The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. When Todd Sacktor was about to turn 3, his 4-year-old sister died of leukemia. “An empty bedroom next to mine. A swing set with two seats instead of one,” he said, recalling the lingering traces of her presence in the house. “There was this missing…
The non-fungible token (NFT) market saw a 10.44% increase in sales volume to $136.5 million. This marks the second consecutive week of growth for the sector. According to the latest data, the surge is occurring as the Bitcoin (BTC) price has risen to the $108,000 level. At the same time, Ethereum (ETH) has experienced a…
U.S. District Judge John D. Bates ruled on Thursday that the Trump administration’s Office of Personnel Management did not comply with all necessary laws when it ordered the Department of Health and Human Services to speedily comply with the president’s executive order on “gender ideology.” On the first day of his term, President Trump passed…
The crypto market experienced a turbulent week, with bitcoin briefly surpassing $110,000 before ending with a modest 0.4% gain. BTC on Cusp of New All-Time High The broader crypto economy navigated a volatile week, with bitcoin (BTC), the flagship digital asset, once again testing the $110,000 level before concluding the week with a modest 0.4%…
Cybersecurity firm Koi Security has uncovered a large-scale malicious campaign targeting cryptocurrency users through fake Firefox extensions. The campaign involves more than 40 extensions impersonating widely used crypto wallet tools. This includes Coinbase, MetaMask, Trust Wallet, Phantom, Exodus, OKX, Keplr, MyMonero, Bitget, Leap, Ethereum Wallet, and Filfox. Once installed, these extensions silently steal wallet credentials…
TL;DR: Unblock Pornhub from Tennessee with a VPN. The best service for unblocking porn sites is ExpressVPN. A number of U.S. states have introduced laws that require visitors to upload ID before accessing porn sites. Pornhub kicked back by banning users in those states from accessing their website. These restrictions are still in place, so…
Bitcoin treasury companies — entities that accumulate the digital asset (usually through borrowed assets) — offer clients indirect exposure through their stock. Some believe that these companies bring Bitcoin to Wall Street. Others think that these treasury companies are doing the opposite: turning bitcoiners into so-called “fiat bros.” From self-custody of private keys to indirect…
But the ESA was only meant to safeguard against “reasonably foreseeable future threats,” Willms argues. Congress has the ability to protect species indefinitely—like it did for wild horses under the 1971 Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act or for numerous species of birds under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. But those were specific, deliberate…
Mercado Bitcoin is unleashing over $200 million in real-world asset tokenization on XRPL, igniting a bold expansion into global finance across South America and Europe. Ripple and Mercado Bitcoin Join Forces to Scale Global Finance on XRPL Ripple revealed on July 4 that digital asset platform Mercado Bitcoin (MB) announced last week its plans to…
Key Takeaways Deutsche Bank will launch a crypto custody service in partnership with Bitpanda and Taurus in 2025. The bank is exploring stablecoins and tokenized deposits, including the potential issuance of its own token. Share this article German banking giant Deutsche Bank is aiming to roll out its crypto custody service in 2026 as part…
