According to PANews, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed the establishment of a global 'soft pause button' to replace the potentially dangerous race for artificial general intelligence (AGI). This button would function by reducing global computing power by approximately 90%-99% for 1-2 years, allowing humanity more time to prepare. In response to this proposal, a user commented, "I strongly oppose Vitalik Buterin and d/acc's viewpoint. Without military enforcement, which clearly won't happen, pausing 90%-99% of global computing power for 1-2 years is a naive suggestion. The chances of a moderate slowdown are slim." Vitalik replied, "Yes, I agree it's a daunting task, but almost all proposals to address strong AI are difficult to some extent. I believe the key idea in this proposal is that it is less difficult than other pause ideas because it is enforced at the hardware level. Therefore, critical decisions are made before high-risk periods begin, and 'betrayal' would require manufacturing new hardware, not just secretly flipping a few switches, which would take months of preparation." Earlier today, Vitalik also mentioned that many cryptographic technologies could be applied to the thematic areas of d/acc.

In October 2024, the amount of ETH locked in liquidity staking platforms exceeded 14 million, but the total amount of ETH held in these protocols is now below the record level of 13.85 million ETH at the end of November. As of January 5, 2025, there are still about 13.78 million ETH locked in liquidity staking platforms, a decrease of 70,000 since the end of November. Among them, Lido dominates with 69.96% (holding 9.64 million staked ETH, worth $34.9 billion). However, the ETH staked on Lido has dropped by 160,000 since November 30, 2024, when 9.8 million ETH was staked. Meanwhile, Binance’s liquidity staking platform added 150,000 ETH in the past 36 days; Rocket Pool experienced a sustained outflow of funds, losing 479,374 ETH from October 29 to the end of November, and another 7,743 ETH in the past 36 days. The 13.78 million ETH currently locked in these LSD platforms accounts for 11.44% of the circulating supply of ETH (120,474,080). (Bitcoin.com)

Vitalik Buterin published a new long article "d/acc: one year later", which put forward new views on the concept and ideas of d/acc (decentralized acceleration) proposed last year, focusing on the core ideas of d/acc (decentralized, democratic differentiated defense acceleration) and covering principles, AI security supervision, the role of cryptocurrency in d/acc, and public product financing. Vitalik proposed two major strategies for AI security: one is to establish a responsibility system, with the main targets including users (people who use artificial intelligence), deployers (intermediaries that provide AI services to users), and developers (people who build artificial intelligence); the second is to set up a global "soft pause" mechanism at the industrial hardware level, which can reduce the global available computing power by about 90-99% for 1-2 years during critical periods, giving humans more time to prepare. He added that the responsibility rule is a natural d/acc-friendly regulatory method. The article also points out that there are some important connections between cryptocurrency and d/acc, specifically: -d/acc is an extension of the underlying values ​​of cryptocurrency (decentralization, censorship resistance, open global economy and society) to other areas of technology; -Since crypto users are natural early adopters and have consistent values, the crypto community is a natural early user of d/acc technology; -Many crypto technologies can be used in the d/acc subject area: blockchain for building more powerful and decentralized financial, governance and social media infrastructure, zero-knowledge proofs for privacy protection, etc.; -There are also win-win opportunities in crypto-related technologies that are very useful for crypto projects but are also key to achieving d/acc goals: formal verification, computer software and hardware security, and adversarial governance technologies; -In addition to these direct intersections, there is another important point of common interest: funding mechanisms. The article also mentions innovative mechanisms including quadratic financing, retroactive public product financing, and deep financing, emphasizing that decentralized financing is crucial to the d/acc vision. It believes that there will be major challenges in the coming decades, and has been thinking about the following two challenges recently: - A powerful wave of new technologies, especially strong artificial intelligence, is emerging rapidly, and these technologies come with important pitfalls that we need to avoid. "AI superintelligence" may take five years to achieve, or it may take fifty years. In any case, it is not clear whether the default outcome is necessarily positive, because there are multiple traps to avoid; - The world is becoming less and less cooperative. Many powerful actors seemed to act in accordance with noble principles at least sometimes in the past (cosmopolitanism, freedom, common humanity... etc.), but now more openly and actively pursue personal or tribal self-interest. However, there is a silver lining to each of these challenges. First, we now have very powerful tools to complete the remaining work faster, including: Currently and in the near future, artificial intelligence can be used to build other technologies and can be used as a component of governance (such as deep financing or information finance). It is also very relevant to BCI, which itself can further improve productivity. Large-scale coordination can now be carried out on a larger scale than before. The internet and social media expanded the scope of coordination, global finance (including cryptocurrencies) increased its power, and now information defense and collaboration tools can improve their quality, and perhaps soon human-to-human BCIs can add depth. Formal verification, sandboxing (web browsers, Docker, Qubes, GrapheneOS, etc.), secure hardware modules, and other technologies are constantly improving, making better cybersecurity possible, etc. Second, now that many of the principles we hold dear are no longer held by a select few conservatives, they can be reclaimed by a broad coalition that anyone in the world can join. Cryptocurrencies have already taken advantage of this well and gained global appeal; d/acc can do the same.

On Jan 06, 2025, 00:26 AM(UTC). According to Binance Market Data, BNB has crossed the 710 USDT benchmark and is now trading at 710.01001 USDT, with a narrowed narrowed 0.34% decrease in 24 hours.

The following is a guest post from Forest Bai, Co-Founder at Foresight Ventures. As we look ahead to 2025, the confluence of artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology is transforming industries and unlocking new opportunities. At Foresight Ventures, we see this as a watershed moment—one where decentralized AI, payment finance (PayFi), and real-world asset (RWA) […] The post... source: https://cryptoslate.com/investment-thesis-for-2025-why-were-bullish-on-decentralized-ai-payfi-tokenized-assets-and-beyond/

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According to Odaily, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has expressed strong criticism towards former board members who abruptly dismissed him in late November last year. In a comprehensive interview, Altman stated, "I feel that those who truly harmed me and the company are gone, and now I have to clean up their mess." Over a year ago, OpenAI's previous board dismissed Altman, citing a lack of consistent honesty in his communications with board members. Altman explained that the board quickly reversed its decision under pressure, agreeing to his return only if the entire board resigned. The brief appointment of Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear as OpenAI CEO caught Altman off guard. "I thought, 'Well, now I'm really done,' because that was true deception," he remarked. The interview also revealed intriguing details about OpenAI's past and future, including the company's consideration of charging $42 per month for ChatGPT and plans to disclose more about its chip initiatives this year.

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has delivered a scathing critique of his former board members who abruptly fired him in late November. “I feel like the people who really hurt me and the company are gone, and now I have to pick up their pieces,” he said in a wide-ranging interview. Just over a year ago, OpenAI’s old board fired Altman for “not always being forthcoming” in his communications with board members. According to Altman, the board quickly reversed course under pressure when he agreed to return only if the entire board resigned. Altman was caught off guard by the brief appointment of Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear as OpenAI’s CEO. “I was like, ‘OK, now I’m really done,’ because that was a real deception,” he said. Other interesting tidbits about OpenAI’s past and future were revealed in the interview, such as the fact that the company considered charging $42 per month for ChatGPT and that OpenAI intends to reveal more about its chip plans this year.

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