Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao got news today that he’s stuck in America for the time being. So why not make the most of it? Source: https://decrypt.co/207657/4-things-cz-seattle-waiting-see-going-prison

Lightning Cat is an AI model trained to catch blockchain problems before they can be exploited by armies of bots and hackers. Source: https://decrypt.co/207648/ai-defi-smart-contract-auditor-lightning-cat

Illuvium is an NFT-powered sci-fi fantasy world with cards, creatures, and worlds to explore. Here’s an introduction to its games. Source: https://decrypt.co/207455/illuvium-preview-everything-need-know-about-nft-games

Things got exciting for Bitcoin at the end of the week. Source: https://decrypt.co/207488/this-week-in-coins-bitcoin-18-month-high-ethereum-rallies

Ethereum Layer-2 network Blast isn’t live yet. That’s not stopping people from depositing vast sums of crypto. Source: https://decrypt.co/207489/ethereum-layer-2-blast-has-400-million-locked-in-just-4-days-despite-concerns

More than half of survey respondents said AI is “over-hyped,” even as it’s clearly impacted software development. Source: https://decrypt.co/207306/amid-mainstream-boom-ai-skeptics-say-the-tech-is-over-hyped

Aimed somewhere between Photoshop and Premiere Pro, the tool lets users create videos from scratch with just a prompt. Source: https://decrypt.co/207178/rephrase-ai-generative-video-startup-adobe-acquisition

Turning a viral idea into actual hardware has been set aside as the team sees greener pastures in DeFi. Source: https://decrypt.co/207171/game-boy-crypto-wallet-delayed-market-conditions-pivots-to-stablecoins

Kyle Vogt said he was optimistic about his business, but regulatory actions may have made moving forward untenable. Source: https://decrypt.co/206979/cruise-autonomous-self-driving-car-safety-ceo-resignation

While the drama at OpenAI captures most of the attention, OpenAI challenger Anthropic delivers the latest version of its capable chatbot. Source: https://decrypt.co/206966/anthropic-upgrades-claude-with-nearly-twice-the-capabilities-of-gpt-4-turbo