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Web3 can give more power to online creators, enabling them to experiment without the fear of deplatforming, says new Lukso COO. Creators have long been on the mercy of centalized online platforms, like Google, Meta and Spotify. These platforms can change the rules however they see fit, impacting a creator’s reach, and earnings. Lukso (LYX) is one of the companies that hopes to use Web3 to give more power to creators. The company has recently announced appointing Jan-Oliver Sell as the new Chief Operating Officer. Sell, the former Managing Director at Coinbase Germany, shared his insights on the potentials of Web3 for creators with crypto.news. crypto.news: AI has enabled many more people to become creators. However, there are many creators who are concerned with the rise of AI and what it means for them. How does AI fit in Lukso’s vision of empowering creators?Jan-Oliver Sell: AI is reshaping creativity, but it also raises questions about authorship, attribution, and accountability. The focus with LUKSO is on giving AI systems a verifiable presence on-chain—through Universal Profiles. A Universal Profile isn’t just for humans; it can also serve as a digital identity for AI agents. This allows AI to act on-chain transparently—sign transactions, publish content, hold assets, and interact with other profiles—all under a persistent, verifiable identity. The Universal Profile can link to off-chain training data sources, reference models it was trained on, and log actions for accountability. You might also like:Building the next-gen creator economy with AI agents | Opinion Importantly, Universal Profiles are programmable and modular. Multiple people—such as developers, curators, or safety auditors—can be granted permission to manage the AI’s profile through LUKSO’s LSP6 key manager standard. This enables safe, collaborative oversight of AI agents. The profile can even build a following, earn a reputation, and evolve socially—just like a human creator. CN: How does Lukso tackle intellectual property rights, and how does that fit into the existing IP laws? JS: LUKSO is not a fixed system with a set of functionality, but like Ethereum a sandbox for unlimited ways to solve things. Like Intellectual property, which can be more transparently managed through technology. Instead of replacing legal systems, the focus is on enhancing them—allowing creators to attach licenses, metadata, and provenance directly to digital assets. This provides a clearer, tamper-proof trail of ownership and rights, helping bridge traditional IP law with the evolving digital landscape. CN: Lukso promotes itself as the blockchain for the creator economy. Can you outline the problems with centralized platforms like Instagram or Spotify for creators? JS: Centralized platforms are closed systems. They control who sees what, how creators earn, and what features are allowed. Creators are at the mercy of shifting algorithms, opaque policies, and data silos they don’t own or control. With LUKSO’s LSP smart contract standards, especially Universal Profiles, the focus is on shifting that power dynamic. Universal Profiles are fully on-chain, censorship-resistant, and publicly accessible. This means creators own their identity and content, and anyone can read or interact with that data—fans, apps, platforms, or even new protocols. No one can shut it down or shadow-ban a profile. Once published, it’s part of a shared, permissionless space. You might also like:AI flattens creativity. Blockchain is how we save it | Opinion This open foundation enables entirely new types of relationships between creators, communities, and developers. Fans can build tools on top of creators’ profiles. Artists can experiment freely without fear of deplatforming. And new protocols can emerge that treat creators as sovereign participants, not just content suppliers. It’s a better environment for innovation, freedom, and sustainable connection. CN: What are the advantages of Web3 platforms compared to centralized platforms? What are some challenges that Web3 is facing?  JS: Web3 introduces transparency, ownership, and user agency. It allows creators to monetize directly, own their audience, and operate without platform gatekeepers. However, mainstream adoption is held back by complexity—unfamiliar tools, confusing interfaces, and security concerns. That’s why I tackled it by rethinking user accounts from the ground up with Universal Profiles—bringing smart, recoverable, and user-friendly blockchain identities to the Web3 experience.What holds web3 back is not the tools and dApps, but the foundations, the pure private key account system, and the lack of a proper standardised smart contract-based account system. This is now solved and available for all web3 through the LUKSO Standards Proposals (LSPs). CN: Despite the advantages of decentralization, we have seen centralized entities consistently pop up even in the blockchain space. For instance, CEXs and memecoin launchpads, popular for their accessibility. Can decentralized platforms ever close the accessibility gap?  