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View More NewsUrbelis said he believes AI could eventually reshape the standard of care around smart contract development. Historically, teams could point to the cost and complexity of audits as a reason certain reviews were not performed. That argument becomes more difficult when sophisticated security analysis is available on demand.”A clean AI report will be seen as no defense,” he said. “A plaintiff may well argue it the other way: the tool existed, it was cheap, and you should have caught it.”The prospect raises broader questions for the industry: if AI-powered security reviews become ubiquitous, will investors expect them before funding projects,…
Key takeaways:Puts (sell) options dominate the June 26 expiry with net advantages of $1B to $3.4B, leaving bulls exposed.Despite Strategy buying BTC again, heavy call (buy) positioning above $72,000 will likely reinforce bearish momentum.$13 billion in Bitcoin (BTC) options open interest is set to expire on June 26, potentially giving bears fresh ammunition for more downside pressure on BTC price. Bitcoin’s 14% price drop in June so far has caught bulls flat-footed, since most call (buy) options were stacked at $68,000 or higher. Will this monthly expiry open the door for a July recovery?Deribit options dominate the scene with $10.4…
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What does it mean for a civilisation to turn against itself? In this episode, Quillette’s Zoe Sankey speaks with philosopher and author Benedict Beckeld — whose 2019 Quillette essay on oikophobia remains one of our site’s most popular pieces — about the recurring historical phenomenon he has spent his career documenting: the tendency of successful Western societies to denigrate their own culture, institutions, and inheritance.Oikophobia — Our Western Self-Hatred | Benedict Beckeld | QuilletteThe simplest way of defining oikophobia is as the opposite extreme of xenophobia.Drawing on his book Oikophobia: Our Western Self-Hatred, published by Cornell University Press, Beckeld traces…
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Bitcoin (BTC) showed signs of bottoming inside the $60,000–$70,000 range on Wednesday, according to onchain data shared by a quant analyst. Key takeaways:Nearly 20%…
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In brief UNI climbed double digits over the past 24 hours, outpacing Bitcoin and Ethereum. The rally followed a Standard Chartered note projecting a…
Ben Keener and I have posted a new paper on the original meaning of the Citizenship Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This one provides…
Bitcoin is trading flat while the rest of the crypto market showing signs of a capital rotation.The largest token traded around $65,800 on Wednesday,…