Reid Hoffman says NFTs may make a comeback as AI agents strain online identity

Reid Hoffman told CoinDesk’s Consensus Miami conference on Wednesday that NFTs are about to be “reborn” as artificial intelligence agents force the Internet to solve new identity and trust issues. The Greylock partner and LinkedIn co-founder said agents transacting with other agents will require trustworthy digital identity systems, similar to the problem NFTs were originally…

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Former ‘super Mayor’ Tiffany Henyard accused of owing nearly $10,000 in unpaid Illinois rent

Former “super-mayor” Tiffany Henyard of Dalton, Illinois, and her boyfriend were accused of owing thousands of dollars in back rent when she tried to run for office in Georgia. In March, WGN Investigates reported that Henyard was ordered to return to Illinois after his former landlord, Genetta Hull, accused the controversial mayor of failing to…

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Bitcoin’s post-quantum migration will be harder than Taproot and needs to start now, Project Eleven CEO says

The Bitcoin developer community should stop waiting for a quantum computing timeline to be confirmed and focus on putting post-quantum signature schemes into production, Project Eleven CEO Alex Pruden said Wednesday at the CoinDesk Miami Consensus Conference. Pruden said the asymmetry between acting now and waiting favors action. “We’ve added some new cryptography, we’ve built…

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Cornish Pirates secure ‘landmark’ US investment

Championship club Cornish Pirates have announced a new “landmark” investment from US company Stonewood Capital Management Inc. The deal is backed by Pittsburgh investment groups J. Kenneth (‘Kenn’) Moritz and John H. Tippins. advertise The new investment comes less than a week after businessman Richard Wastnage joined the club’s board after offering fresh financial investment….

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Crypto’s mainstream moment has arrived, industry leaders say

What was once considered a speculative fringe movement is quickly becoming part of the world’s financial pipeline, executives from Binance, Revolut and Circle (CRCL) said Wednesday at the Consensus Conference in Miami. “We’re in the age of Prohibition,” said Rachel Conlan, Binance’s chief marketing officer. “Now we’re in the infrastructure phase.” Cryptocurrencies are evolving from…

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Niklas Süle ends his playing career

“I would like to announce that I will be ending my career this summer,” Süle said on the “Spielmacher” podcast. Soule has been toying with the idea of ​​hanging up his boots for some time. The final decision came after the Hoffenheim game, in which he injured his knee. “When our team doctor was doing…

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