How Real Is The Quantum Threat?

A new panel has officially been announced to take place at Bitcoin 2026 titled “How Real Is The Quantum Threat?” The conversation will bring together five voices at the center of one of the most actively debated technical questions in Bitcoin today, and the lineup reflects the full range of perspectives the topic demands.

The panel features:

Hunter Beast, a senior protocol engineer for the Anduro sidechain platform incubated by MARA, is the co-author of BIP 360, a proposal that establishes a new Bitcoin wallet address type designed to protect the network from quantum computing threats. BIP 360 was merged into the Bitcoin Core BIP repository in February 2026 and was…

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MARA Conducts Ongoing Layoffs Following $1.1B Bitcoin Sale And Debt Reduction Push

Bitcoin miner MARA Holdings has begun a series of company-wide layoffs affecting multiple departments, according to reporting from Blockspace Media, marking the latest shift in the firm’s broader restructuring strategy.

Sources familiar with the matter said the layoffs have been “ongoing” and executed in a piecemeal fashion, with at least two rounds taking place this week on Wednesday and Thursday. The total number of employees impacted — as well as the percentage of the workforce affected — has not been disclosed, and the company has not publicly commented on the cuts.

The workforce reduction comes just days after MARA completed a major balance sheet restructuring that…

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Is April The Turning Point Crypto Bulls Have Been Waiting For?

After months of choppy price action and range-bound trading, April is shaping up as a potentially pivotal month for the crypto market. A growing number of analysts believe the conditions are aligning for a breakout, even as near-term risks continue to keep traders cautious.

Why April Is Getting So Much Attention

The bullish case for April rests on a combination of macro, regulatory, and structural factors that are beginning to converge.

First, regulatory clarity in the United States has improved meaningfully compared to previous years. With clearer guidance around crypto custody, exchange operations, and institutional participation, large financial players are no longer sitting entirely on…

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North Korea Strikes Again: $285 Million Exploit Raises Questions For Circle

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic on Thursday flagged “multiple indicators” that North Korea’s state-sponsored hackers may be behind the $285 million exploit of Drift Protocol, the largest DeFi hack of 2026 so far that wiped out more than half of the Solana-based exchange’s total value locked.

Arthur Hayes, BitMEX co-founder, Maelstrom CIO, and Drift Protocol advisor, pointed the finger at Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) itself.

“If Solana had native multi sig addresses, would the Drift hack even have been possible? Actually curious, not trolling,” Hayes wrote on X.

Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet drew a direct comparison to the $1.4 billion Bybit hack of 2025, which the FBI attributed to…

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6.7 Million Bitcoin Face A 9-Minute Quantum Threat And Nobody’s Watching, Crypto Exec Warns

According to Alex Pruden, CEO of Project 11, the cryptocurrency industry is dangerously unprepared for quantum computing as a threat.

The Google Breakthrough: Moving The Goalposts

The catalyst for the current panic is a research paper published by Google, which outlines how attackers could crack Bitcoin’s private keys much faster — and with significantly fewer resources — than previously believed.

“This paper is really about lowering the bar or moving the goalposts closer,” Pruden explained.

“If you look at the cryptographers for Bitcoin and specifically look at our architecture and do a bunch of tricks, you can lower that bar way down.”

The Google paper suggests that an…

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Coinbase Receives OCC Nod To Form National Trust Company

Coinbase has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish Coinbase National Trust Company, according to a statement from the company. 

The approval marks a regulatory milestone for Coinbase as it expands its federally supervised custody and market infrastructure operations.

The company emphasized that the approval does not authorize it to operate as a commercial bank. Coinbase stated it will not take retail deposits or engage in fractional reserve banking. Instead, the charter is intended to provide federal oversight for its custody business, which the firm says has been a core part of its operations for years.

Under the…

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Wall Street Firms And Crypto Companies To Review Market Structure Proposals

Crypto and banking industry representatives are set to review a revised stablecoin yield proposal crafted by Senators Thom Tillis and Angela Alsobrooks this week, as lawmakers attempt to break a months-long lobbying standoff over how — or whether — stablecoin issuers should be allowed to offer yield.

According to reporting from Politico, a small group of crypto firms and Wall Street institutions will privately review the updated legislative text over the next two days, with crypto companies expected to see the language as early as Thursday and banks on Friday. 

The process remains tightly controlled, with stakeholders permitted to view the draft only in restricted settings…

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LNVPN Rebrands To Nadanada.me As Privacy Infrastructure Expands With Anonymous ESIMs And Lightning Payments

Offering anonymous eSIM data plans in over 200 countries, disposable and rental phone numbers for SMS verification, WireGuard VPN access and anonymous AI chat tools, LNVPN has outgrown its original brand. The company has grown into a full-spectrum privacy infrastructure service.

The company started in 2022 as LNVPN. It began as a proof-of-concept Lightning Network VPN built for the Oslo Freedom Forum after Alex Gladstein asked the team to create a Lightning-enabled VPN for activists in oppressive regimes. The original focus was short-term VPN access paid with Lightning, allowing users to buy service by the hour or day instead of monthly subscriptions.

The service grew quickly….

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Bitcoin Plunges 3% After Trump Signals More Iran Strikes

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is down 3%, sinking below $67,000 after President Trump’s Iran war address signaled further escalation over the next two to three weeks, pushing crude oil above $104 per barrel on Thursday.

Trump Doubles Down

Markets climbed hours before Trump’s speech, pricing in hopes for de-escalation and resumed oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz. 

Instead, Trump said the U.S. would “hit” Iran “extremely hard” over the next two to three weeks as military objectives near completion.

Trump warned of additional strikes on Iranian electric infrastructure if no deal is reached.

He offered no concrete timeline for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, leaving that task to…

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Bitcoin Price Slides Toward $66k As Market Waits On Iran

Bitcoin price fell last night after President Donald Trump signaled a potential escalation in military action against Iran, triggering a broad pullback across global markets and raising questions about whether bitcoin price could test lower support levels.

The price of Bitcoin dropped nearly 4% within hours after Trump’s April 1 address, sliding to below $66,000 early April 2. The decline came as investors shifted away from risk assets following remarks that pointed to harder strikes in the coming weeks, with no timeline for de-escalation.

Equity markets also moved lower. The S&P 500 traded in negative territory, while Asia-Pacific equities reversed earlier gains. At the same…

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