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CryptoGPT recently rolled out AI assistant "Alex" and is developing its ZK rollup layer 2 blockchain and a data-to-AI engine, which collects, encrypts and transfers data for commercial applications.

The production of the so-called Blocksale chips was announced about a year ago.

Liquid staking tokens also rise on Wednesday. Bitcoin holds steady above $28,000.

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The market cap has increased by 20% this year mainly on account of aggressive issuance on Ethereum's rival, Tron.

Under a new proposal Lido would accept its $1.2 million in ARB tokens and reward them to liquidity providers in wrapped staked ether pools.

A new 45-page report detailing accounting failures at the failed crypto exchange says that at one point employees were instructed by an unnamed higher-up to “come up with some numbers? Idk.”

A proposal would divvy up Rook’s nearly $50 million crypto treasury between Rook Labs, which builds MEV technology, and the new Incubator DAO.

Plus, investments in blockchain games and metaverse projects totaled $739 million for the quarter.

Fresh economic data Thursday morning suggested slowing in both inflation and the employment picture.