The crypto market continued to show signs of instability on Friday, along with bitcoin. BTC$66,939.31 trading at $67,000 in the middle of a trading range that extends into early February. A selection of altcoins rallied during low liquidity hours in Asia, prompting ALGO and RENDER to post double-digit gains over the past 24 hours. But […]
Naoris Protocol on Thursday launched its quantum-resistant blockchain, which it says is designed to remain secure even against future powerful quantum computers that could break modern cryptography. “Mainnet represents the transition from proof of concept to production infrastructure. The network has already validated over 100 million transactions using post-quantum cryptography. This is not a roadmap
These highly skilled, highly educated foreign workers documented the challenges of trying to build a career in the United States: “If I can’t find a job, I have to leave the country. » “I sent 907 applications.” “Have I ever really relaxed in America?” They need an H-1B visa, issued through a lottery system that
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Bitcoin is trading choppyly around $66,600 as the extended holiday weekend pushes away potential buyers and gives bears greater control over price action. With CME futures and ETF flows expected to grind to a halt during Good Friday, the market is heading into a liquidity deficit just as its most reliable source of support is
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The US Department of Justice will be led by Todd Blanche, deputy attorney general, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, after dismissing Attorney General Pam Bondi from her post. Blanche represented Trump in his criminal case in New York ahead of Trump’s re-election as President of the United States in 2024. Trump appointed him deputy attorney
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Bitcoin BTC$66,862.42 gave back much of its recent gains on Thursday, now trading at $66,700 after losing 2.4% of its value since midnight UTC. Ether (ETH) performed even worse, falling 4.4% as the broader crypto market struggled to cope with lingering risk-aversion sentiment. This latest fall was prompted by US President Donald Trump, who said
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By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless otherwise noted) Programmable blockchain Solana’s SOL token hit a five-week low after an exploit on one of its largest decentralized perpetual exchanges, Drift, highlighted that security risks extend beyond simple smart contracts. “If you’re building in DeFi, audit your admin key surface. Not just smart contracts,” said Omer
Representatives from the crypto and banking industries will meet with legislative staff members Thursday and Friday to review revised compromise text on the stable coin yield provisions in the market structure bill, three people familiar with the plans told CoinDesk. Industry representatives first saw the compromise text, led by Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Thom
Most in the crypto industry have spent this week studying Google’s paper on how quantum computers could break blockchain encryption. One startup asks a different question: Can quantum hardware improve blockchains? Postquant Labs, which is building the world’s shared quantum computer, Quip.Network, announced Wednesday the launch of what it calls the first publicly available quantum
Coinbase’s AI-driven x402 payment protocol is poised to become an open, standardized infrastructure under the Linux Foundation, the nonprofit platform for open source software development. The move aims to create a community-run ecosystem for high-frequency micro-transactions that traditional finance cannot handle effectively. The protocol has formed an initial governing body, the x402 Foundation, which includes
