Vitalik Buterin has warned against AI in crypto governance after ChatGPT’s latest update was shown to be exploited to leak private data.
Jesse Coghlan
Jesse Coghlan is a Sydney-based journalist and joined Cointelegraph’s Asia-Pacific newsdesk as its deputy editor in 2022. He mainly covers court cases and government policy from around the world that focuses on crypto and aims to translate the complex legal language into something more accessible. He previously co-hosted and produced a podcast covering crypto news and reported on crime and civil unrest with his early work as a freelance reporter. Jesse has no crypto holdings above Cointelegraph’s disclosure threshold of $1,000.
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Unicoin says SEC distorted its filings in $100M fraud case Unicoin urged a New York judge to toss the SEC’s $100 million fraud case, arguing the regulator misquoted filings and relied on “snippets” taken out of context.
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Fenwick denies allegations that it was key to multibillion-dollar FTX fraud Fenwick & West, a law firm once contracted by FTX, asked a judge to toss an updated lawsuit that claims it was key to the exchange’s fraud.
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US House adds CBDC ban to massive defense policy bill The House slipped a provision banning the Federal Reserve from issuing a digital currency into an almost 1,300-page bill on defense policy.
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Scammer poses as senior UK cop to steal $2.8M in crypto North Wales Police said a scammer impersonating UK law enforcement stole $2.8 million in Bitcoin in a “highly targeted and advanced scam.”
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Wormhole wants to counter LayerZero’s $110M bid for Stargate Wormhole asks to bid against LayerZero to acquire the cross-chain transfer platform Stargate, which launched an updated bid on Sunday.
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Robinhood sues New Jersey, Nevada over sports contract threats Robinhood Derivatives has sued New Jersey and Nevada regulators to stop any potential regulatory action over its sports event contracts.
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US Fed official: Staff should be allowed to hold a little crypto The Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision, Michelle Bowman, said the central bank should roll back its restrictions that ban staff from buying crypto.