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Post-quantum startup Project Eleven has today awarded a 1 BTC ($77,736 at writing time) prize to the independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli for the latest and largest demonstration of a quantum attack on Elliptic Curve Cryptography (ECC).Using a publicly accessible quantum computer, Lelli successfully derived a 15-bit elliptic curve private key from its public key counterpart in about 45minutes. He used a variant of Shor’s algorithm to crack the elliptic-curve discrete logarithm problem (ECDLP), which is native to the digital signatures of Bitcoin and Ethereum.The milestone marks a 512x increase in total search space complexity, or 32,768 possible private key combinations,…

Luisa Crawford Apr 24, 2026 21:01 Donald Trump to host TRUMP memecoin holders at Mar-a-Lago as the token’s value struggles, raising ethical concerns and market volatility. Donald Trump is set to host a private luncheon this Saturday at Mar-a-Lago for top holders of his namesake cryptocurrency, the TRUMP memecoin. Nearly 300 guests, including prominent figures like Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, Bitcoin advocate Anthony Pompliano, and Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley, are expected to attend. The event has reignited controversy over the token’s ethics and the president’s financial ties to the project. The Official…

U.S. Treasury and Tether froze $344M in USDT tied to Iran’s IRGC, spotlighting how Tehran’s $7.8B crypto ecosystem leans on stablecoins to dodge sanctions and move oil money. Summary U.S. authorities have frozen $344 million in cryptocurrency linked to Iranian networks, in a move Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent framed as part of a broader campaign to cut off “all financial lifelines” to the regime. Tether assisted the U.S. government by blacklisting roughly $344 million in USDT across two addresses, whose on‑chain patterns Chainalysis says match Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) wallets and intermediaries tied to Iran’s central bank. Chainalysis estimates…

Bitcoin’s latest onchain and derivatives data point to a constructive setup, with VanEck highlighting negative funding rates and a clustered hash rate drawdown alongside softer volatility and cautious positioning.  The firm notes in their latest report that realized volatility fell from about 56% to 41% as US‑Iran tensions eased, while the 7‑day average funding rate dropped to roughly -1.8%, its lowest level since 2023 and in the 10th percentile of readings since late 2020. Since 2020, bitcoin’s average 30‑day return during periods of negative funding has been 11.5%, compared with 4.5% across all periods, with a 77% hit rate for…

The $BTC price has been at the top of its bear flag since Wednesday. Here we are on Friday, and Bitcoin has still not broken out. Are things starting to look a little ominous? If the king of cryptocurrencies has not broken out by the end of this week, investors might begin to get cold feet. Could a pullback be on the way?A possible pullback to $72,000?Source: TradingViewThe 4-hour time frame illustrates how the $BTC price reached the top of the bear flag by following an ascending channel all the way from the bottom. Instead of the price now seeking…

All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. Binance Wallet has launched Agentic Wallet, a dedicated keyless wallet built for AI agents to operate on behalf of users. The product separates agent activity from a user’s main wallet balance and adds spending controls, transaction monitoring and supported-chain access at launch. Binance is pushing further into the overlap between AI automation and self-custody, launching a wallet product designed specifically for software agents rather than human hands. The new product, called Agentic Wallet, is a keyless wallet created under a user’s existing Binance Wallet but…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Bitcoin may have entered a fresh bull market, with some analysts arguing the latest price recovery is part of a broader move higher, while others suggest BTC could still be in a bear market. The shift in sentiment comes as Bitcoin has held firm after rebounding above $70,000 to over $78,000.  Analysts backing this outlook point to improving market structure, a potential bottom, and growing signs that buyers are regaining control. They believe these conditions support the case that Bitcoin could continue rising as momentum builds and…

A campaign wraps, the report lands, and the numbers come back as totals. Combined reach, combined impressions, maybe an EMV figure pulled across every placement in the set. The picture is complete at the campaign level, but almost invisible at the outlet level.That aggregate view hides the thing teams actually need to know. Some outlets pulled the weight. Others contributed little. Without a view into which was which, the same outlet mix gets chosen next time, producing the same mixed results.Proper post-campaign PR analysis needs to compare each outlet against what was expected of it, not just report totals back.Why…

The Department of Justice ended its criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell on Friday, removing the last major obstacle to Senate confirmation of Kevin Warsh as the central bank’s next leader — a development with consequences for monetary policy and Bitcoin. U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro announced the closure of the probe, which had been launched over alleged cost overruns on a $2.5 billion renovation of the Fed’s Washington headquarters.  Pirro said she was transferring the matter to the Fed’s own inspector general, calling for “a comprehensive report in short order.” She left open…

The US may pass the highly anticipated Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (CLARITY act) by the end of May. The legislation aims to bring more regulatory clarity for the crypto sector. It will bring forth a rulebook for which crypto assets can be classified as securities, commodities, and stablecoins. Let’s discuss how the potential upcoming US crypto regulations could impact XRP adoption in 2026.Will US Crypto Regulations Boost XRP Adoption?Source: WatcherGuruRipple, the fintech company that utilizes the XRP token, was engaged in a heated court battle with the SEC for several years, from December 2020 till 2025. The financial regulator…