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Ontology is calling attention to a growing problem in the AI world: how do you prove that a piece of training data came from a real person without turning the whole process into a privacy nightmare? In a recent post, the project argued that the answer should not be more surveillance. Instead of asking contributors to hand over selfies, IDs, biometric scans, and other personal details, Ontology says the industry should lean on verifiable credentials and selective disclosure so people can prove they are human without giving away everything about themselves. That idea matters more now than it did a…

When Strategy held its annual conference, Strategy World, in Las Vegas last month, attendees heard plenty about how the digital asset could reshape corporate balance sheets. Yet the spotlight may not have shone as brightly on Bitcoin this year. Although co-founder and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor still evangelized the asset that has transformed his company, as with any public appearance, this year’s focus centered on STRC, the firm’s variable-rate preferred share. That’s according to TD Cowen’s Lance Vitanza. “It felt like every other panel was focused on STRC,” the investment bank’s managing director of equity research told Decrypt. “For the…

Capital flows into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the cryptocurrency market continue, with both Bitcoin and Ethereum-based spot ETFs recording consecutive net inflows. According to SoSoValue data, Bitcoin spot ETFs saw a net inflow of $11.84 million on the April 21 US trading day, continuing a streak of positive flows for the sixth consecutive day. The highest daily inflow was seen in the IBIT ETF managed by BlackRock. This fund recorded a net inflow of approximately $39.34 million in a single day, bringing its historical total net inflow to $64.9 billion. It was followed by the Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF offered…

Cryptocurrency analytics company Santiment has shared the altcoins with the highest developer activity in the Ethereum-based ecosystem over the past 30 days. According to data based on daily notable development activity on Github, MetaMask USD (mUSD) topped the list. According to Santiment data, MetaMask USD ranked first with a developer activity score of 820.03, followed by Chainlink ($LINK) in second place and Ethereum ($ETH) in third. According to the shared data, some projects maintained their rankings compared to last month, while others saw increases or decreases. Projects such as Ethereum, Decentraland, Zama, and OriginTrail, in particular, were observed to move…

FocusAI, the largest shareholder of the Busan Digital Asset Exchange (BIDAN), is reportedly in advanced negotiations to acquire fellow South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Flybit, according to a report by Bizwatch. The two companies are said to be finalizing details, including the sale of shares held by Flybit’s CEO and largest shareholder, Kim Seok-jin. Background of the Deal Flybit registered as a Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP) in South Korea in 2021, a mandatory step for legal crypto exchange operations in the country. However, the exchange later withdrew from the won-denominated market after failing to secure a required real-name account partnership…

XBIT has partnered with XDGAI, a decentralized AI platform built for Web4. The deal pairs XBIT’s on-chain trading rails with XDGAI’s AI compute network. XDGAI runs on the Neuronal Economic System. Tokens reward compute participation and tie the network’s neural collaboration together. The partnership points toward an AI infrastructure that doesn’t depend on centralized monopolies to function. 🤝 XBITDEX × @xdgainetWe’re excited to announce our partnership with XDGAI — a next-generation decentralized AI platform built for the Web4 era.By combining blockchain infrastructure, federated learning, and cross-modal AI technology, XDGAI is building a global decentralized… pic.twitter.com/4ZpQCyuY8E — XBIT (@XBITDEX) May 20,…

Summary Bitcoin treasury firm Empery Digital sold 63 $BTC for about $4.6 million to help fund share repurchases. The company simultaneously announced a $25 million registered direct equity offering at $5.39 per share plus warrants, largely to repay a $50 million repo facility.​ Empery now holds 3,439 $BTC in treasury and is explicitly prioritizing stock buybacks over additional Bitcoin accumulation in the near term. Bitcoin ($BTC) treasury company Empery Digital Inc. has sold 63 $BTC for an average price of $72,791 per coin, generating roughly $4.6 million in gross proceeds to fund an aggressive stock repurchase program. The sale, executed…

In a groundbreaking move to expand its asset accessibility to larger crypto investors, Zest Protocol, a DeFi protocol built for the Bitcoin blockchain, today entered into a strategic collaboration with DigiFinex, a global cryptocurrency exchange platform. The partnership enabled Zest Protocol to launch its native token (ZEST) on DigiFinex’s global crypto exchange, an important milestone for the cryptocurrency and an integration that is set to increase investor confidence in the digital asset. Zest Protocol is a DeFi platform running on top of the Bitcoin blockchain, aiming to unlock Bitcoin’s full capability by allowing users to earn yield and borrow against…

Keith Gill, the investor phenomenon known for his involvement in the 2021 GameStop short squeeze, is back in the spotlight due to a suspicious posting of PumpFun tokens on an X account. The account, which had been silent for about 16 months, became active again and shared a Solana-based PumpFun token contract address, but the post was quickly deleted. Social media users suggested that the account may have been hacked. GameStop shares experienced sharp volatility following the incident. Shares, which had risen by as much as 13% during the day, erased their gains and fell into negative territory after the…

Trust Wallet Binance x402 has moved from concept to live infrastructure, tying a self-custody wallet toolkit to a payment protocol built for autonomous AI activity on-chain. The result is a system meant to let AI agents pay for digital services without handing control of funds to a third party. That matters because most payment systems still assume a human is sitting there clicking approve. AI agents do not work that way. If they are going to buy API access, fetch premium data, or keep subscriptions running in real time, they need a payment rail that can operate natively on the…