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  • Aug 01, 2024

Bybit to Exit From France’s Market as EU’s Crypto Regulation Takes Hold

Bybit said Thursday it will withdraw from the French market, citing “regulatory developments” as Europe’s long-awaited crypto legislation reshapes how companies and individuals should treat the asset class. From August 13, French users will be unable to transact on the exchange other than to withdraw any funds they already have in their account, Bybit said in a statement. Accounts are restricted to a “close-only” mode, meaning that users will not be able to add any new positions or purchase any...

  • Aug 01, 2024

Crypto Market Will Continue to Expand Over Next Two Years: Gemini

The crypto market is expected to continue its expansion over the next two years as several tailwinds continue to stack up for the asset class, crypto exchange Gemini said in its latest Institutional Insights report on Thursday. A combination of favorable monetary policy, regulatory shifts, and infrastructure development will drive growth, even in the face of recent market volatility, the exchange said. Over the past three months, the prices of major cryptos Bitcoin and Ethereum, have traded with...

  • Aug 01, 2024

Marathon Digital Posts $200 Million Quarterly Loss Amid Bitcoin Mining Sector Woes

Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital Holdings reported a significant loss for the second quarter of this year, citing the impact of Bitcoin’s halving event on its operations as rivals posted similar results. The Fort Lauderdale, Florida, firm faced a substantial net loss and decreased Bitcoin production amid rising operational challenges, according to its latest quarterly figures. The Bitcoin halving event in April, which typically occurs approximately every four years, effectively slashed the reward...

  • Aug 01, 2024

Meet Flux: New Open-Source AI Image Generator Beats Midjourney, SD3 and Auraflow

Black Forest Labs—the team that helped develop the original Stable Diffusion—has launched Flux, the largest open-source text-to-image model to date. With a staggering 12 billion parameters, Flux can delivery visuals that rival those of Midjourney, and possibly beat any other model currently available—be it open or closed source. Flux comes in three variations: Flux Dev, which is open source with a non-commercial license for community development; Flux Schnell, which is a faster, distilled versio...

  • Aug 01, 2024

Google Ramps Up Fight Against AI Deepfakes in Search Results

In its latest bid to curb unauthorized AI-generated deepfakes, Google is taking new steps to remove and demote websites in searches that have been reported to contain illicit images, the technology and search giant said on Wednesday. An AI deepfake is media created using generative AI to produce videos, pictures, or audio clips that appear real. Many of these fake images depict celebrities like actress Scarlett Johansson, politicians like U.S. President Joe Biden, and, more insidiously, children...

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