July 11, 2025
California’s DMV digitizes 42m car titles on permissioned Avalanche blockchain
California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has digitized 42 million car titles on a blockchain, according to the developer Oxhead Alpha and Ava Labs. The digitization is not on a permissionless blockchain. Instead, it is on a DMV-run blockchain, which ...
July 11, 2025
Whistleblowers Accuse OpenAI of Using Illegal NDAs
Image by The Crypto Times A group of anonymous whistleblowers has reportedly filed a complaint against the AI company OpenAI, alleging that the company used illegal non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to prevent former employees from warning regulators about the risks of ...
June 24, 2025
Digital SNB Bills premature says Swiss National Bank after DLT monetary policy trials
In June the Swiss National Bank (SNB) extended its wholesale central bank digital currency (wCBDC) pilot by two years. That major news overshadowed another groundbreaking first: the central bank conducted DLT-based monetary policy operations by issuing CHF 64 million in ...
June 24, 2025
Indian City to Use Blockchain for Document Management
Image by The Crypto Times The new blockchain system will boost document authenticity and security, especially for complex Transferable Development Rights (TDR) transactions. Indian city Ahmedabad is modernizing by seeking technology partners to develop a blockchain-based system for document management. ...
June 24, 2025
IMF explores how CBDCs can address privacy
Arguably, the two biggest challenges for retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are whether the public sees them as useful and concerns about privacy. Despite coverage to the contrary, central banks design most current CBDCs with good intentions. However, with ...
June 24, 2025
Google DeepMind’s AI Hits Silver-Level in Math Olympiad
Image by The Crypto Times Google DeepMind trained two AI systems, AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2, to solve complex math problems, excelling in advanced reasoning. Google DeepMind, a British-American AI research lab, has achieved a “silver-level standard” in advanced mathematics. Its ...
June 24, 2025
Dilbert’s Creator Scott Adams Claims ChatGPT Can Perform Hypnosis
Image by The Crypto Times Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, has recently started a discussion in AI and hypnotherapy space, claiming he taught ChatGPT how to perform hypnosis. Adams, who describes himself as a trained hypnotist ...
