will make blockchain technology the backbone of finance for autonomous systems. AI agents will buy data, computing power, and digital services
