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Can a Fruit Fly Brain Mine Bitcoin? These Companies Are Testing It
As Bitcoin miners turn to increasingly specialized chips for greater speed and energy efficiency, hardware maker FutureBit says it has tested a different approach: using a simulated fruit fly brain to perform mining calculations in a web browser. The HashFly demonstration simulates activity across 2,914 neural pathways taken from MaleCNS v1.0, a digital wiring diagram of an adult male fruit fly’s brain and central nerve cord. Myriad: How high will Bitcoin go? Click to make your prediction. Futur...
Sep 11, 2026
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Cyberattacks on Law Firms Nearly Double as Stolen Documents Hit the Dark Web
International law firm Greenberg Traurig said an unauthorized actor accessed a limited number of documents and posted them on the dark web, Reuters reported on Thursday. The report is part of a growing trend of data breaches targeting law firms. According to Reuters, the law firm of BakerHostetler handled nearly 60 cybersecurity incidents involving law firms in 2025, almost double its 2024 caseload. Myriad: Where does crude oil go next? Click to make your prediction. In a report published earlie...
Sep 10, 2026
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AI Agents Just Slashed the Cost of a Quantum Attack on Bitcoin
Researchers working with AI coding agents reduced a resource benchmark for a key step in a potential quantum attack on the cryptography protecting Bitcoin and Ethereum by 86%, according to a paper posted Wednesday. In other words, they reduced the computing resources needed for uncovering a wallet’s private key, which could let an attacker steal its funds. When quantum computers powerful enough to carry out a full attack will arrive—a milestone known as “Q-Day”—remains uncertain. Myriad: Bitcoin...
Sep 10, 2026
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Vitalik Buterin Pushes Ethereum Plan to Slash Quantum-Safe Privacy Costs
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said on Wednesday that he hopes to see a proposal cutting the cost of quantum-safe private transactions by more than 99% included in a future network upgrade. EIP-8288, which he co-authored in June, would move the heaviest cryptography out of the network's execution path. Post-quantum signatures currently run to 2 or 3 kilobytes and cost 150,000 to 200,000 gas to verify. A note on recursive STARK mempools (EIP-8288) https://t.co/KGUHKCcFqf This is an EIP that...
Sep 9, 2026
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Bitcoin Wallet Maker Trezor Says Hackers Breached Its Email Provider
Hardware wallet maker Trezor warned users Wednesday that hackers breached its third-party email provider and used it to distribute a phishing email disguised as a critical security warning. “Please be aware that the email named ‘Critical Security Alert: STM32 Entropy Vulnerability’ is not coming from us, and it’s a phishing attempt. Do not click on any link,” Trezor wrote on X. Myriad: How high will Bitcoin go in September? Click to make your prediction. Trezor said it took down the domain used...
Sep 9, 2026
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While Bitcoin Devs Debate Next Moves, IonQ Unveils Superion 256 Quantum Computer
Publicly traded tech company IonQ unveiled its Superion 256 quantum computer Tuesday, opening orders for a system it expects to deliver in 2027 as it works to expand production. The Maryland-based company builds quantum computers and offers access through cloud services. It also develops quantum networking, sensing, and security technology. Myriad: How high will Nvidia trade in Sept? Click to make your prediction. “Superion is the result of two strategic acquisitions coming together to deliver t...