JS: Decentralized systems often face hurdles in scalability, speed, and user experience. These limitations have led to the rise of centralized intermediaries even within Web3—because they offer the ease and speed people are used to. But with the right standards, that gap doesn’t just close—it becomes an opportunity to leap ahead. We rebuild the user experience layer using Universal Profiles and new standards that make blockchain accounts smart, recoverable, and extensible. This transforms the user interface of Web3 into something more intuitive and powerful than Web2. You might also like:Creator economy 2.0: AI and web3 define the digital success | Opinion What truly sets it apart is composability. In Web2, apps and platforms are siloed—you can’t take Instagram and plug it into Spotify. In LUKSO’s ecosystem, you can embed protocols directly into profiles. A single mini-app can serve as a token launchpad, event ticketing system, or fan token claim tool. When embedded into a Universal Profile within UniversalEverything.io, the profile itself becomes the app: an artist’s profile becomes their ticket store, a project’s profile becomes their launchpad. This level of modularity and cross-functionality doesn’t exist in Web2. With proper standards, decentralization can not only match the convenience of centralized platforms—it can surpass it by offering greater flexibility, ownership, and creative potential. CN: What are the key areas that Lukso is focusing on to help creators?  JS: The focus with LUKSO is on building the digital infrastructure creators need to thrive—where identity, ownership, and creativity are deeply integrated into the blockchain itself. Key areas include: Universal Profiles: Smart, on-chain accounts that serve as a creator’s digital identity. They hold assets, reputation, and permissions—allowing creators to build trust, history, and interaction across any platform. Token standards (LSP7 for fungible, LSP8 for NFTs): These standards go beyond legacy formats like ERC20 or ERC721, enabling automation, real-time reactions, and seamless integration with profiles and apps. UniversalEverything.io: An open, composable frontend where creators and developers can explore the ecosystem, build mini-apps, and create new experiences for their fanbases. It’s like a living dashboard for the decentralized web—where a profile is not just a presence, but a programmable space. Together, these components form a foundation where creators aren’t locked into platforms—they own their identity, data, and audience, and they can grow their ecosystem on their own terms. 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BNB Chain 推出了 BNB AI Hack，这是一项旨在将人工智能与区块链技术相结合的新型黑客马拉松。 根据 crypto.news 看到的新闻稿，此次黑客活动由 APRO、Solidus AI Tech、ASI Alliance、Netmind、USDX 和 Unibase 赞助，活动邀请开发人员为 BNB (BNB) 链生态系统构建人工智能解决方案。 与传统的黑客马拉松不同，BNB AI Hack 允许参与者随时提交项目，每两周进行一次审查，而不是固定的截止日期。 建议的轨道包括人工智能驱动的交易机器人、分散数据分析工具、财务顾问和身份解决方案，另外重点关注游戏、商业智能和人工智能集成等领域。 你可能还喜欢：怀俄明州高速公路巡逻队可能很快会持有比特币 黑客马拉松奖金池 第 1 层：10,000 美元、50,000 美元启动资金、MVB 面试、BIA 演示条目和营销支持。 第二层：7,000 美元、50,000 美元资金、演示会和指导。 第三层：3,000 美元、50,000 美元资金以及额外的开发资源。 你可能还喜欢：DOGE 和 SHIB 逐渐淡出，PEPE 和 AGENT A.I. 或将成为下一个强力组合

The XRP Ledger Foundation has patched a critical vulnerability within its official JavaScript SDK that could have allowed attackers to steal private keys and drain cryptocurrency wallets. On April 22, the XRP Ledger Foundation released an updated version of the XRP Ledger npm package, removing the compromised code and restoring safe functionality for developers building on the network. The xrpl npm package is the official JavaScript/TypeScript library for interacting with the XRP Ledger. Developers use it to connect to the network, manage wallets, send transactions, and build decentralized applications using XRPL functionalities. The update came just hours after blockchain security firm Aikido flagged suspicious activity in five newly published versions of the library.  According to Aikido’s report, bad actors had published fake versions of the package to npm, starting with 4.2.1. These versions did not match any official releases on GitHub, an early red flag that helped Aikido’s automated systems detect the anomaly. Notably, bad actors had “put in a backdoor to steal cryptocurrency private keys and gain access to cryptocurrency wallets.” These rogue packages included hidden code that quietly siphoned private keys by pinging a malicious domain 0x9c.xyz controlled by them. The malicious function was triggered whenever a new wallet was created, effectively handing over control of funds to the attacker. You might also like:XRP eyes rotation to channel high after confirmed support hold Aikido labelled the vulnerability as “potentially catastrophic,” calling it one of the worst kinds of supply chain attacks in crypto. Since the xrpl package sees over 140,000 weekly downloads and is embedded in hundreds of thousands of websites and apps, the backdoor had the potential to compromise a massive swath of the XRP ecosystem almost silently. The attacker was also seen refining the malicious packages with each release. Early versions (4.2.1 and 4.2.2) included changes only in built JavaScript files, likely to avoid triggering suspicion during typical code reviews. Later versions, like 4.2.3 and 4.2.4, injected the malicious code directly into the TypeScript source files, allowing the payload to persist across builds. Aikido researchers urged users to immediately stop using the affected versions and rotate any private keys or seed phrases that may have been exposed. They also recommended scanning network logs for connections to the domain 0x9c.xyz and upgrading to the patched versions, 4.2.5 or 2.14.3, to ensure continued security. In follow-up updates, the foundation confirmed that the compromised packages had been removed and that key projects, such as XRPScan, First Ledger, and Gen3 Games, were not affected. The incident didn’t rattle traders; XRP was up 7.4% over the past 24 hours, trading at $2.24 at the time of writing. As previously reported by crypto.news, the XRP Ledger faced another major incident earlier this year when a disruption in transaction validation halted the network for nearly an hour on Feb. 5. However, no data loss was reported during the incident. Read more:What will it take for XRP to replace Bitcoin as digital Gold?

