Quantum computers could cut the energy used by crypto by up to 90 percent
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Mining crypto uses more energy than used by many nation states, but a new study thinks quantum computers could cut energy consumption by over 90%. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech...
HeatBit is a crypto mining space heater that could help out with UBI
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Can we harness everything that has computing power to mine crypto and make real money? Some people think so … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my...
Despite its guardrails experts still made ChatGPT create Ransomware
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Guardrails on AI work, kind of, but the SANS Institute were still able to get ChatGPT to create Ransomware for them and it shows how easily the tech can be tricked still. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with...
Tokenised gold surpasses $1 Billion in market cap for the first time
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Tokenised gold is a new form of Web 3.0 digital asset that’s backed by gold, and it shows just how much technology is changing assets and money. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about...
Zero Proof Knowledge cryptography finally goes live on Bitcoin
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF A fascinating area ZPK’s let provers prove to you that something is fact without telling you why – and it could revolutionise knowledge and “proof” sharing. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential...
Lawyers are air dropping NFT’s on anonymous criminals to serve court orders
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF You’re an anonymous criminal, but your digital crypto wallet isn’t anonymous … now we can get ya! Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. The dusty...
Jack Dorsey launches BlueSky Social a completely new kind of decentralised social network
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Most companies and social networks are run and managed centrally but decentralised platforms and protocols using DLT’s completely change the game. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential tech and trends, connect, watch a keynote,...
As Web 3.0 gets going Jack Dorsey just announced Web 5.0
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF There are many that hope Web 3.0 will be a decentralised censor free internet, but that’s unlikely to be the case, so Dorsey is now looking ahead to Web 5.0. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, subscribe to the podcast, future proof...
Elon Musk deepfake crypto scams are on the rise and they’re getting better
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Deepfakes are getting better, in two years they’ll be perfect, and that means you won’t be able to trust anything you see. And that’s a huge issue. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, subscribe to the podcast, future proof yourself with courses...
Mastercard says all its merchants will soon be able to accept crypto
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Money and money networks are all changing, and that means companies need to stay current, move with the times, and in Mastercards case explore new opportunities. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, read about exponential...
A startup has found a way to let Bitcoiners buy homes while avoiding taxes
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Most people don’t want to sell their digital assets let alone pay taxes on them, so a new startup has found a way to avoid doing either when buying a home, and regulators have no idea … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential...
Ukraine jumps onboard the crypto and NFT express to fund its war effort
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF New technologies and trends are helping everyone from startups to the military fund things and get dividends in new ways that simply weren’t possible in some cases just five years ago. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses...
Miami becomes the first city to mine crypto and give citizens dividends
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF The new world gives us new ways to earn money, and now in some cases some cities and governments are wondering if crypto mining can help them eliminate taxes. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University,...
El Salvadors grand national Bitcoin experiment hits early bumps
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Bitcoin is contentious, and now in a world first it’s also an accepted national currency in El Salvador. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. While most countries consider trading their real cash...
Daymak unveil Spiritus the world’s first cryptocurrency mining car
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Why can’t a car make you money instead of costing you money? And other great questions … Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Most of us would love a free car. And...
Bitcoin wallets could be hacked by quantum computers by 2025 but there’s hope
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Quantum computers will soon be so powerful they could crack 70% of the world’s encryption systems, so researchers are racing to find a solution. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. This year...
Green Bitcoin alternative Chia causes global hard drive shortages
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Bitcoin’s energy consumption is huge, rivalling most nations, and its unsustainable so people are trying to create “green” alternatives. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies that run on...
Bitcoin is helping human rights activists avoid government crack downs
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF If you want to suppress people you do two things – send in the military and cut off their funding, and Bitcoin is making the latter harder. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my...
India drafts legislation to ban private cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and develop a national coin
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Cryptocurrencies and especially Bitcoin seem to freak most governments out because they reduces the state’s control of money, India could be setting a new global precedent. Love the Exponential Future? Join our XPotential Community, future proof yourself with courses from XPotential University, connect, watch a keynote, or browse my blog....
Microsoft just patented a way to let you mine cryptocurrency with your mind
WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF Exponential technologies are helping us realise the dream of being able to create money with our minds. Interested in the Exponential Future? Connect, download a free E-Book, watch a keynote, or browse my blog. Not much has happened in the payments space for a while now, that is unless...
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