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

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

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.

How a Solana feature designed for convenience let attackers drain more than $270 million from Drift

Elliptic said Thursday the $285 million Drift Protocol exploit, the largest this year, carries multiple indicators of North Koreas state-sponsored DPRK hacker group involvement.
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The blockchain analytics firm pointed to cross-chain laundering patterns and Solana-specific tracing challenges that mirror prior North Korean state-linked operations.

North Koreans hackers likely behind $286 million Drift Protocol exploit: Elliptic

A U.S. enforcement case against alleged crypto market manipulation is once again putting the spotlight on wash trading and the blurry line between market makers and market manipulators.
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Prosecutors and experts reveal how firms engineer trading activity to inflate prices, highlighting how pervasive this criminal activity is and how it affects investors

The ‘wash trading’ bust: Why the feds are finally calling out crypto’s dirty little liquidity secret

GOOGLE SAYS BREAKING BITCOIN IS EASIER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT: Breaking the Bitcoin blockchain with quantum computers may not be as difficult as once thought, and Bitcoins Taproot technology, which … [+10731 chars]

Also: OpenAI raises $122 billion, crypto ecosystems diverging post-quantum strategies, and Base’s 2026 roadmap.

The Protocol: Quantum computing could break Bitcoin sooner, says Google

Tokenization has become one of crypto's favorite buzzwords, but Grayscale head of research Zach Pandl said investors should think about it less as a single trade and more as a long roadmap with diffe… [+2829 chars]

Investors looking to bet on tokenization should think in phases, with institution-friendly networks like Canton likely winning first and Avalanche, Ethereum capturing more upside later, Grayscale's Zach Pandl said.