Over the last year, people have been urging the financial sector to prepare quantum readiness and this week, the U.S. Treasury published an announcement revealing a task force dedicated to post-quantum cryptography (PQC). Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent insisted that America’s economy must remain “strong, secure, and competitive” amid these technological advancements. Treasury Launches …
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StarkWare said the experimental transaction demonstrated quantum-resistant Bitcoin spending without a fork, but it cost up to $200 and required direct miner submission. StarkWare researcher Avihu Levy has tested an experimental quantum-resistant transaction on the Bitcoin mainnet, in what the company described as the first transaction of its kind. According to StarkWare, the transaction was …
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Bitcoin’s struggle to maintain momentum, which has seen its price climb by more than 20% since Aug. 17, continued Wednesday as the cryptocurrency fluctuated between $77,000 and $79,000. Market data showed bitcoin appeared to lose momentum close to the $79,000 range, but saw growing buying pressure pull the price back toward $78,000. This price action …
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The UK’s Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) says unlicensed operators could take up to $1.09 billion in Premier League wagers this season, rising to about $1.36 billion once a betting tax increase lands in April 2027. The trade body published no methodology and named no source for either figure. The researcher it cites elsewhere in …
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A new Bitcoin Improvement Proposal for the SHRINCS signature scheme has just been published to upgrade Bitcoin to quantum secure. Here’s everything you need to know.
Better and Coinbase have launched a crypto-backed mortgage product that lets US homebuyers pledge Bitcoin as collateral for a down payment without having to sell it.
A Florida woman was allegedly stripped of more than $1.5 million in jewelry and precious metals and $280,000 in cash after scammers posing as bank employees convinced her that her accounts had been compromised. Treasure Island police arrested Alnesha Bianca Handy, 35, and James Arthur Graves Graham Jr., 24, in connection with the alleged scheme …
A federal jury is convicting a cryptocurrency trading fund founder of defrauding investors by falsely claiming his fund used a working proprietary autotrader for automated crypto trading. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California says the scheme involved raising nearly $1 million from more than 20 investors between June 2017 and August …
August 26th, 2026 – Berlin, Germany class=”ql-align-center”>TronBid expands its two-sided TRON resource marketplace, giving users new ways to rent Energy, trade Energy and Bandwidth, and reduce USDT fees for TRC-20 transactions. TronBid, a peer-to-peer marketplace for TRON network resources, has expanded its platform with new tools for users looking to rent TRON Energy, manage transaction …
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Pennsylvania’s attorney general is suing the operator of Snapchat over claims that the app uses addictive designs while misrepresenting its content suitability to parents. The complaint filed in Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas alleges violations of the state’s Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law through misleading app-store claims and platform features that encourage …
The blockchain analytics firm said just 14% of the onchain activity it identified is covered by the OECD’s international crypto tax-reporting framework. Potentially taxable onchain crypto activity reached at least $457 billion globally in 2025, while international reporting rules may capture only a fraction of it, according to a new Chainalysis report. The US accounted …
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The U.S. Federal Reserve’s favored inflation gauge, known as the personal consumption expenditures price index, rose a hair higher in July, showing inflation remains sticky. Equity valuations held steady while bitcoin’s price and gold recorded modest declines following the government’s inflation reading. Sticky Inflation Refuses to Give the Fed Any Breathing Room On Tuesday, the …
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Bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) extended their inflow streaks to seven sessions on Tuesday, drawing $314.37 million and $179.80 million, respectively. Solana, XRP and HYPE funds also posted solid gains as capital continued to spread across the crypto ETF market. Blackrock Captures Over 90% of $314.37M Bitcoin ETF Inflow The late-August bid showed no …
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Large crypto holders are increasingly exchanging bitcoin directly for exchange-traded fund (ETF) shares instead of selling into cash first. Falling minimums at Blackrock and Bitwise, along with growing use at Grayscale and 21shares, are making the process more accessible and extending the model to ether and solana. Blackrock Expands In-Kind Bitcoin Swaps as ETF Access …
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The world’s money supply has reached a record milestone this week and at the same time, bitcoin’s price spiked 21% higher over the last seven days. Some believe bitcoin might be playing catch-up and moving toward the massive liquidity parked inside the modern financial system. Global M2 Blows Through Record Territory Just like the global …
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