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View More NewsThe U.S. Senate is finally leaping into the first procedural votes on the crypto Digital Assets Market Clarity Act, after the leadership moved early Saturday to start official floor action on the crypto market structure bill, marking the farthest progress yet for the industry’s central policy effort.But this key advance announced after a marathon overnight voting session comes after the bill has missed its window to get a vote before the Senate’s summer break, leaving it in a long-shot position to get approval in September. Though the Clarity Act’s chances are hanging by a thread, it would likely have been…
In brief BTCPay Server said attackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability. Users should update immediately or shut down their servers. The project has not said whether AI was involved. BTCPay Server warned users Friday that attackers are exploiting a critical vulnerability that could lead to stolen funds.In a post on X on Friday, the Bitcoin payment processor urged administrators to install version 2.4.2 and confirm the update in the server footer.“If you are unable to update right away, turn off your BTCPay Server to prevent unauthorized access until you can update,” the company wrote.BTCPay Server also told users to replace…
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In what we know as the Middle East, a dramatic jump in the emerging pattern of human violence took place around 5500 BCE, the primary evidence being circumvallation, the construction of walled fortifications around population centres.Circumvallation was not unprecedented. The massive and fabled walls of Jericho appeared around 8000 BCE. Twelve feet high and six feet thick, an estimated 1,800 feet in circumference, the walls were a mute indicator of both the place’s unprecedented wealth—perhaps derived from trading Dead Sea salt—and the need to protect it. But these fortifications stood alone for 2,500 years; and then, rather suddenly, equivalents began…
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In brief Bitcoin trades at $64,938, up 1.06% on the day, but stuck below iboth the short-term and long-term moving averages. The U.S. economy…
from the when-all-you-have-is-a-dragnet dept Well, it looks like investigators better go back to doing actual investigations in the Fifth Circuit, rather than just assuming…
“The order is intended to preserve identified stolen digital assets while the litigation continues, representing an important step in Bybit’s ongoing efforts to recover…
The rollout gives X Layer users access to Circle-issued USDC and crosschain transfers as the stablecoin expands across major blockchain ecosystems. Read the full…
Kevin Warsh, who was sworn in as the chairman of the United States Federal Reserve on Friday, will likely slash interest rates, despite the…
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In brief Mozilla’s Project Nova redesign adds a single Settings control to disable all AI features in Firefox. Brave launched Brave Origin in April,…
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In brief Argentina’s Ministry of Human Capital launched the “Digital Twin” initiative designed to simulate the impact of social policies before they’re implemented. The…
Latest developments: Hyperliquid is outperforming much of the crypto market as traders rotate back into higher-risk assets.Hyperliquid’s HYPE token hit a new all-time high…