Naoris Protocol debuted its quantum-resistant blockchain Thursday, which it says is designed to stay secure even against future powerful quantum computers that could break modern day cryptography.
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Naoris debuts its quantum-resistant mainnet, which uses algorithms approved by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology.

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Naoris Protocol's quantum-resistant blockchain goes live as Bitcoin and Ethereum face 'Q-Day' threats

Bitcoin is trading choppily around $66,600, as the extended holiday weekend sidelines potential buyers and gives bears greater control over price action.
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Good Friday shuts CME futures and ETF activity, removing a key source of demand as large holders continue distributing and spot demand weakens.

Bitcoin heads into holiday weekend exposed as ETF and CME flows go offline

The U.S. Department of Justice will be helmed by Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, President Donald Trump announced Thursday, after removing Attorney General Pam Bondi from the position.
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U.S. President Donald Trump named Todd Blanche, his former personal attorney and deputy attorney general, as the interim top prosecutor.

Todd Blanche, author of DOJ crypto enforcement memo, is now interim AG

El ataque al Protocolo Drift no fue un hackeo en el sentido tradicional. 
Nadie encontró un error ni descifró una clave privada. Tampoco hubo un exploit de préstamo instantáneo ni un oráculo manipul… [+8144 chars]

La explotación no involucró un error en el código de Drift. Se utilizaron "nonces duraderos", una característica legítima de las transacciones en Solana, para pre-firmar transferencias administrativas semanas antes de ejecutarlas, eludiendo la seguridad multi…

Aquí se explica cómo los atacantes de Drift drenaron más de $270 millones utilizando una función de Solana diseñada para la conveniencia

President Donald Trump's renewed aggressive posturing toward Iran has pushed bitcoin lower by roughly 2% over the past 24 hours to $67,000. While this price action is consistent with routine volatili… [+2798 chars]

The negative gamma zone below $68,000 can trigger a self-reinforcing sell-off, leading to an ever larger slump.

Here’s why bitcoin’s drop below $68,000 raises the risk of a crash under $60,000

Coinbase (COIN) said Thursday it had received initial approval for a national trust company charter from the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Bloomberg reported, marking a step toward … [+1631 chars]

Coinbase’s conditional OCC approval moves it closer to operating as a federally regulated crypto custodian, pending compliance and final review.

Coinbase wins initial bank regulator nod for trust charter, boosting custody push

Social media platform X is preparing a new security measure aimed at shutting down a widespread form of crypto phishing that leverages hijacked accounts to promote scam tokens.
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The move comes in response to a wave of phishing attacks using fake copyright emails and is the latest in an attempt to shut down crypto-linked scams on the platform.

Elon Musk's X to deploy scam kill switch by auto-locking first-time crypto mentioners

The attack on Drift Protocol was not a hack in the traditional sense. 
Nobody found a bug or cracked a private key. There wasn't a flash loan exploit or manipulated oracle either.
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The exploit did not involve a bug in Drift's code. It used "durable nonces," a legitimate Solana transaction feature, to pre-sign administrative transfers weeks before executing them, bypassing the protocol's multisig security in minutes.