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A Crypto Tool That Helps Hackers Hijack Git Hub Accounts
5+ hour, 51+ min ago (162+ words) A hacked version of a popular password manager tool briefly exposed developers to a cyberattack that could have given criminals access to sensitive online accounts, security researchers said. The affected tool, made by Bitwarden, was distributed through a public software…...
REALITY CHECK | Quantum Computers Could Crack a Bitcoin Key Before a Transaction is Confirmed by 2029, Says Google
3+ week, 2+ day ago (387+ words) Google researchers are sounding the alarm: crypto's biggest long-term threat may be arriving faster than expected. A new paper from Google suggests that quantum computers could break the cryptography securing Bitcoin and other digital assets with far fewer resources than…...
GEOPOLITICS | Global Instability a Key Catalyst in Driving Decentralized Communications
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (298+ words) Rising geopolitical tensions and communication shutdowns across parts of the world are accelerating interest in decentralized messaging platforms as users look for more resilient and censorship-resistant ways to stay connected. According to a recent market analysis, Protests in Madagascar Trigger…...
STATISTICS | Blockchain Developer Activity Declines by ~75% in Early 2026 as AI Surges
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (429+ words) Crypto developer activity on Git Hub has dropped to its lowest level in several years, as talent and attention shift toward the booming artificial intelligence sector, according to the latest data. Data from Electric Capital shows that monthly active developers…...
EXPERT OPINION | Why AI Agents in Commerce Will Use Both Cards and Stablecoins
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1430+ words) There's a growing assumption in tech that AI agents will prefer stablecoins to cards and that the card networks will suffer as a result. A few weeks ago, a note from Citrini Research arguing that stablecoins could disintermediate Visa and…...
REPORT | 80% of AI Agents Choose Bitcoin as a Long-Term Store of Value
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (251+ words) Interestingly, all models proposed energy and compute as a preferred unit of accounting money without prompting when asked to denominate prices or benchmark value. A recent research report from the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) reveals that advanced artificial intelligence models…...
PRESS RELEASE | Africans Are Increasingly Online (84%) But Digital Safety (22%) Remains Low, Says Afrobarometer Survey
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (345+ words) Most adults across seven African countries access the Internet frequently, but many remain unfamiliar with digital security measures and practice them inconsistently if at all, an Afrobarometer telephone survey shows. a majority of respondents say they worry about the security…...
AI | Fake Solana Token Results in a Blanket Ban for Crypto on Open Claw's Discord
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (388+ words) The ban follows bad actors who briefly seized control of the project's Git Hub and social accounts and launched a fake Solana token called $CLAWD. The creator of Open Claw, a rapidly adopted open-source AI agent framework, has instituted a…...
Bit Chat Adds Audio-Visual Features and Longer Range Meshes After Topping App Download Charts in Uganda
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (393+ words) Bit Chat, the decentralized peer-to-peer messaging application that operates over bluetooth mesh networks without the need for internet, has announced a new set of features. The new features come just a day after the app topped charts in Uganda becoming…...
REALITY CHECK | Over 1/3 of Ethereum Nodes Are on Centralized AWS Cloud Servers
6+ mon, 4+ day ago (384+ words) Running independent, self-managed nodes remains technically and economically demanding (requiring hardware, bandwidth, reliable power). Thus many projects opt for managed services or major cloud providers for convenience and scalability - but that convenience comes at the cost of structural risk." This…...