Author: nick

Developers are considering ways to quantum-proof the world’s oldest cryptocurrency as the threat of this computing moves beyond a hypothetical. What to know: Google researchers say a sufficiently powerful quantum computer could break Bitcoin’s core cryptography in under nine minutes, raising concerns that such a threat could emerge as soon as 2029. Developers are exploring multiple defenses, including removing on-chain public keys (BIP 360), adopting hash-based post-quantum signatures like SPHINCS+, and using a commit/reveal scheme to shield mempool transactions. Additional proposals such as Hourglass V2 would slow the spending of about 1.7 million already-exposed bitcoins, including Satoshi Nakamoto’s, though any…

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The Persian Gulf is the jugular vein of global oil supply. Roughly one-fifth of all oil traded on earth transits the Strait of Hormuz. Since the war picked back up on February 28th, data reported to Goldman Sachs show an estimated hit to Persian Gulf oil exports that has since reached approximately 16% of global supply. The conflict that has been simmering for decades, but had been rather quiet since last summer, has now cascaded from a regional war into the largest oil supply shock in recorded history. To appreciate the scale: the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990 —…

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 Date of discovery: March 25, 2026Location of discovery: MarsNow sure…you see a hole in a very thin walled rock, but the truth about it goes much deeper than that. You see its a doorway into a hand built structure, like an adobe walled building, but not like houses you see on Earth, because this is Mars and they have to make due with the materials at hand, and soft clay like material is much easier to use to make walls, ceilings, rooms, doorways, etc. It’s not like they have the option to use wood from trees, because I don’t see any trees. They…

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