Daily Summary, December 2

News Summary for December 2

* Technology and Security
* Anthropic has begun using its language models (LLM) to search for vulnerabilities in blockchain smart contracts. The model has already discovered an exploit that could have led to losses of $4.6 million.
* In the Ethereum ecosystem, a new privacy protocol, Zero Knowledge Secret Santa (ZKSS), is being tested, which ensures complete anonymity of transactions using cryptography.
* Tether has launched its own framework for training AI models, allowing the training of large LLMs on ordinary devices (phones, laptops) in a fully decentralized environment.

* Regulation
* The President of Poland has rejected a bill on strict regulation of the cryptocurrency market, calling it a threat to the freedoms of citizens, their property, and the stability of the state.
* Jordan is revoking a previously introduced ban on cryptocurrency trading, which was related to concerns about risks and money laundering.
* The head of the Central Bank of the Czech Republic stated that the goal of the Central Bank’s “experimental” crypto portfolio is the practical study of digital assets, not working with simulation models.

* Market and Investments
* Bank of America recommends its clients allocate up to 4% of their investment portfolio to cryptocurrency.
* Bitcoin miners are experiencing, according to analysts, the most difficult period in terms of profitability in history.
* The publication The Wall Street Journal warns of an approaching difficult period for the market (“Winter is coming”).

* Crypto Incidents and Events
* Movement of 50 BTC (worth $4.3 million) was observed from a wallet inactive since 2010 (the “era of Satoshi Nakamoto”). The funds were distributed to 5 new addresses.
* A user lost $340,000 in USDC due to a transaction signed 5 years ago through a phishing site.
* A curious case was recorded: a magician from Missouri implanted an RFID chip in himself, programmed it as a Bitcoin address, but then forgot the password.