Robert Kiyosaki, the author behind Rich Dad Poor Dad, put more skin in the Bitcoin game on July 1. He spent over $100,000 in a single trade to pick up one whole Bitcoin. Instead of sitting on the sidelines, he chose to put his money where his mouth is.

Crypto hacks underscore the urgent need for CEXs and DeFi to overhaul their security, collaborate on risk management and embrace self-regulation.

Suno announced the acquisition a day after its rival Udio released a visual editing workstation for AI-generated music. Suno’s acquisition of WavTool integrates the latter’s browser-based DAW technology into Suno’s existing AI music generation platform. In a press release Suno described WavTool as “the first browser-based DAW to combine professional-grade music production features” like VST plugin compatibility, sample-accurate editing, and live recording. Source: AI music platform Suno acquires WavTool, moving into DAW market

The tool called ‘Sessions,’ available to Standard and Pro-tier subscribers, allows users to manipulate song structures by moving, extending or replacing sections within tracks.  Udio explains in a press release that Sessions automatically identifies musical elements like choruses and bridges from audio waveforms, allowing for the editing of lyrics and sound through a “visual workstation”. Source: Udio, still battling copyright lawsuit from music majors, launches AI ‘visual editing workstation’

An open letter from authors calls on book publishers to pledge to limit their use of AI tools, for example by committing to only hire human audiobook narrators. The letter argues that authors’ work has been “stolen” by AI companies: “Rather than paying writers a small percentage of the money our work makes for them, someone else will be paid for a technology built on our unpaid labor.” Source: Authors call on publishers to limit their use of AI | TechCrunch

Moody’s and Alphaledger’s pilot on Solana shows how traditional credit ratings can be embedded directly into tokenized bonds.

Shaun Donelly knows a hot item when he sees one – and Bitcoin’s the hottest item of them all.

The CEO of the Lingerie Fighting Championship plans to build the company’s own Bitcoin treasury, and he’s taking inspiration from an unlikely source: GameStop.

Is this a flash in the pan, or is the Lingerie Fighting Championship onto something? And what does it mean for the future of Bitcoin treasuries – and for innovative applications of the blockchain?

Backed, a leader in the tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs), has officially launched xStocks, making over 60 tokenized equities available across major platforms including Bybit, Kraken, and the Solana SOL $147.5 24h volatility: 4.1% Market cap: $78.83 B Vol.

Getty Images dropped its primary claims of copyright infringement against Stability AI on Wednesday at London’s High Court, narrowing one of the most closely watched legal fights over how AI companies use copyrighted content to train their models. Getty sued Stability AI — the startup behind AI image generator Stable Diffusion — in January 2023 after alleging that Stability used millions of copyrighted images to train its AI model without permission. Source: Getty drops key copyright claims against Stability AI, but UK lawsuit continues | TechCrunch

The FATF is shaping global crypto rules from behind the scenes, with stablecoins and DeFi next in line for scrutiny.