Bitcoin whale pays off almost all Assange’s $500k jet fees in single transaction

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has received significant financial support from donors to cover the costs of his journey to freedom, as discovered by Alistair Milne, CIO of Altana Digital Currency Fund. As Assange prepares to return to Australia following his plea deal with US authorities, his wife Stella launched an urgent appeal for The post Bitcoin whale pays off almost all Assange’s $500k jet fees in single transaction appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Continue ReadingBitcoin whale pays off almost all Assange’s $500k jet fees in single transaction

Is the NVIDIA top in as Etched launches ASIC for LLMs 20x faster than H100 GPUs?

Etched is making waves in the artificial intelligence hardware space with its revolutionary new AI accelerator chip. The Silicon Valley startup, founded in 2022 by Harvard dropouts Gavin Uberti and Chris Zhu, has developed a custom application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) called Sohu that is purpose-built to run transformer models – the architecture behind today’s most The post Is the NVIDIA top in as Etched launches ASIC for LLMs 20x faster than H100 GPUs? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Continue ReadingIs the NVIDIA top in as Etched launches ASIC for LLMs 20x faster than H100 GPUs?

Julian Assange free from prison – leaves UK for Saipan after striking US deal

Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has been released from Belmarsh prison in the UK after reaching a plea deal with US authorities, marking a significant development in his long-running legal saga. WikiLeaks said Assange left the maximum security prison on June 24, 2024, after spending 1,901 days there. The WikiLeaks X account posted, “Julian The post Julian Assange free from prison – leaves UK for Saipan after striking US deal appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Continue ReadingJulian Assange free from prison – leaves UK for Saipan after striking US deal

Jump Crypto President resigns 4 days after reports of CFTC investigation

Kanav Kariya, the President of Jump Crypto, announced his resignation four days after reports surfaced that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) was investigating its Jump Trading subsidiary’s activities. Kariya stated, “Today marks the end of an incredible personal journey for me. It’s my last day at Jump, a moment I’m receiving with both a The post Jump Crypto President resigns 4 days after reports of CFTC investigation appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Continue ReadingJump Crypto President resigns 4 days after reports of CFTC investigation

Tether stops minting USDT on EOS and Algorand gives 1 year for redemptions

Tether, the issuer of USD₮ tokens, is shifting its focus towards “enhancing community-driven blockchain support.” As part of this strategic transition, Tether will cease support for the EOS and Algorand implementations. In line with its commitment to maintaining a robust and innovative blockchain ecosystem, Tether stated that it consistently evaluates current transport layers to balance The post Tether stops minting USDT on EOS and Algorand gives 1 year for redemptions appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Continue ReadingTether stops minting USDT on EOS and Algorand gives 1 year for redemptions