In an experiment, Claude ran a vending machine in the WSJ newsroom and lost $1,000+ after it dropped prices to zero, gave away a free PlayStation, and more
until someone pointed out this would fall afoul of the US Onion Futures Act of 1958. @andonlabs : Turns out journalists are better red-teamers than AI researchers. We've taught the agent to reject fre...
Sam Bankman-Fried publishes a Substack post offering his account of how FTX collapsed, sticking to his claims of innocence even after ex-executives pled guilty
think there shouldn't be a paying option anymore... Dave Weisberger / @daveweisberger1 : https://www.wsj.com/... It is tiresome to read SBF's half truths. 1/ His claims about Binance are ludicrous. Th...
A look at the rise and fall of Alameda Research, whose troubles began well before the crypto crash as the firm took big gambles, winning some and losing plenty
Some projects are just better when dead asap. 😥 Tom Gara / @tomgara : Also maybe this is common knowledge but I didn't realize that famous SBF origin story trade in Japan profited less than $30 millio...
Hong Kong-based crypto lender Babel Finance suspends withdrawals and redemptions to “protect the interests of our clients”, citing “unusual liquidity pressures”
Dear Customers， Recently, the crypto market has seen major fluctuations … Muyao Shen / Bloomberg : Crypto Lender Babel Freezes Withdrawals as Industry Pain Spreads Andrew Rummer / The Block : Babel Fi...
A look at El Salvador's adoption of bitcoin as a national currency on Sept. 7, by giving citizens $30 to sign up for its Chivo wallet, and potential issues
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @tunkuv , @chris2pherchase , @byheatherlong , @scottlincicome , and @ceostroff Tweets: Tunku Varadarajan / @tunkuv : “Adopting bitcoin as legal tender puts us on a roll...