Kraken 交易所因违反反洗钱法于 2024 年被禁止，现正准备重新加入印度市场。 The exchange has been working with local authorities to secure the permits required to resume operations. According to a news reporting by The Economic Times, Kraken has appointed Vishesh Khurana, co-founder of Shiprocket and managing partner at Tribe Capital India, as an advisor to lead its India expansion efforts. Arjun Sethi, founder of Tribe Capital and Kraken’s co-CEO, is expected to play a key role in shaping the exchange’s strategy in the country. Nine offshore exchanges, including Kraken, were blacklisted by India’s Financial Intelligence Unit last year for breaking the Prevention of Money Laundering Act. To operate legally, exchanges must register with the FIU, implement Know-Your-Customer compliance, and report suspicious transactions. You might also like:Pump.fun moves $11M in SOL to Kraken as trading activity drops amid LIBRA scandal Before restarting operations, offshore exchanges could also need to settle outstanding Goods and Services Tax obligations. Besides Kraken, Coinbase is also considering relaunching into the Indian market. The FIU has previously granted clearance to Binance and KuCoin, paving the way for Kraken’s possible approval.  根据 CoinMarketCap 交易所排名，Kraken 目前是全球第七大加密货币交易所（按 24 小时交易量计算）。该交易所 2024 年的收入为 15 亿美元，是其 2023 年 6.71 亿美元收入的两倍多。 与此同时，Kraken 因与 Barstool Sports 创始人 Dave Portnoy 的关系而受到批评。Portnoy 与多起 memecoin 哄抬和抛售阴谋有关。他被指控操纵市场，发行并迅速出售代币，随后价值暴跌。 加密货币社区质疑，为何 Kraken 尽管被指控有不道德行为，仍继续支持他。X 上的一名用户写道，“当 Dave Portnoy 每天都公开嘲笑这个领域时，Kraken 还要继续赞助他多久？” 阅读更多：Coinbase CPO 敦促美国国会对加密货币监管采取行动

Nexus is building an AI R&D organization aimed at creating artificial intelligence agents that are transparent and verifiable to their users. Artificial intelligence continues to gain attention in the blockchain space, infrastructure company Nexus announced on Thursday, May 8, the launch of its dedicated AI research and development lab: the Nexus Verifiable AI Lab. The Nexus Verifiable AI Lab will work on bridging blockchain verifiability with artificial intelligence. They will focus on developing AI models that are auditable and trustworthy, with the help of zero-knowledge proofs. You might also like:Big Tech’s biggest nightmare? Decentralized AI | Opinion The primary goal is to address a growing concern with today’s large language models: their lack of transparency. Currently, users have no insight into how AI systems arrive at specific outputs, nor can they determine whether those outputs stem from machine logic or human input. AI needs to be transparent to grow: Nexus The opacity of AI systems is a particular concern in regulated industries. In industries such as healthcare, finance, etc, corporate users have to know where the training data is coming from, and how the model generates its outputs. “Modern AI systems are powerful — but opaque. We rarely know exactly what data they were trained on,  which version was deployed, or whether the output we see was actually generated by the model we tested. In regulated domains like healthcare, finance, and law, this opacity is a dealbreaker,”Nexuswrote Nexus’s efforts showcase the growing convergence between AI and blockchain technologies. In particular, blockchain systems can provide the transparency and open-source nature that current AI models lack. What is more, Nexus is just one of the companies working on verifiable AI. For instance, Oasis Protocol launched its verifiable AI agents on April 29. With these agents, users can independently verify how they is they are applying the correct trading strategy. Read more:Open-source AI isn’t the end-all game—Bringing AI onchain is | Opinion