Bitcoin's recent price rally faded, coinciding with a surge in oil prices driven by geopolitical tensions. According to CoinDesk data, this has been accompanied by increased market volatility, a rise in hedging activity, and declining open interest in futures markets.
Elon Musk stated that quantum computing could potentially allow access to crypto wallets where passwords have been forgotten, according to his recent remarks.
Google Quantum AI released a whitepaper stating that cracking 256-bit elliptic curve cryptography (ECC), used in many crypto wallets, could require fewer than 500,000 physical qubits and be done in minutes. The company urged the industry to accelerate migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC).
David Bailey's Nakamoto has sold approximately 284 Bitcoin, representing roughly 5% of its holdings, according to CoinDesk. The sale is part of the company's ongoing pivot to a bitcoin treasury strategy.
Google researchers have found a quantum computer could break Bitcoin's private keys in about nine minutes. This is one minute faster than Bitcoin's average block time of ten minutes, according to the study...
A bipartisan group of US senators has formally requested an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the recent resignation of the SEC's enforcement chief. The request cites a Reuters report alleging internal clashes over cases involving figures in former President Trump's orbit, including crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun...
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies gained alongside stocks and bonds in Asia on Tuesday. The move followed a Bloomberg report that U.S. President Donald Trump is considering ending the war with Iran.
Google researchers have updated their estimates for the quantum computing power required to break elliptic curve cryptography, according to a report from Cointelegraph. The new analysis suggests significantly fewer qubits may be needed than previously thought.
Nakamoto Holdings Inc., a firm that buys and holds Bitcoin, sold $20 million worth of its holdings this month, according to Bloomberg. The sale occurred while the price of $BTC was down nearly 50% from its peak.
Democratic lawmakers have formally requested the CFTC and an ethics watchdog to investigate potential insider trading in prediction markets, according to Cointelegraph. The scrutiny has prompted platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket to announce plans for new guardrails to curb such activity.
Google Quantum AI has published new research indicating a significant reduction in the hardware and time required for quantum computers to break current blockchain encryption, according to the report. The findings suggest existing cryptographic standards could be vulnerable to future quantum attacks...