Tether Group, the issuer of stablecoin Tether USDT/USD , is buying thousands of Nvidia NVDA H100 GPUs for $420 million. The deal includes a 20% stake in German-listed bitcoin miner Northern Data, which intends to rent the chips to artificial intelligence (AI) startups. Tether will acquire 10,000 GPUs through an Irish shell company, Damoon. Also
Despite its roots embedded in Bitcoin (BTC) lending, lending platform Ledn has announced the launch of an Ethereum (ETH) yield offering following user requests for a shielded alternative to manually staking Ether. The Cayman Island’s firm has added an ETH offering to its Growth Accounts products, which currently offers users ring-fenced facilities to earn interest
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An upcoming conference hosted by Andy Stanley’s church for ministry leaders and parents of LGBTQ children is being called a “clear and tragic departure from Biblical Christianity” by a prominent evangelical leader, who says the lineup of speakers reveals the event’s theological position. Stanley’s North Point Community Church in Alpharetta, Ga., is hosting the Unconditional
CitibankC , a global banking giant, has developed a groundbreaking business service centered around smart contracts, aiming to revolutionize instant payments. Known asCiti Token Services, the banking gianthas been at the forefrontof developing digital currencies, and this recent news is an extension of that dynamic. In arecent press release, the bank unveiled this novel service,
Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (PSG) has partnered with Crypto.com for a project of developing AI-generated non-fungible token (NFT) match posters. The agreement comes three years after the football club inked a licensing deal with NFT fantasy sports game Sorare. Find out more about partnerships with crypto companies.Meet and engage with transformativeDigital Asset and Cryptobusiness leaders and
Rarible, one of the leading NFT marketplaces, has announced a partnership with Ethereum ETH/USD Layer 2 network Mantle Network. The new marketplace, Mintle, supports NFT trading on the Mantle Network. Rarible founder Alex Salnikov told Benzinga, "Rarible's collaboration with Mantle Network and the launch of Mintle underlines our commitment to fostering multi-chain NFT ecosystems." Salnikov
At Amazon.com, Inc.'s AMZN annual devices event on Wednesday, Senior Vice President of Devices and Services David Limp disclosed a vision for the company'supdated virtual assistant Alexa. The new version would be powered by generative AI and based on a new, custom-built large language model (LLM) called "Let's chat," which will also be available toexisting
Sep 28 2023 As Medicare Advantage continues to gain popularity among seniors, three Southern California companies are pioneering new types of plans that target cultural and ethnic communities with special offerings and native-language practitioners. Clever Care Health Plan, based in Huntington Beach, and Alignment Health, based in nearby Orange, both have plans aimed at Asian
The trial in Dominion v. Fox News, which has already resulted in bombshell revelations about the right-wing media giant and the 2020 election, is scheduled to begin Tuesday. Unless a settlement is reached, a jury will determine whether Fox is financially liable for broadcasting and promoting false claims about Dominion Voting Systems voting machines rigging
Misinforming — Musks X spreads more disinformation than rival social networks, EU says Twitter/X left voluntary alliance but is “not off the hook,” EU official says. Jon Brodkin – Sep 27, 2023 7:47 pm UTC EnlargeGetty Images | NurPhoto reader comments 394 with Disinformation is more prevalent on Twitter (aka X) than on Facebook and
Heatwaves and wildfires increasing — Unprecedented youth climate trial demands action from 32 European governments Youth suing: “I’m forced to stay inside,” and “things are getting worse.” Ashley Belanger – Sep 27, 2023 9:45 pm UTC Enlarge / Firefighters tackle a wildfire at Vale de Abelha village in Macao, Portugal, on August 16, 2017.AFP Contributor
Crying over spilled “milk” — The dairy industry is trying to outlaw plant-based milk labelsagain The FDA previously found that no one is confused about where almond milk comes from. Beth Mole – Sep 27, 2023 11:04 pm UTC EnlargeGetty | Thomas Trutschel reader comments 191 with In an utterly firm effort to undercut plant-based
Shares of Evergrande have been suspended, Hong Kong’s exchange announced Thursday. The chairman of the embattled Chinese real estate developer has reportedly been placed under surveillance, according to Bloomberg News. Evergrande shares last closed at 32 Hong Kong cents on Wednesday. This is not the first time that Evergrande’s shares have been suspended. Trading was
Pull your sats out of Minecraft now Back in our July edition, we announced Satlantis, an independent Minecraft server run by the game’s fans, enabled players to earn Bitcoin by completing in-game quests using play-to-earn functionalities. We noted Minecraft developer Mojang’s previous NFT ban and concluded, “Time will show how this integration fairs against the
After selling off late last week and at the start of the week, the municipal market continued to weaken but with smaller cuts to AAA scales amid an active primary market. U.S. Treasury yields rose, and equities ended mixed. The two-year muni-to-Treasury ratio Wednesday was at 70%, the three-year was at 70%, the five-year at
Receive free US Treasury bonds updates We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest US Treasury bonds news every morning. US stocks and government bonds are on course for their worst month of the year as investors respond to the US Federal Reserve’s message that interest rates are set to stay
Bitcoin (BTC) managed to stay above the $26,000 level even as the S&P 500 tumbled to a three-month low and the US dollar index (DXY) rose to a new year-to-date high. This is a mildly positive sign as it shows a lack of aggressive selling at lower levels. Bitcoin remains stuck inside a range and
A court decision on Monday cleared the way for the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority to head to the municipal market with $500 million of bonds to start financing a controversial expansion program. The Oklahoma Supreme Court, which validated the bonds Aug. 1 in a 6-3 decision, denied a petition for a rehearing requested by property owners
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, September 26, 2023. Brendan McDermid | Reuters A majority of Wall Street investors didn’t take solace in stocks’ 2023 gains, thinking the market could retreat further as risk for a recession creeps up, according to the new CNBC Delivering Alpha investor