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Can Quantum Computing Break Bitcoin? Project Eleven Puts It to the Test

Project Eleven, a quantum computing research organization, has announced the Q-Day Prize – a global challenge offering 1 Bitcoin to the first team or individual who can use Shor’s algorithm on a quantum computer to break part of an elliptic curve cryptographic (ECC) key. The competition began on April...
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BNB Chain’s announces upgrade to $100m incentive program

BNBChain is upgrading its $100 million incentive program to feature direct token acquisition. According to an update, the change in approach follows ecosystem feedback that showed the initial liquidity program for memecoins, decentralized finance, artificial intelligence and gaming tokens among…...
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Q&A: how MESA could reshape Solana’s tokenomics and governance

Solana’s rise to a top-10 cryptocurrency has been driven by its speed, developer activity, and growing DeFi and NFT ecosystems. But its journey hasn’t been without bumps. Network outages, inflation-related governance debates, and now investor frustration with a sharp decline…...
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CoinDesk Weekly Recap: EigenLayer, Kraken, Coinbase, AWS

Following last week’s tariff-caused drama, this was a relatively quiet week in crypto. Bitcoin remained stable around $84k. The CoinDesk 20, which tracks about 80% of the market, was up about 4% in the last seven days — i.e. nothing historic. Still, plenty happened. On Tuesday, much of crypto...
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Ripple-Backed Hidden Road Achieves Broker-Dealer License Approval

Ripple Labs-owned Hidden Road has announced that its subsidiary, Hidden Road Partners CIV US LLC, has received approval from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to operate as a FINRA-member broker-dealer.  This approval allows Hidden Road to enhance its recently launched fixed income prime brokerage platform, which currently offers...
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