Crypto
ETF
SEC delays decision on ARK 21Shares proposed spot Bitcoin ETF until January 2024
The agency also postponed a decision on Global X's Bitcoin ETF until October.
Legal
Court rules on admissibility of evidence in Sam Bankman-Fried’s upcoming criminal trial
Judge Lewis Kaplan also ruled against Bankman-Fried's attempts to preclude government evidence.
ETF
Bitwise updates spot Bitcoin ETF application with 40 pages of new material
The company's CIO said on X that new research and arguments are needed.
Bankruptcy
SEC objects to Coinbase’s proposed role in Celsius bankruptcy plan
The regulator fears that Coinbase might overstep that role and act as a brokerage.
AI
OpenAI announces ChatGPT will soon ‘see, hear, and speak’
The new features, which include speech recognition and text-to-speech capabilities, will roll out over the next two weeks.
Legal
FTX’s one-time law firm denies awareness of fraud, moves to dismiss lawsuit
Fenwick & West said it only provided routine services to SBF's crypto exchange.
Tokenization
Ethereum’s ‘Dencun’ upgrade likely delayed into 2024
Developer commitment will be limited starting in mid-November.
AI
YouTube teases AI features to roll out in 2024
Upcoming features will generate backgrounds, remix existing videos, and dub audio.
Legal
Appeals court denies Sam Bankman-Fried’s second attempt at bail
A panel of three judges agreed with a district court's earlier decision.
Legal
Court rejects testimony from seven expert witnesses put forward by Sam Bankman-Fried
Bankman-Fried's request to exclude a government witness has also been rejected.
AI
OpenAI draws scrutiny from Polish authorities over alleged violations of EU General Data Protection Regulation
The latest action was prompted by a complaint from a ChatGPT user to Poland's Personal Data Protection Office.
Payments
X CEO confirms forthcoming in-app payment features
Linda Yaccarino tweeted a video of forthcoming X features that included a mock demonstration of in-app payments between users, apparently confirming speculations that such features were likely in development.