Solana’s Alpenglow, its biggest network overhaul since 2020, goes live Wednesday
Alpenglow will replace the voting system Solana has used since 2020, targeting roughly 150-millisecond finality after months of testing that...
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A company that vouches for websites had secret keys so weak that 8 of them were cracked
A company that vouches for websites had secret keys so weak that 8 of them were crackedEight secret keys at...
Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson is building a new programming language for the network
Hoskinson said on X the language will bundle transaction requests with cryptographic proofs. He hasn’t shared a name, specs or...
Bitcoin mining offshoot Nscale loses Microsoft AI deal as power delay stretches into 2030s
The Nvidia-backed company planned to deliver 23,000 AI chips in the U.K. next year, but its grid connection may not...
Zcash developers plan a fix to keep ZEC swaps private from future quantum computers
The team behind Zakura wants every swap through NEAR Intents to get its own key, so a refund address left...
XRP Ledger is set to fix its lending code before anyone can use it
XRP Ledger is set to fix its lending code before anyone can use itValidators have a bug-fix patch on course...
Crypto audits give investors false sense of security as Q3 hacks cost $1.18 billion, Hacken says
Crypto audits give investors false sense of security as Q3 hacks cost $1.18 billion, Hacken saysThe security firm found that...
‘Wow, it’s a real discovery’: Claude cracks a 25-year NSA number mystery
‘Wow, it’s a real discovery’: Claude cracks a 25-year NSA number mysteryNumbers the spy agency handed over in the 1990s,...
Satoshi-era bitcoin faces a bigger quantum threat after Google’s new Willow breakthrough
Google says its Willow chip can prepare the special quantum states needed for advanced calculations with about 40 times fewer...
Quantum Alliance forms amid warnings 6.4 million bitcoin face future quantum threat
Quantum Alliance forms amid warnings 6.4 million bitcoin face future quantum threatNine crypto companies launched the Quantum Alliance to jointly...