The NFT Louvre Exhibit That Wasn’t: Untangling the Public Mess of a Non-Event

Last week, AI artist Claire Silver announced her NFTs would be displayed at the Louvre Museum in Paris – which The Louvre denied shortly after. Here’s what happened.Source

The Truth About Artificial Intelligence and Creativity

Artificial intelligence allows creators to be creative, but even sophisticated AIs are really just an advanced form or copying, says David Z. Morris. This feature is part of CoinDesk’s Culture Week.Source

Animoca Brands Co-Founder: Royalties Make It Possible for NFT Projects to Flourish

The computer gaming firm supports royalties and by removing them, it would only “send the industry backwards, co-founder Yat Siu, said.Source

Former NY Regulator: Crypto Isn’t the Reason Why Signature Bank Was Closed

But instead, the firm did not provide reliable and consistent data, creating a significant crisis of confidence in the bank’s leadership, Maria Vullo, previously a superintendent at the government department, told CoinDesk TV’s “First Mover.”Source

Web3 Offers a Cure to Toxic Pop Culture

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This Crisis Will Define the Future of Money

The recent collapse of three high-profile banks – Silicon Valley Bank, Silvergate Bank and Signature Bank – has caused worrying outflows at hundreds of regional banks. Now, with the U.S. Federal Reserve creating a new backstop facility reportedly worth $2 trillion and Switzerland’s central bank bailing out Credit Suisse to the tune of $54 billion, the echoes of prior crisis in 2008 and 2013 are loud.Source

How Effective Altruism Power Brokers Helped Make Sam Bankman-Fried

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Coinbase Is Weighing Setting Up Non-U.S. Trading Platform: Bloomberg

U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase is considering setting up a crypto-trading platform overseas and is discussing the move with institutional clients, Bloomberg reported, citing people familiar with the plans.Source

Coinbase, Hut 8 and Other Crypto Stocks Rise as Bitcoin Surpasses $27.6K

Bitcoin’s price is up 6% over the last 24 hours.Source

Bitcoin Is a Clear Winner of the U.S. Banking Crisis

The narratives around bank failures, stablecoins and interest rate hikes seem strong enough to propel the price of bitcoin, says CoinDesk’s George Kaloudis.Source