A Nobel Prize-winning physicist who helped build Google’s quantum computers has warned that Bitcoin BTC$69,797.38 could be one of the technology’s first real targets. In an interview with CoinDesk, John M. Martinis said that recent Google research showing how a quantum computer could break Bitcoin encryption in minutes should be taken seriously. “I think it’s […]
Global exchange-traded crypto products attracted $224 million in inflows last week following an outflow of $414 million the week before, according to CoinShares. The overall figure looks like a recovery, but a closer look shows that the rebound is much more limited than it appears. Switzerland alone accounted for around $157 million of the total
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Risky Markets Including Bitcoin BTC$69,442.59held a rally late Tuesday after Axios reported Iran’s positive reception to Pakistan’s demand for a two-week ceasefire. “The president has been briefed on the proposal and a response will come,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavit said when asked about the report. Under strong pressure at the start of the
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Digital asset manager Grayscale has backed accelerated efforts to make public blockchains quantum-resistant in a new research note, saying the technical solutions already exist, but the toughest challenge is getting decentralized communities to agree on their implementation. “Public blockchains do not have a CTO; they are global communities governed by consensus,” wrote Zach Pandl, head
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. of the United States formally proposed its approach to stablecoin issuers as one of the federal financial regulators required to write and oversee rules under last year’s Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for American Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. The FDIC’s proposal — intended to closely align with what its sister banking
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A cryptocurrency firm linked to US President Donald Trump is facing new scrutiny after partnering with a company whose “signature project” had recently involved individuals later sanctioned by the US and UK. WLFI$0.09520a crypto company co-founded by Trump and partly owned by his family, said it conducted due diligence before integrating its $1 stablecoin with
MetaWin Returns Over $13 Million to Players Through Ongoing Loyalty Rewards Program
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The Solana Foundation is taking a deliberately contrarian approach to crypto marketing in San Francisco, launching a billboard campaign that says, “Don’t waste time on crypto.” At first glance, the message may seem a bit confusing, as one crypto foundation says not to waste time with crypto. But according to the Solana Foundation, this is
Former Biden economic advisers Ryan Cummings and Jared Bernstein would have you believe that the drop in bitcoin’s price from its 2025 peak somehow justifies their administration’s approach to cryptocurrency. A masterclass in selective memory, February 26 New York Times opinion article omits the most important fact about Biden-era crypto policy: it was not a
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Americans reported $11.4 billion in losses from cryptocurrency scams last year, 22% more than in 2024, highlighting the growing scale of digital asset fraud, an FBI report showed Tuesday. “Cryptocurrency investment scams are sophisticated, long-term scams using psychological manipulation, the appearance of legitimacy, and exploitation of cryptocurrencies to deceive victims into investing large sums of
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