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FBI used Google cookies, 500 food orders and a Monero seed phrase to identify Steam malware funder
A 15-page federal criminal complaint details how investigators combined a Bitcoin trail with Google cookies, phone records, and more than 500 Uber Eats deliveries to identify Zyaire Dontaevious Zamarion Wilkins as the alleged financier and marketer of a Steam malware campaign. A later search uncovered a Monero seed phrase tied to roughly $382,000 in cumulative …
Ripple sets 2028 deadline to harden XRPL after Google’s quantum research sharpens attack risk
Ripple is building a multi-stage plan to prepare the XRP Ledger (XRPL) for an eventual shift to post-quantum cryptography, setting a 2028 target for full readiness. This comes as advances in quantum computing force blockchain developers to think more concretely about how existing security systems may need to change in preparation for “Q-day.” The company …
Algorand just jumped 50% after Google flags quantum risk for Bitcoin and Ethereum
Algorand has emerged as an early standout in the crypto market’s latest quantum security debate after a recent Google Quantum AI paper highlighted the blockchain as a live example of post-quantum cryptography being deployed on a network. The attention came as the paper sharpened concerns around Bitcoin and Ethereum, two networks whose size, age, and …
Google slashes quantum cracking estimates by 20X creating $600 billion countdown for Bitcoin and Ethereum
A new paper from Google Quantum AI has sharply reduced the estimated hardware required to crack elliptic-curve cryptography used by Bitcoin and much of Ethereum, moving a long-running security debate closer to market terms. At current market prices, the quantum computing risks could affect more than $600 billion in Bitcoin, Ethereum, and stablecoins. The paper, …
Google is secretly bankrolling a $5 billion Bitcoin pivot using a shadow credit mechanism
Search engine giant Google has emerged as a silent architect behind Bitcoin miners' rapid pivot towards artificial intelligence (AI). Instead of acquiring mining firms, the Alphabet-owned company has provided at least $5 billion of disclosed credit support behind a handful of BTC miners' AI projects. While markets often frame these announcements as technology partnerships,
MetaMask launches social login feature using Google and Apple accounts for wallet access
MetaMask introduced a social login feature on Aug. 26, allowing users to create and manage crypto wallets using Google or Apple accounts. According to the announcement, the initiative aims to eliminate the complexity of traditional 12-word seed phrases in its latest crypto adoption initiative. The self-custodial wallet service streamlined wallet creation into two steps: signing …
Google backs Bitcoin miner TeraWulf’s $1.8B AI project
TeraWulf, a prominent Bitcoin miner, has secured a strategic partnership with Google as part of its high-performance computing (HPC) co-location agreements with Fluidstack. According to an Aug. 14 statement, the search engine giant will backstop $1.8 billion of Fluidstack’s lease obligations, providing critical support for project-related debt financing. The arrangement grants Google a warrant to …
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