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Bram Kanstein, a Bitcoiner and founder of the Bitcoin financial services provider Onramp, has urged the Dutch government to establish a national Bitcoin reserve.

Dakota, launched by Ryan Bozarth, ex-CEO of Coinbase Custody, is now open for global business access.

Microsoft partnered with G42 to open two artificial intelligence centers in Abu Dhabi, following a $1.5 billion investment made earlier this year. One of these centers will specialize in developing standards for the ethical and responsible use of AI technology across industries.

In August 2024, the University of Wyoming will launch the UW Bitcoin Research Institute (BRI), headed by associate professor and Bitcoin advocate, Bradley Rettler.

Uniswap, the decentralized exchange, officially released its Uniswap Extension browser add-on to the public. This extension serves as a non-custodial wallet with an integrated swap feature located on the browser's sidebar, rather than the usual pop-up window.

Itaú Unibanco, a Brazilian bank, has announced that its BTC and ETH trading services are now accessible to all clients.

SV Angel, a venture capital fund, has rallied companies such as OpenAI and Microsoft to endorse an open letter urging the ethical development of artificial intelligence for the greater good of humanity. OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, praised the initiative and signed it on behalf of the company.

OKX Ventures, the investment arm of the crypto exchange OKX, announced a $5 million investment in the TON ecosystem (The Open Network).

Several major financial companies have come together to create the Global Dollar Network, an open stablecoin network aimed at accelerating the global adoption of stable digital assets.

The non-profit Cryptocurrency Open Patent Alliance (COPA), in collaboration with Unified Patents, launched the Blockchain Zone initiative to combat patent trolls — non-practicing entities (NPEs) that acquire patents to profit from legal actions rather than to innovate.

The Linux Foundation, a non-profit organization, is set to launch the LF Decentralized Trust (LFDT). This new platform aims to foster the development of open-source decentralized technologies across a range of sectors, including security, scalability, and finance.

A Bundesbank study reveals that half of Germany's population is open to using a digital euro as an alternative payment method, although the remaining 49% somewhat oppose the idea.

Meta has introduced two new open-source LLMs from its Llama 3 series, available in various parameter configurations (8B/70B). Developers are inviting the global community to actively engage in testing and developers to assist in identifying any potential flaws or critical bugs.