#2024

On October 3, 2024, the total value locked (TVL) on the betting platform Polymarket reached a new all-time high of $137.68 million, according to data from the analytics site DefiLlama.

Bitcoin miners earned approximately $815 million in September 2024, with $801.8 million from block rewards and $13.8 million from transaction fees. This marks the lowest revenue figure in the past year, down nearly threefold from the $2.01 billion peak in March 2024.

As September 2024 comes to a close, Bitcoin seems poised to end the month in the green, showing a 7% gain as of September 30. Historically, September has been a tough month for BTC, but not this time. The last time we saw a back-to-back positive September for Bitcoin was way back in 2015-2016.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang highlights AI's role in combating AI-generated misinformation ahead of the 2024 U.S. elections. He stresses that only AI can handle the scale of false data production and suggests the U.S. should build an AI supercomputer to lead innovation in this field.

On September 28, during the 2024 Tsinghua PBC Chief Economist Forum in Beijing, Zhu Guangyao, former Vice Minister of Finance, urged Chinese authorities to reconsider their approach to cryptocurrencies, warning that the U.S. could take the lead in this sector.

Grayscale released a new research paper focusing on various cryptocurrency sectors. The company updated its list of the top 20 cryptocurrencies that Grayscale Research believes have high potential for Q4 2024.

Immunefi, a blockchain security company, reported a 40% drop in stolen crypto assets in Q3 2024 compared to the same period last year, with losses totaling around $413 million. There were 34 successful breaches or scams during this period.

Visa, the leading company in the banking payments sector, is working on a solution to tokenize traditional assets on the blockchain. The Visa Tokenized Asset Platform (VTAP), a platform for creating tokens on Ethereum, was announced in a report published on October 3, 2024.

Is digital art in decline? NFT sales in September 2024 plummeted by 48% compared to the previous month. Is this a temporary setback or a sign of a new reality?

OpenAI, the ambitious AI startup, is reporting massive losses. By the end of 2024, after covering operating costs, the company is expected to face an astonishing $5 billion deficit.

At the Connect 2024 conference, Meta revealed the Orion augmented reality glasses prototype. Mark Zuckerberg, who showcased its capabilities, hailed it as "the most advanced glasses the world has ever seen."