New quantum model slashes hardware needed to break bitcoin keys by 17 times
Alice & Bob's new model reduces the hardware required for a potential attack, bringing it closer to reality and increasing pressure to adopt quantumresistant…
Walmart, Eli Lilly join growing pushback against OKX–ICE tokenized stock plans
Five more companies have objected, bringing the total to 38 as a rival Canton venue prepares to launch with an issuersponsored stock under the SEC's innovation…
Brazil’s Halloween eve crypto deadline brings more tricks than treats
Brazil’s crypto exchanges face an application deadline on Friday, with costly requirements and unanswered regulatory questions complicating compliance.…
Marvell is reportedly close to buying Lumentum. Analysts say they see logic in a potential deal.
Shares in Lumentum Holdings rose 5.5% in premarket trading as investors weighed a potential combination with Marvell Technology. Source:MarketWatch
Consumer spending flattens out after inflation surge
Consumer spending rose sharply in September, but it largely reflected households spending more on gas and transportation after an increase in energy costs.…
Polygon expands Open Money Stack to Solana, after Tron rollout
The move follows the addition of Tron support and Polygon’s acquisition of Coinme. Source:Cointelegraph
DoorDash and Instacart want to join forces. Will the U.S. government get in their way?
The companies say their proposed merger will help smaller grocers compete, but analysts wonder if regulators will conduct an “extended review” of antitrust…
A new framework for tokenized asset tracking
None of the numbers most commonly used to assess tokenized assets answer the question a chief investment officer would ask about those assets on her own…
Chainalysis traces North Korean crypto cash-outs through Garantex
The analysis followed US sanctions against 10 people and one entity accused of helping North Korean IT worker schemes fund weapons programs.…
Inflation surges, PCE shows. Fed pause on rate hikes unlikely to last long with prices still rising.
Even though the Federal Reserve temporarily put its inflation fight on hold this week, the cost of living rose sharply again last month in a sign the central…
Economy grows at fastest pace in more than a year, GDP shows, and shows little sign of slowing.
The U.S. economy ripped off its fastest rate of growth in more than a year, amped up by the boom in artificial intelligence and strong spending by wealthier…
Unlimit founder backs Phase blockchain with $45M as mainnet launches
Phase’s new network lets smartphone owners earn tokens for validating transactions and sharing internet connections with AI agents. Source:Cointelegraph