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Sam Altman Calls for AI Safeguards Before Regulation Arrives
OpenAI chief Sam Altman warned that humans could lose control of AI and called for safeguards during training. He also urged shared industry standards, saying developers can act before legislation is introduced.
Swiss Bitcoin Pay Temporarily Shuts Servers After Data Breach
Swiss Bitcoin Pay temporarily shut down its servers after a reported data breach. The company said funds were safe, while customer emails, bitcoin addresses, IBANs, transaction history and hashed passwords may have been exposed.
Bitcoin Holds Above $77,000 as AI Safety Debate Pressures Tech Stocks
Bitcoin rose above $77,000 as AI safety concerns pressured technology shares. Rising oil prices added to broader market pressure, according to CoinDesk.
Quantum-Safe Blockchains May Depend on Mathematics, Not Quantum Hardware
MIT professor and Optimum co-founder Muriel Médard says blockchains can be made quantum-safe with established mathematics, without requiring access to quantum computers. Her analysis was published by CoinDesk.
Anthropic Chief Calls for Slower, Safer AI Development
Anthropic’s chief urged a slower, safer pace for AI development, while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman agreed with the safety concerns. Altman also said there would be no initial share sale this year, Cointelegraph reported.
US crackdown targets $24 billion crypto black market as money launderers retreat
The DOJ seized Telegram channels and two wallets, while OFAC sanctioned Xinbi and the developers behind SafeW and XinbiPay in a US action targeting a reported $24 billion crypto black market.
Buterin Backs Ethereum Proposal to Cut Quantum-Safe Privacy Costs
Vitalik Buterin wants Ethereum to include EIP-8288 in the I-star upgrade after Hegota. Adoption would make RISC-V the network’s canonical instruction set and target lower costs for quantum-safe privacy.
Aave Proposal Would Allow Emergency Market Freezes Without Unfreeze Powers
An Aave proposal would create bounded emergency roles able to freeze markets through one-way safety calls. CryptoSlate reports that the current Risk Steward release cannot invoke these tools, and they would not include unfreeze powers.
Bitcoin-Gold Volatility Gap Narrows to Six-Year Low
Bitcoin and gold have reached their highest 90-day correlation since 2020, at about 0.55. Bitcoin volatility is 36.2% versus gold’s 25.3%, narrowing the volatility ratio to 1.43 times.