Tag: News

Entrepreneur Rodolfo Novak analyzed 66 research papers, concluding that quantum attacks on Bitcoin mining remain physically impractical. While Google researchers recently warned of a 20-fold reduction in resources needed to break wallet signatures, mining remains protected by the laws of thermodynamics. Research suggests that using Grover’s algorithm to outpace classical miners would require the energy output of a star. Bitcoin...

The Solana Foundation and Asymmetric Research launched STRIDE, a tiered security program for the ecosystem. Protocols with over $10 million TVL will receive 24/7 active threat monitoring, while those over $100 million get formal verification support. The Solana Incident Response Network (SIRN) was established to coordinate real-time crisis response among top security firms. The Solana Foundation has introduced a sweeping set of security...

The New York Times published a 18-month investigation identifying Adam Back as the most likely individual behind the Satoshi Nakamoto pseudonym. The report relies on stylometric analysis, technical overlaps with Back’s Hashcash, and suspicious gaps in his online activity during Bitcoin’s development. Back has firmly denied the claims, attributing linguistic similarities to “confirmation bias” and his long-term...

Bitcoin jumped over 4% to trade near $71,500 after U.S. President Donald Trump reached a two-week ceasefire agreement with Iran. The deal includes a complete reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, easing global supply chain and energy concerns that had weighed on risk assets. Crypto-linked stocks, including MicroStrategy (MSTR) and Coinbase (COIN), saw significant pre-market gains as market sentiment shifted back to a “risk-on”...