Naoris has launched a $120,000 bounty incentivising researchers to break key cryptographic algorithms underpinning Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana.
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Sui Research’s new quantum-safe wallet upgrade method offers a hard fork-free solution for EdDSA-based blockchains, but does not apply to Bitcoin or Ethereum.
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As of Wednesday, at least 11 IP addresses have actively tried to exploit the vulnerability, with thousands more addresses possibly doing reconnaissance work.
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Telegram would rather exit markets like France than allow encryption backdoors to private user messages, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said.
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Messaging apps gather users’ data and violate their privacy. Session co-founder Kee Jeffreys says encryption and decentralization are the solution.
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Nym says its virtual private network can be used fully anonymously and will help protect journalists and activists from government, corporate and AI surveillance.
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As Web3 grows, its metadata problem intensifies, risking a global data security crisis. Can anonymity networks and new technologies protect users from AI-powered surveillance?
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Shutter Network core contributor Loring Harkness tells The Agenda podcast that MEV attacks are making crypto unfair and insecure for everyday users.
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Fully homomorphic encryption may become a core component of privacy-centric, decentralized AI systems, according to Ben Goertzel, CEO of SingularityNET and ASI.
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UBS is testing blockchain for digital gold trading using ZKsync, aiming to enhance security, scalability and accessibility for retail investors.
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Arcium CEO Yannik Schrade tells The Agenda podcast that encryption is not just for dissidents and privacy-obsessed individuals, it’s for everyone.
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) seeks public input on the proposed changes until June 25, 2025.
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Discover how a known-plaintext attack works, where an attacker uses both the plaintext and its ciphertext to crack encryption and access sensitive data.
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Bitcoin’s private keys won’t be breached any time soon, but the industry still needs to transition to “post-quantum cryptography.”
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Quantum bits currently require temperatures between approximately -200 degrees Celsius to -270 degrees Celsius to operate properly.
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