A Cambridge study spanning 11 years and 68 verified cable failures found that Bitcoin’s physical infrastructure is far more resilient than previously …
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Mining
Seven internet cables were cut at once — Bitcoin barely noticed, but researchers found a real chokepoint
by shayaanby shayaanWhen seabed disturbances off Côte d’Ivoire severed seven submarine cables in March 2024, the regional internet impact earned an IODA severity score …
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Federal Reserve Board member Stephen Miran, in his statements regarding monetary policy, argued that the current policy is too tight and called …
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Finance
Circle shares boosted by Middle East tensions, rising oil, fading rate cut hopes, says Mizuho
by shayaanby shayaanShares of stablecoin issuer Circle (CRCL) have risen over 20% this week, outperforming the broader market following Israeli and U.S. airstrikes on …
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Finance
Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Argues That the Fed Will Be More Reluctant to Cut Interest Rates After the Iran Crisis
by shayaanby shayaanFormer US Treasury Secretary and former Fed Chair Janet Yellen said that with the increase in geopolitical risks stemming from Iran, the …
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In brief U.S. Central Command reportedly used Anthropic’s Claude for intelligence assessments, target identification, and battle simulation during the Iran strikes. Experts …
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Finance
FED Meeting Approaches – Will There Be an Interest Rate Cut? Here Are the Predictions
by shayaanby shayaanMarket expectations for the Fed’s interest rate decision in March have been updated. Pricing on the forecasting platform Polymarket revealed that investors …
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Scams
AI Disruption Could Cut Creator Earnings by Nearly 25% by 2028, UNESCO Warns
by shayaanby shayaanIn brief UNESCO has projected that generative AI outputs could drive revenue losses of 24% for music creators and 21% for audiovisual …
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Markets
Bitcoin shakes off U.S. session losses as Trump says U.S. trade deficit cut by 78%
by shayaanby shayaanInvestors are focused less on the accuracy of Trump’s trade figures and more on how renewed tariff talk could mean higher-for-longer interest …
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Mining
After an 11% Difficulty Cut, Bitcoin Is Poised for Aggressive Recalibration
by shayaanby shayaanWhile bitcoin just posted its steepest difficulty decline since China’s 2021 mining purge, the network has already found its footing, and the …