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Mathematician Massimiliano Sala says current encryption methods won’t protect blockchain systems from quantum computers.

Bitcoin is hogging all the limelight, but SOL, AR, GRT and FTM are also trying to move higher.

The company’s head of alignment, Jan Leike, resigned on May 17, stating they’d reached a “breaking point” with management.

The conviction of Tornado Cash developer Alexey Pertsev reinforces a very broad interpretation of criminal liability, which has major repercussions for blockchain.

Bitcoin bulls are enjoying 10% month-to-date gains currently, but one trader warns that the picture should soon look very different for BTC price action.

This move follows a recent crackdown involving the confiscation of 2,000 cryptocurrency mining devices as part of an anti-corruption initiative.

The XRP Ledger recorded 251.39 million on-chain transactions during the first quarter of 2024, an increase of approximately 108% over the fourth quarter of 2023.

Phantom Wallet has climbed to third position on the utility category on the Apple app store and several crypto commentators are taking it as a bullish signal for Solana.

Despite ongoing speculation about Bitcoin's next potential "deep correction," some cryptocurrency analysts disagree on its likelihood.

Trader makes millions after PEPE price soars, a new gas model for Ethereum, and Tornado Cash developer convicted.

The Redmond company could be fined as much as 1% of its annual revenue if it doesn’t respond by May 27.

Geoffrey Hinton also warns that advanced AI could pose an existential threat within the next five to twenty years.

Initially, the team identified over 2 million addresses as potential Sybils but later refined their criteria to minimize false identifications, resulting in a more precise classification.

The Ethereum burn address is a null address where ETH and other Ethereum-based tokens are sent to be permanently removed from circulation.

Following the recent resignations, OpenAI has opted to dissolve the ‘Superalignment’ team and integrate its functions into other research projects within the organization.

The scammers convinced victims to transfer millions of dollars into these U.S. bank accounts, which were then used to launder the illicit funds.

According to Judge Lane, any available funds for distribution by Genesis are being exhausted by creditor claims, which take priority over DCG’s equity stake.

Coinbase institutional research analyst David Han believes “there is room for surprise to the upside on this decision.”

The Australian Securities and Exchange Commission claims that John Louis Anthony Bigatton promoted the crypto lending platform at four seminars and via two social media posts.

The U.S. Congress bipartisan vote has overwhelmingly demonstrated its rejection of the SEC’s SAB 121. President Biden threatened to veto the overruling. Will the executive branch overthrow Congress’s decision?

The United States Department of Justice alleges Thomas John Sfraga convinced a victim to invest in a "fictitious" cryptocurrency” wallet after promising significant gains.

On April 30, a judge sentenced the former Binance CEO to four months in federal prison but did not set a reporting date at his hearing.

Project DESFT is meant to encourage trade between small businesses using a CBDC and a stablecoin, with an emphasis on credentialing.

The team behind the Bitcoin layer-2 developer has successfully frozen some exploited crypto after the attacker tried to cash out by sending funds to exchanges.

This week’s Crypto Biz features Galaxy Digital and CoinShares earning results, Franklin Templeton’s CEO betting on blockchain, Polymarket’s funding raise, and a leadership transition at dYdX.

The investment figures come alongside a record high 2.9 million daily unique active wallets (dUAW) for the month.

ETH price hit $3,100, backed by a favorable court ruling and increased network activity.

The Tornado Cash developer has been detained in the Netherlands since August 2022 after the United States government blacklisted Tornado Cash.

The Treasury’s fight against illicit finance will focus on better regulations, greater enforcement and AI.

Bitcoin price aims to break its range resistance and hit a new all-time high. Will altcoins follow?