Adam Back Denies Being Satoshi Amid NYT Probe

Back says Satoshi’s unknown identity is good for BTC as it places it as a mathematical commodity rather than someone’s project. Adam Back has once again denied claims that he is the mysterious Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. The latest denial comes after an investigation by New York Times reporter John Carreyrou pointed to him…

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OpenAI launches paid Safety Fellowship

The AI news out of OpenAI this week has a sharp edge: the company launched a paid Safety Fellowship offering $3,850 weekly stipends to external researchers studying what could go wrong with advanced AI — announced within hours of a New Yorker investigation reporting that OpenAI had dissolved its internal safety teams and quietly removed…

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Latest crypto: Morgan Stanley’s MSBT launches

The latest crypto milestone arrived Wednesday when Morgan Stanley officially launched the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust on NYSE Arca under the ticker MSBT, becoming the first major US bank to issue a spot bitcoin ETF directly under its own name, charging 0.14% annually — the lowest fee in the entire spot bitcoin ETF market. Summary…

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Standard Chartered plans to merge parts of Zodia Custody into its digital assets division

Standard Chartered plans to unify Zodia’s custody service with its digital asset division, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing people with knowledge of the plan. Established in late 2020 by SC Ventures, Standard Chartered’s innovation unit, and Northern Trust, Zodia Custody is a digital asset custodian designed specifically for institutional investors. The platform aims to bridge traditional…

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