Validators are the backbone of PoS blockchains, but centralization and compromises can threaten their integrity, security and user trust Source: https://cointelegraph.com/explained/how-validator-compromises-threaten-defi-security?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
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Crypto Weak, Silk Road BTC Approved for Sale, Market top worries.
Crypto Weak, Silk Road BTC Approved for Sale, Market top worries. BTC continues to fall, many altcoins down 10%+. US approved to sell $6.5bn Silk road BTC. BTC ETFs see second biggest outflow ever. 75% chance of market top: Ansem. Kraken, a16z execs in running for CFTC chair. Oklahoma senator introduces BTC Freedom Act. Outgoing CFTC chair still pushing crypto…
Circle Joins Big Tech in Donating $1 Million to Trump’s Record Inaugural Fund
Circle, the institution behind the issuance of USDC, the second-largest stablecoin in the cryptocurrency market, has donated $1 million to the inaugural fund of President Trump. Circle joins other tech giants like Microsoft and Google, which have also recently announced donations. Circle Pledges $1 Million to President-Elect Trump’s Inaugural Fund Big tech and crypto have […] Source: https://news.bitcoin.com/circle-joins-big-tech-in-donating-1-million-to-trumps-record-inaugural-fund/
Elon Musk Backtracks on Major DOGE Promise—Here’s Why
Elon Musk is backing off his promise to slash $2 trillion in U.S. government spending as co-head of the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE—which, yes, shares its acronym with the ticker of Dogecoin, Elon Musk’s favorite cryptocurrency—shortly after the budget-slashing target raised eyebrows among experts on Capitol Hill. In an interview with political strategist Mark Penn on Wednesday, Musk…
Coinbase Receives CFTC Subpoena for Customer Data Related to Polymarket
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission served Coinbase with a subpoena in relation to the booming prediction market Polymarket, a person familiar with the matter told Decrypt Thursday. The regulator’s request sought “general customer information” in relation to Polymarket, the blockchain-based prediction platform that gained notoriety in the run-up to the November elections. A screenshot of an email sent by Coinbase…
Dogecoin Gives Up All of Its 2025 Gains as Bitcoin, Solana Keep Falling
It’s been a rough couple of days for the top dog-coin. Dogecoin, the original meme coin and one of the most valuable cryptocurrencies on the market, began the year with a hot streak, jumping from a price of $0.314 to just shy of $0.40 on January 7. But over the last two days, amid a broader market plunge, DOGE shed…
AI Deepfake Porn Scandal Rocks Sydney High School as Police Launch Investigation
A Sydney, Australia, high school student faces police investigation and disciplinary action after allegedly using artificial intelligence to create pornographic deepfake images of female classmates, marking one of Australia’s first major AI-related incidents in an educational setting. A deepfake is a fake image generated using deep learning algorithms. It is highly realistic and, depending on the quality, hard to differentiate…
Ethereum Shooter ‘The Machines Arena’ Coming to Steam and PS5—Without Crypto Features
Ethereum hero shooter The Machines Arena is coming to new platforms, and will release on leading PC marketplace Steam as well as the PlayStation 5 console. However, due to both platforms having restrictive crypto policies, those versions of the game will have zero or potentially limited crypto features. In its fullest form on PC via the Epic Games Store or…
Family of Dead OpenAI Whistleblower Raises $140K in Crypto to Fuel Investigation
The mother of the late Suchir Balaji, a former OpenAI employee turned whistleblower, has raised over $140,000 worth of cryptocurrency to fuel an independent investigation after she claims her son didn’t die by suicide. Balaji was found dead in his San Francisco apartment in November, with authorities determining the manner of death to be suicide. However, his mother Poornima Ramarao…
Los Angeles Is Burning—And AI Deepfakes Are Fueling Misinformation
As firefighters continue to battle wildfires across Los Angeles, another scourge threatens recovery efforts: AI-generated deepfakes. On Wednesday, images began circulating on X (formerly Twitter) showing the iconic Hollywood sign engulfed in flames as fire raged across Mount Lee. However, these images were entirely fabricated using generative artificial intelligence tools. Following the Hollywood sign images, other fabricated visuals surfaced online,…