Tech
May 22
The XRP Ledger is scheduled to activate the fixCleanup3_1__3 amendment on May 27, bundled within rippled version 3.1.3. The upgrade addresses bugs across NFTs, Permissioned Domains, Vaults, and the Lending Protocol, with the default validator vote set to Yes given the fixes' significance. The event
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Tech
May 21
A Glassnode analysis has identified approximately $500 billion worth of Bitcoin that could be compromised by sufficiently advanced quantum computers, highlighting structural weaknesses in how portions of the existing supply are stored. The blockchain data firm mapped specific vulnerabilities within Bitcoin's UTXO set, flagging exposed public keys as
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Tech
May 21
Passport Prime represents a strategic pivot for Foundation, a company previously known for Bitcoin hardware wallets, into the emerging space of AI agent oversight. The device is designed to serve as a physical "human authority" layer, allowing users to authenticate identities and explicitly authorize or restrict actions taken
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Tech
May 21
Syndicate Labs is winding down operations after five years, blaming a rollup market downturn, not last month's $330,000 exploit.
Syndicate Labs has announced it will cease operations after five years in the blockchain infrastructure space, attributing the decision to a prolonged slump in the rollup market rather
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Tech
May 20
A poisoned VS Code extension gave hackers access to thousands of GitHub's internal source code repositories.
GitHub has confirmed that approximately 3,800 of its internal repositories were stolen after an employee unknowingly installed a malicious Visual Studio Code extension. The threat actor, identified as TeamPCP, used the
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Tech
May 20
Fireblocks launches agentic payment support and joins x402 Foundation, predicting AI agents will massively boost stablecoin usage.
Fireblocks, a leading digital asset infrastructure company, has launched agentic payment support designed to enable AI agents to autonomously conduct online transactions. The company has also joined the x402 Foundation, signaling a strategic
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