With two judges dissenting, the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench (CB) on Wednesday gave its go-ahead for civilians involved in the May 9, 2023 riots to be tried in military courts. The case pertains to the military trials and the subsequent sentencing of civilians for their role in attacks on army installations during the riots that followed ex-premier Imran Khan’s arrest on May 9, 2023. The 5-2 ruling came as the CB accepted a set of 38 intra-court appeals (ICAs) moved by the federal and provincial governments as well as Shuhada Forum Balochistan, among others, against the widely-praised October 2023 ruling that declared that trying the accused civilians in military courts violated the Constitution. Highlights: SC restores three provisions of Army Act struck down earlier Bench orders legislation within 45 days to ensure civilians’ right to appeal Minority ruling declares military court sentences as ‘without jurisdiction’, against Constitution Lawyers, PTI slam ruling, voice concern over fair trial The b...
Security should be transparent, auditable, and accessible to everyone building in this space, a Safeheron spokesperson told Cointelegraph. Safeheron, a digital asset infrastructure provider based in Singapore, has introduced an open-source Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) framework. This solution could bolster security and privacy for Web3 in sectors like decentralized finance (DeFi), payment services, and decentralized autonomous organizations. The TEE framework is the first built upon the native Intel SGX SDK and developed using modern C++, a general-purpose object-oriented programming language often used for operating systems, game development, and high-powered computing. Safeheron decided to open-source the framework because the company had seen growing concerns across the industry about closed, opaque systems, especially as security incidents have become more widespread. Read more
XRP price is up today as macroeconomic conditions improve, but traders say key support levels must hold to sustain a recovery to new all-time highs. Key takeaways: XRP price is up 2% on May 7, buoyed by US-China trade talk optimism, with key support at $2.08 critical for sustained recovery. Whale accumulation signals XRP price strength. Read more
Bitcoin OG Adam Back is used to being asked if he’s Satoshi… and has to laugh at some of the crazy conspiracy theories about Blockstream. For a man who many believe could actually be Satoshi, Blockstream CEO Adam Back is surprisingly understanding on the question of normies buying so-called paper Bitcoin via the ETFs. You have to have some empathy for the people who want to buy Bitcoin, but they dont know how to do it, and its too complicated, Back tells Magazine. There are limits to his tolerance though. You also dont really want 90% of it in ETFs or something because that might start to become a problem, says the London-born, Malta-based cryptographer. Read more