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Google slashes quantum cracking estimates by 20X creating $600 billion countdown for Bitcoin and Ethereum

A new paper from Google Quantum AI has sharply reduced the estimated hardware required to crack elliptic-curve cryptography used by…
Infrastructure

The stablecoin question is: Who gets paid?

Stablecoin infrastructure delivers velocity but issuers and exchanges capture the rent. Velocity beats market cap as digital dollars become invisible…
Markets

Mercado Libre shuts down Mercado Coin, ending its loyalty-driven crypto experiment

Starting April 17, users will no longer be able to buy, sell or earn cashback in Mercado Coin, but can…
Markets

Cross-Border FX Startup OpenFX Raises $94 Million, Hits $45 Billion in Annual Volume

OpenFX, the cross-border payments startup using stablecoins as a settlement layer, raised $94 million in a Series A led by…
Markets

Crypto gains political clout among 80% of UK young voters

A Coinbase Institute survey suggests crypto has become the financial starting point for most 16-25-year-olds in the UK, as digital…
Institutional

Bitcoin treasury company sells $20M BTC at a loss as its stock collapses after buying at $118k

Bitcoin enters April with a price carrying the weight of macro conditions, corporate balance sheets, and the credibility of the…
Markets

Ethereum’s EEZ and the attempt to rebuild one Ethereum

The Ethereum Economic Zone promises to stitch fragmented rollups back into a single system, but a similar model struggled to…
Markets

Google Quantum Paper Boosts Odds of Bitcoin ‘Q-Day’ by 2032, Researchers Warn

Google warned that quantum advances could break crypto security sooner than expected, with analysts recommending ‘appropriate urgency.’ Read Full Story…
Markets

Bitcoin Holds $66K as Trump Prioritizes Iran War Exit Over Reopening Hormuz

Bitcoin held $66,000 as Trump reportedly pivoted to an Iran war exit, with analysts eyeing $90,000 if a potential de-escalation…
Markets

The new IRS crypto tax form can flag your sale before you prove what you actually owe

The first Form 1099-DA season is arriving for US crypto investors with a basic problem: many people are getting the…