Cryptocurrencies

At its meeting on June 23, the State Duma's relevant committee on the financial market plans to study the bill "On Digital Currency and Digital Rights." The discussion, according to media reports, was announced by the head of the financial market committee Anatoly Aksakov. Lawmakers are now actively preparing the document's wording for the second reading. However, the current version already differs significantly from…

Only 16% of Americans expect a positive effect on society from artificial intelligence, while about 40% believe the impact will be negative. Such results were obtained by the Pew Research center following a survey of 5,119 adult U.S. residents. The attitude of those surveyed in the U.S. toward the potential impact of AI on society and citizens' personal lives.

Jack Dorsey's blockchain company Block has implemented the AI tool Builderbot to automate software development. The system already creates about 15% of all the firm's program code. The tool is an orchestrator of AI agents. It is integrated into Slack: a developer tags the bot's account and describes a task. Builderbot independently looks for bugs, suggests fixes…

Trump revealed why he supported the nuclear deal with Iran, explaining it by the stock market, which he called more brilliant than anyone, amid record highs.

The state of Illinois has passed a law introducing a 0.2% tax on activities related to digital assets. Crypto industry representatives have already criticized the initiative, stating that it creates unequal conditions for crypto companies and may become the subject of lawsuits. Under the law, every instance of exchange, transfer, or custodial…