This week in “Deconstruction,” we focus on the first quantum-resistant Bitcoin transaction, the potential acquisition of Hugging Face by Nvidia, a conspiracy of OpenAI’s AI agents, attacks in the Cosmos ecosystem, and a crypto market overview. First Quantum-Resistant Bitcoin Transaction StarkWare conducted the first quantum-resistant transaction without altering consensus rules. Instead of vulnerable cryptography, the […]
On August 28, participants in the on-chain vote for Solana approved proposal SGP‑0002, which doubles the annual disinflation rate from 15% to 30%. The initiative received 176.29 million SOL in favor, 66.19 million against, and 20.63 million abstentions. Source: Solana Governance. SGP‑0002 is based on the technical proposal SIMD-0550, prepared by infrastructure company Helius. The […]
The group behind the GTA 6 gameplay leaks, CyberLeek, has crashed their own token. Researchers estimate the hackers made approximately $286,000 from the dump and fees. ⚡️ CYBERLEEK IS GONE LEAKER took $268K out of his own coin The GTA community tracked wallets linked to CyberLeek and says around $268K has already been moved out […]
Global investment crypto products attracted $1.65 billion in the first three days of the week. Nearly $1 billion was allocated to Bitcoin, signaling a renewed demand from institutional investors, according to a CoinShares report. Investors also directed $478 million into Ethereum. This marks the second consecutive week of inflows, with crypto funds receiving $2.94 billion […]
On August 27, the UK’s tax authority, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), released its first separate statistics on taxable profits from cryptocurrency transactions. For the 2024-2025 period, 17,600 individuals declared £1.38 billion. Taxes are due on cryptoasset gains just like any other gains. 📈 Through our targeted work on cryptoassets, including clear guidance and social media […]
Crypto exchange Kraken suspended services for some clients following a series of small transactions from wallets linked by Arkham Intelligence analysts to HTX. Details were shared by the platform’s representatives with Bloomberg. From August 17 to 24, Kraken received about 12,000 transfers, mostly ranging from a few cents to a few dollars. The company described […]
On August 27, developer of quantum computers QuEra Computing said that Anthropic’s AI agent Claude developed and tested on a separate test stand a program to automatically restore a laser’s operating frequency. In a control series of 700 tests across seven types of failures, the controller it created successfully returned the setup to the target […]
Security expert Olivier Laflamme published an analysis of two attack vectors on the humanoid robot Unitree G1. One of these allowed access to the device within Bluetooth range. Unitree, the manufacturer, confirmed the vulnerabilities and released patches. Unitree robot lineup. Source: Laflamme’s blog. Laflamme named his primary discovery UniBLEed. The vulnerability allowed connection to the […]
The Ethena Foundation has proposed a vote to allocate nearly all net revenue from its ecosystem to a programmatic buyback of the governance token ENA. We are excited to announce four updates regarding the Ethena ecosystem, further details on each point are provided in the blog linked below: 1. Buyout of early investors:The Ethena Foundation […]
Concerns over U.S. debt and deficit are driving investors towards Bitcoin and gold, according to Robert Mitchnick, head of BlackRock’s digital assets division, in an interview with CNBC. “The level of debt and deficit is a serious concern for the markets. However, the situation benefits assets like Bitcoin and gold,” he explained. Mitchnick believes investors […]