Fears that quantum computing could one day crack Bitcoin’s cryptography are resurfacing—this time with a sharper technical edge. A new research paper from Google’s Quantum AI team argues that key components of widely used elliptic curve cryptography (ECC) could, under advanced conditions, be broken far more efficiently than previously assumed, accelerating industry debate from “is this real?” to “how fast do we need to move?” The report, released in recent days, centers on the security model underpinning Bitcoin (BTC) wallets and much of modern digital authentication. ECC is designed so that...

Global crypto trading platform BYDFi will mark its 6th anniversary with a month-long celebration beginning on April 1, 2026, highlighting its evolution into an all-in-one crypto trading platform built on a CEX + DEX dual-engine model. Over the past six years, the company has strengthened product infrastructure, user safeguards, and market access, building a platform focused on reliability. BYDFi has grown into a global platform serving more than 1 million users across 190+ countries and regions, expanding product offerings and supporting both centralized and onchain trading. Key milestones...

Crypto markets pushed higher over the past 24 hours, but the bigger story was not the size of the rally—it was the violent unwind of bearish leverage. Roughly $91.76 million in leveraged positions were forcibly closed, with liquidations heavily skewed to the downside: short positions accounted for more than 84% of the total, a clear sign of a 'short squeeze' that exposed a broad positioning misread. According to aggregated derivatives data, about $77.56 million of the liquidations came from shorts, suggesting that traders who had bet on further downside were forced out as prices climbed,...

Security researchers have uncovered and resolved a critical vulnerability in Zcash nodes that could have enabled malicious miners to siphon over 25,000 ZEC approximately $6.5 million from the networks legacy Sprout shielded pool. The flaw was responsibly disclosed and patched before any exploitation occurred, leaving all user funds intact. Researcher Alex Scalar Sol identified the bug on March 23 with the help of AI-assisted analysis. The vulnerability caused zcashd nodes to bypass proof verification on Sprout pool transactions a serious oversight that persisted across releases dating back...

Tether has announced the expansion of USAT, a regulated U.S. dollar stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital, to the Celo blockchain marking the first time the digital asset has been deployed beyond Ethereum mainnet. Celo operates as an Ethereum layer-2 scaling network, and Google Cloud will provide infrastructure support for the rollout. USAT launched on Ethereum in January and is now broadening its reach to tap into Celos growing mobile-first ecosystem. Opera MiniPay, which runs on the Celo network, already serves 14 million wallet users worldwide, giving USAT immediate access to a large...

Circle has taken on a significant new role in the Canton Network by becoming a Super Validator under CIP-0041, giving the company a fixed network weight that allows it to contribute to governance and help secure the Global Synchronizer. This move positions Circle as the primary dollar-based settlement layer across Canton applications, deepening its infrastructure presence in institutional blockchain finance. As part of this expansion, Circle introduced USDCx, a USDC-backed stablecoin designed specifically for institutional use. USDCx marks the first time a USDC-backed asset has been deployed...

Arizona is making significant progress toward establishing a state-level cryptocurrency reserve, with the latest Bitcoin reserve bill approaching its final legislative vote. The proposal aims to diversify Arizonas treasury by building a strategic stockpile of digital assets, marking a bold step in state-level crypto adoption. Under the bill, law enforcement-seized cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and XRP would be retained by the state rather than auctioned off. It also grants Arizonas Treasurer the authority to allocate up to 10% of state public funds into digital assets, with the added...

A Bitcoin whale who purchased 1,102 BTC eight months ago at a price of $117,770 per coin has reportedly transferred the entire holdings to Binance, one of the worlds largest cryptocurrency exchanges. The move is widely considered a sign of capitulation, as depositing Bitcoin onto an exchange typically signals an intent to sell. The whale originally acquired the Bitcoin in July 2025, riding optimism fueled by a four-month price rally that ran from April through June of that year. At the time of purchase, Bitcoin was trading above $100,000, and market sentiment pointed toward continued upward...

The XRP ecosystem is showing renewed momentum as on-chain activity on the XRP Ledger experiences an extraordinary spike, reigniting optimism among crypto investors watching for a potential price breakout. While XRPs market price has remained relatively stable around the $1.30 range amid mixed sentiment, its underlying network metrics are painting a far more bullish picture. Data sourced from XRPScan reveals that daily payment transactions on the XRP Ledger soared to approximately 624.6 million as of March 30 a staggering 410.7% jump compared to the roughly 122 million transactions recorded...

Bitcoin closed the first quarter of 2026 with a rough six-month stretch that market analysts say is entirely without precedent. The leading cryptocurrency has consistently lagged U.S. equities since early October 2025 a duration of underperformance that veteran analysts have never seen before. Mark Connors, founder of Risk Dimensions, highlighted the unusual pattern, noting that while bitcoin has experienced sharper selloffs in the past, those downturns were typically brief. This time, the gap has persisted. Bitcoin dropped approximately 22% in Q1 2026, following a 25% decline in the final...