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Blockchain can still serve its purpose while catering to institutional finance needs through privacy technology, says Aztec Labs’ Zac Williamson. Blockchain is being pulled between traditional finance and its decentralized ethos as the industry shifts to serve institutional products. Zac Williamson, CEO of Aztec Labs, said early decentralized governance failures shifted blockchain’s trajectory away from community coordination. “There is a real risk that blockchain just becomes a slightly more efficient settlement layer than Visa or Mastercard,” he told Cointelegraph. “If we lose the social coordination side of this, then the entire point of the technology gets hollowed out.” Read more

The latest crypto slide has created an attractive entry point for the two companies' stocks, with core USDC and bitcoin theses still intact.

The company's stock valuation sits near cycle lows as index exclusion chatter grows.

Crypto investment products neared $5 billion in outflows in the last four weeks, but late-week inflows show early signs of improving sentiment despite heavy selling, CoinShares said. Cryptocurrency investment products have hit almost $5 billion in outflows over the past four weeks, but inflows during the final days of last week offered a small sign of improving sentiment. Crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw $1.94 billion in outflows last week, a small decline from the $2 billion exodus the previous week, according to a Monday research report from CoinShares. The four-week total now stands at $4.9 billion, marking the third-largest outflow run on record. Only the March tariff-driven sell-off and the February 2018 downturn were bigger. Read more

Китайская компания Xiaomi использует на своих смартфонах систему HyperOS на базе Android. Там есть множество функций, которые постоянно обновляются, и важно не пропустить очередное обновление, чтобы заставить свои гаджеты работать по-новому.

Из-за постоянных ракетных и дроновых атак на энергетическую систему, по всей Украине продолжаются отключения электроэнергии. При этом в разных регионах света может не быть более 12 часов в сутки.

From custody standards to stablecoin oversight, India’s VDA review may help shape an investor-focused framework that brings crypto rules closer to global norms. With more than 100 million crypto users, India still lacks a comprehensive virtual digital asset (VDA) law. Existing rules address taxation and AML obligations, but they do not fully cover consumer protection or broader market conduct. Issues under discussion include the absence of unified investor-protection rules, unregulated trading practices and concerns that India’s 30% tax plus 1% TDS regime is pushing users to offshore platforms. Stakeholders are discussing a risk-based VDA framework, licensing requirements for exchanges and custodians, conduct-of-business standards, RWA-specific regulations and improved data and reporting systems. Read more

Лекарства от деменции не существует, однако ученые то и дело расширяют список факторов, влияющих на риск развития заболевания в будущем. Теперь, в новом исследовании, ученые обнаружили связь между деменцией и употреблением сыра.

The bank sees new upside for bitcoin miners as HPC partnerships reshape the sector.

Отшлифовывая "план Трампа", Украина и США забывают самое главное — что России мир не нужен и она не собирается ничего подписывать, убежден публицист Виталий Портников. По его мнению, когда Путин решит, что момент для мира настал, ему не понадобится никакой Трамп.

Украина живет в режиме круглосуточных очередей отключения света из-за критических повреждений энергетической инфраструктуры обстрелами ВС РФ. Однако до сих пор не все понимают, что такое очереди отключения света, как они рассчитываются и сколько продолжаются.

Western intelligence services have warned for years that Moscow is trying to boost its traditional military capabilities.

A drop to $1.60 or a double-digit spike: what comes next?

The European Central Bank said stablecoin risks in the euro area are limited, with crypto trading dominating use and retail adoption under 1%, while monitoring continues. Financial stability experts at the European Central Bank (ECB) said stablecoin-related risks in the euro area are limited due to low adoption and preventative regulation. The ECB on Monday published its financial stability review pre-release, devoting it to the growing market of stablecoins, which are digital assets pegged to the value of fiat currencies or commodities. Authored by ECB financial stability experts Senne Aerts, Claudia Lambert and Elisa Reinhold, the report questioned stablecoin use cases beyond crypto trading and highlighted their low financial stability risks in the euro area. Read more

Отец из Норвегии стал звездой соцсетей после того, как показал простой, но невероятно действенный трюк, позволяющий его двухлетней дочери чувствовать себя настоящей хозяйкой семейной собаки.

Идиллия семьи Нейтана Треваллиона, жены Кэтрин и их троих детей в глубинке Италии стала предметом громкого скандала. Власти страны считают, что происходят нарушения прав детей, но родители категорически против таких обвинений.

Defense Minister Katz said he is halting military appointments a day after the army chief cleared the promotions of two Southern Command officers while dismissing other senior commanders for their Oct. 7 failures. The IDF chief called the decision 'puzzling,' adding that halting the appointments could 'harm' the military

The deal between Upbit and Naver was reported in September, with suggestions that the former's parent Dunamu would be brought under Naver's financial arm.

Bitcoin bounced off $85,000 over the weekend and stayed within the $87k to $89.6k decision zone. The move keeps price pinned between nearby liquidity shelves on the attached 30-minute map, with the first overhead cap clustered at $92.8k to $93.4k and a ladder of supports down through $84k, $82.5k to $81.5k, and the $79k shelf. […] The post Crossroads for Bitcoin: What’s next – $92k or $79k? Let’s break it down appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Одной из самых интригующих гипотез в физике является существование дополнительных измерений. То есть их может быть больше, чем три пространственных измерения и одно измерение времени. Но пока что обнаружить их не удалось.