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- ⚖️ Appeals Court Overturns Tornado Cash Sanctions. A U.S. Federal Appeals Court ruled that Tornado Cash’s decentralized smart contracts cannot be sanctioned as "property," reversing OFAC’s 2022 decision.
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📸 Daily Market Snapshot: It's bullish tidings once again for the cryptoeconomy, with ETH trading up 9.7% on the day to $3,625 compared to the 6.6% and 5.3% daily gains for BTC and SOL, respectively. As the Base ecosystem continues to heat up atop Ethereum, it's now ETH that's driving market momentum among crypto's majors.
| Prices as of 12pm ET | 24hr | 7d |
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Crypto $3.36t | ↗ 7.0% | ↗ 8.7% |
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BTC $97,071 | ↗ 6.6% | ↗ 2.4% |
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ETH $3,625 | ↗ 9.7% | ↗ 17.8% |
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ENS $26.4 | ↗ 17.6% | ↗ 52.2% |
A handful of new platforms are revolutionizing the intersection of crypto and artificial intelligence, enabling anyone to create, own, and monetize tokenized AI agents.
But with so many options available, where should you start?
Toward answering that question, this piece dives into the leading platforms—like Virtuals on Base, ai16z on Solana, and Holoworld—and walks you through how to launch your own agents through them.
Here's everything you need to know to get started as a beginner here! 👇
Cartesi has announced the addition of a Validator Marketplace to its roadmap—a decentralized platform connecting dApp developers with validators. This marketplace aligns incentives within the ecosystem, boosts CTSI token utility, and offers a solution for unlocking the full potential of appchains, even beyond Cartesi.
Privacy isn’t just some abstract concept—it’s the very foundation of freedom in the digital age.
At the Bankless Summit, Peter Van Valkenburgh, Director of Research at Coincenter, delivered a powerful closing talk exploring the intersection of privacy and modern technology.
Drawing lessons from a 14th-century legal case to today’s surveillance economy, Peter illustrates how the evolution of law reflects societal needs—and how those needs are under siege in our hyper-connected world.
Tune in to hear the full talk and join the fight for freedom! 👇
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