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Naoris Protocol’s quantum-resistance blockchain goes live as Bitcoin and Ethereum face ‘Q-day’ threats

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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 […]

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Bitcoin Heads into Holiday Weekend Exposed as ETF, CME Feeds Go Offline

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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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Todd Blanche, author of DOJ crypto enforcement memo, now acting AG

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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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Crypto Selloff Intensifies With $400 Million Liquidations, Short Interest Rises

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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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Audit Admin Keys, Not Just Code, Expert Says After $200M Drift Exploit: Crypto Daybook Americas

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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

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Release of crypto market structure bill pushed back as industries consider revised stablecoin yield compromise this week

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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

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Startup allows researchers to test blockchain tasks on a quantum computer for the first time

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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

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Coinbase’s AI Payment System Joins the Linux Foundation, Gains Support from Google, Stripe, AWS and Others

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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

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Elliptic sees $285 million Drift operation as likely North Korea-linked deal

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Elliptic said Thursday that the $285 million Drift Protocol exploit, the largest this year, has “multiple indicators” of the involvement of a state-sponsored hacking group from North Korea’s DPRK. The research firm specifically highlighted on-chain behavior, laundering methodologies, and network-level signals, all of which correspond to previous state-linked attacks. Drift Protocol, whose token has fallen

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