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Cory Fields says quantum landmines could make Bitcoin theft a losing bet
The Bitcoin developer has floated hidden ownership traps and staked auctions that would force a quantum attacker to post collateral before moving vulnerable coins, as a mailing-list thought experiment
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El Salvador gets $138m IMF payout after Bitcoin waivers
The IMF has released about $138m to El Salvador under its $1.4bn programme, granting waivers after some targets, including Bitcoin accumulation, were missed.
Bitcoin miners write down $1.5bn of hardware in AI pivot
Public Bitcoin miners shed 75 EH/s of realised hashrate in the first half of 2026, hardware worth about $1.5bn, as they redirect power to AI and HPC sites.
Latam cartels use crypto mining and fintechs to launder billions
A report says Latin American criminal groups are mining crypto and building fintech networks to hide illicit earnings, prompting calls for tighter oversight.
Microsoft X account hijacked to push fake Clippy crypto token
Microsoft's official X account was taken over to promote a fraudulent $Clippy token, with a fake apology post adding to the confusion, U.Today reports.
Grayscale flags AI crypto winners in $15bn sector after September surge
Grayscale research says AI-linked tokens beat the wider crypto market in September, with NEAR up 183%, and sees possible major winners in the sector over five years.
XRP Ledger sets 9 October activation for batch transaction upgrade
The XRP Ledger is targeting 9 October for BatchV1_1, an amendment letting users bundle up to eight transactions, alongside a separate security fix that carries the same deadline.