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View More NewsBitcoin’s quantum computing concerns have always had a Satoshi problem inside it.Millions of bitcoin sitting in old wallets with exposed public keys could be vulnerable to theft if powerful enough quantum computers arrive. That includes the roughly 1.1 million bitcoin attributed to pseudonymous creator Satoshi Nakamoto, currently worth around $84 billion.The obvious defense is a soft fork (or an upgrade to existing network rules) that eventually stops allowing spends from those legacy address types, forcing holders to move into quantum-safe formats before attackers can derive their private keys.Prominent developer Jameson Lopp and five other developers proposed exactly that in mid-April…
It has been a very busy 48 hours for Louisiana. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court decided Callais. The following day, the Governor announced he would suspend the upcoming primary elections to allow the legislature to redistrict. There is also litigation before the Supreme Court about the issuance of the judgment in Callais. Earlier today, the Governor was sued to enjoin the cancellation of the election. And just a few moments ago, the Fifth Circuit panel granted a stay in Louisiana’s challenge to the mifepristone telemedicine approval from 2023. What, you thought the case was over after Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine? You…
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A review of Dangerous, Dirty, Violent & Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground by Zayd Ayers Dohrn; 352 pages; Chatto & Windus (June 2026)In his memoir detailing his experiences growing up with revolutionary parents on the run from the federal government in the 1970s, Zayd Ayers Dohrn captures a bizarro life organised around the need to stay one step ahead of the FBI:I was used to this routine. It wasn’t the first time we’d had to pack up all our things in the middle of the night and take off on another long cross-country drive. We ditched cars…
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from the a-little-constitutionalism,-as-a-treat dept Shortly before the Supreme Court inflicted enormous damage on the Voting Rights Act, the Reconstruction Amendments of the Constitution, any…
Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), according to its first quarter 13F filing, purchased 1,382,000 shares of Strategy (MSTR) for $172,473,600. This implies an average…
MoonPay is launching a virtual debit card that allows users and AI agents to spend stablecoins directly from self-custodied onchain wallets at merchants that…
In brief GPT-5.5 can autonomously execute sophisticated cyberattacks, completing a 32-step corporate network simulation and cracking a 12-hour security puzzle in just 10 minutes.…
This is an excerpt from CoinDesk newsletter ‘Daybook.’ Sign up here, if you haven’t already.Bitcoin climbed to $77,400, turning higher with other risk assets…
US-listed spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded funds (ETFs) finished April in the green as Bitcoin rallied throughout the month.Bitcoin ETFs drew $1.97 billion in inflows…
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The crypto market ticked higher on Friday. Bitcoin BTC$77,286.57 rose 1.25% since midnight UTC to trade at $77,250, and the CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20)…
Brazil’s central bank, Banco Central do Brasil (BCB), has barred the use of virtual assets in certain regulated international payment and transfer services, tightening…
In brief The Seoul Administrative Court granted a stay on Bithumb’s business suspension Thursday, pending a final ruling. Judge Gong Hyeon-jin cited potential irreparable…
Bitcoin BTC$77,228.41 rose more than 1.2% during the European morning to reach just shy of $77,500 for a lift of about 1.7% in the…
Bitcoin (BTC) eyed $77,500 on Friday after US stocks posted fresh record highs on strong tech earnings.Key points:Bitcoin continues a rebound after the monthly…