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NIST Finalizes ‘Lightweight Cryptography’ Standard to Protect Small Devices Four related algorithms are now ready for use to protect data created and transmitted by the Internet of Things and other electronics.
Uzbekistan creates state-backed crypto mining zone with tax breaks Uzbekistan has created a supervised crypto mining zone in Karakalpakstan, allowing foreign sales while requiring proceeds to flow through local bank acc…
Justin Sun sues World Liberty Financial over token lockup Sun said the suit is to protect his rights as a token holder, but he remains a supporter of President Donald Trump and his administration’s efforts to make the U…
Kalshi mulls crypto expansion with perpetual futures launch: Report According to reports, Kalshi plans to launch crypto perpetual futures, expanding beyond prediction markets as regulated derivatives offerings in the US…
Tether Asserts Stablecoin Dominance Over Circle's USDC Amid Major Crypto Hacks Tether's USDT market cap hit an all-time high, with DeFi users appearing to favor the stablecoin over USDC as a refuge from industry fallout.
New York targets Coinbase, Gemini in fresh crackdown on prediction markets Attorney General Letitia James alleged that Coinbase and Gemini ran unlicensed markets, adding pressure on crypto companies as states move to re…
Grandson of Mob Boss John Gotti Sentenced for Funneling Stolen COVID Funds Into Crypto The grandson of Gambino crime boss John Gotti pleaded guilty to wire fraud after funneling $420K in stolen pandemic relief funds int…
Arbitrum Security Council Freezes $71.5M in Ethereum Linked to $292M KelpDAO Exploit Arbitrum's emergency response to the KelpDAO exploit has sparked praise and criticism over the network's ability to freeze stolen asse…
The AI engineering stack we built internally — on the platform we ship We built our internal AI engineering stack on the same products we ship. That means 20 million requests routed through AI Gateway, 241 billion token…
Editorial Expression of Concern: Creation of human tumour cells with defined genetic elements Nature, Published online: 15 April 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10504-9 Editorial Expression of Concern: Creation of human tu…
Crypto Wallets Can ‘Directly Compete With Neobanks' Bitget Wallet CMO Jamie Elkaleh tells Decrypt how the platform is evolving from a crypto wallet to a everyday finance app that seamlessly integrates crypto with TradFi…
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is now ready for scaled production use Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite, previously in preview, is now stable and generally available. This cost-efficient model provides high quality in a small size, and incl…
YC x Coinbase RFS: Build Onchain We are entering the era of Fintech 3.0. Regulatory clarity, growing consumer adoption, and low-cost chains have paved the way for a golden age of building in crypto — and at YC, Base, an…
Prepping for 'Q-Day': Why Quantum Risk Management Should Start Now Quantum computers are coming and may impact systems in unexpected ways, and it will "take years to be fully quantum-safe, if ever," cryptography expert…
'Finding Satoshi' Makes the Case for Hal Finney, Len Sassaman as Bitcoin Co-Creators A new documentary asserts that Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto was actually two people: the late Hal Finney and Len Sassaman.
Stratiphy reopens tax-free route to crypto ETNs for UK investors Stratiphy is reopening a tax-free route to crypto ETNs in the UK after HMRC’s ISA rule change left retail investors with little practical access.
Blockchain.com adds perpetual futures trading to self-custody wallets With a CFTC greenlight expected soon, industry momentum is building for the derivative contracts still only available to non-US investors.
Justin Sun Sues Trump-Backed World Liberty Financial Over Frozen Tokens The Tron founder says World Liberty froze his tokens, stripped his voting rights, and threatened to burn his holdings. Now he's suing.
From Stellar to Canton: How Franklin Templeton Adopted Tokenization Roger Bayston, Head of Digital Assets at Franklin Templeton, unpacks how one of the world's largest asset managers embraced tokenization.
Bitcoin inflows to Binance fall to 2023 low as BTC bulls set target on $80K Bitcoin inflows diverge across exchanges as selling pressure eases on Binance, while Coinbase shows more dominant activity.
Iran Scammers Demand Bitcoin, USDT for Transit Through Strait of Hormuz: Report Fake crypto clearance demands are targeting ships stranded at Hormuz as the Iran conflict enters its third month.
Dogecoin Foundation, MoonPay Team to Donate 1 Million DOGE to Dog Charity Crypto payments firm MoonPay enabled contributions to dog welfare programs, marking a practical use case for Dogecoin.
Optimism Bills 'Privacy Boost' as Turning Point for Enterprises on Ethereum The layer-2 Ethereum scaling network’s privacy offering is expected to expand to additional blockchains.
Gemini Robotics On-Device brings AI to local robotic devices We’re introducing an efficient, on-device robotics model with general-purpose dexterity and fast task adaptation.
TAG Heuer Has Dropped New Polylight-Powered F1s The five new Formula 1 watches are driven by light—and we have a definite favorite.
Ulysses Sequence Parallelism: Training with Million-Token Contexts
Parquet Content-Defined Chunking