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Cybersecurity experts at Singapore's Group-IB have uncovered GoldPickaxe, a new trojan preying on iOS users. The trojan harvests a range of data, from personal and financial details to biometric information, later used in AI-generated deepfakes.

Meta is gearing up to roll out its new AI chip, Artemis, in its data centers this year, according to a Reuters report. This development could significantly diminish Meta's dependence on Nvidia processors.

Ethereum's founder, Vitalik Buterin, recently published an article titled "The promise and challenges of crypto + AI applications." He delves into the convergence of blockchain and AI technologies, highlighting key areas like data management, transparency, monetization, and cost reduction.

The following image illustrates a comparison between Spot Bitcoin ETFs and such stock market titans as the SPDR S&P500 ETF Trust and Invesco QQQ Trust Series 1, based on Bloomberg's data as of January 11, 2024.

In 2023, the interest in AI has markedly widened its lead over Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, as per data from Google Trends.

The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) has noted that the data carrier limits in Ordinals can be bypassed, potentially allowing data to be disguised as code in certain versions of Bitcoin Core and Bitcoin Knots.

Gate users are raising concerns about suspected artificial inflation of trading data, pointing to irregular spikes in volume over the last week. For instance, on December 5, the total trading volume reportedly skyrocketed to nearly $4 billion, a stark contrast to other days where it seldom exceeded $1.5 billion.

Addresses linked to FTX and Alameda Research continue transferring tokens to centralized exchanges. In the last 24 hours, they've moved crypto assets valued at over $13 million, as per Spot On Chain data.

People raised concerns about Binance selling user data on the dark web.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has reiterated calls for countries and corporations to build local AI data processing centers. According to him, this strategy would safeguard technological advances from potential external interference and various significant limitations.

According to a new report report by data analytics platform Flipside, in 2023 Ethereum and Polygon were the leading chains in terms of monthly acquired users. Each of the chains gained over 15 M with Ethereum coming the first by a little difference.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, in a CNBC interview, made a distinction between cryptocurrencies that facilitate smart contracts (for data transfer and tokenization) and those he considers to have no inherent value.

A developer, known by the pseudonym REKTBuildr, investigated the Ledger Live software, revealing that the app tracks its users and gathers data about them.

The price of the AR token, belonging to the Arweave decentralized data storage platform, fell by 13% amid speculation about a potential hard fork. Sam Williams, the founder of the platform, indicated that data storage solutions provider Irys is contemplating a network reset.

Coinbase has reportedly informed select users of a subpoena it received from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

An anonymous hacker group has reportedly compromised Coin Cloud, a Bitcoin ATM operator that declared bankruptcy earlier this year.

The Ergo project recently reported that, in response to a request to update the data on the circulating supply of their tokens on CoinMarketCap (CMC), they were asked to pay $5000. This request came despite the expectation that CMC, as a service, should have a vested interest in providing accurate information.