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AI is speeding up the quantum threat to crypto, security experts warn
Researchers and builders believe that artificial intelligence may be accelerating the quantum timeline and forcing a broader rethink of how digital security works.
Live markets: Bitcoin heads lower late Friday as Warsh takes over at Fed
Kevin Warsh was sworn in as Fed chairman in a White House ceremony early Friday afternoon.
Satoshi’s 1.1 million bitcoin and millions more can be saved from quantum attack, says expert
Researchers at the privacy-centric blockchain startup say their multi-layer quantum defense will feature a soft fork to freeze and protect dormant BTC.
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The Ethereum Foundation is facing a wave of high-profile departures as its internal shakeup deepens
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Vitalik Buterin says AI 'formal verification' could actually make crypto much more secure
The Ethereum co-founder argued that AI-assisted "formal verification" could become one of the most important tools for cybersecurity in a new blog post.
Bitcoin faces outsized quantum threat as computing breakthroughs accelerate, Citi says
The bank said accelerating advances in quantum computing are compressing the timeline for risks to crypto and broader internet infrastructure, with Bitcoin seen as particularly exposed.
Crypto security is turning into an AI arms race as agents may overwhelm compliance teams
AI agents and automated payments could reach a scale that crypto monitoring systems built for human-paced markets cannot handle, Elliptic CEO Simone Maini warned.
DeFi's new front: VerifiedX bets bitcoin's next chapter is programmable, private
VerifiedX says its Bitcoin sidechain enables programmable, privacy-preserving transactions without synthetic wrappers, targeting growing institutional demand for native DeFi on the original blockchain system.
