Porsche’s electric Macan Turbo is an automotive existential crisis

Maybe it was the grey color, the slightly bulbous roofline, or the vaguely SUV-like proportions of the electric Porsche Macan, but as I shuttled kids and groceries around city and suburban streets, I never once noticed a longing stare from other drivers. Unlike with other cars I’ve tested, no enthusiasts stopped to ask me questions. […]

Need a Secure Crypto App? GCash Offers Seamless Transfers and Quick Registration via GCrypto

Weekly Crypto Roundup Get the weekly briefing for Philippine crypto insiders, from the country’s longest-standing crypto and blockchain news publication. Filipinos can securely open a trading account, transfer crypto from other wallets or exchanges, and trade up to 55 cryptocurrencies with zero cash-in fees directly in the GCash app. Finance super app GCash has made […]

Michael Saylor’s Strategy in Trouble? MSCI’s New Rules Put Index Status at Risk

A May 2026 test identified Strategy, Metaplanet, and Yellow Cake as potential candidates for removal from MSCI’s index. Michael Saylor-led Strategy could face removal from major global stock indexes after MSCI approved new rules for companies it considers non-operating. The index provider announced this week that it would exclude these companies from its Global […]

Circle’s USDC Becomes EU’s First Significant E-Money Token Under MiCA

Circle’s USDC has become the first e-money token to receive “significant” status under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), bringing the dollar-backed stablecoin under direct European Banking Authority (EBA) supervision for key financial safeguards from November 12, 2026. The EBA announced the decision on October 14 following an assessment of USDC against MiCA’s […]

Claude AI Cracks the NSA’s 25-Year Cryptography Seed Mystery

Key Takeaways Anthropic says Claude solved a 25-year NSA encryption mystery in under 30 minutes. NIST’s five prime-field curve seeds trace to a Unix-era generator using 1997-98 timestamps. Anthropic’s $36,864 bounty went to ISRG, while the origin of the B-163 seed remains unresolved. For decades, some of the world’s brightest cryptographers had been chasing a […]

Lighter launches EVM devnet with 1-second blocks and contract trading

Lighter has launched an EVM development network with one-second blocks that lets smart contracts manage trading orders, while its developer documentation lists mocked proofs and an unfinished asset-recovery mechanism among the test environment’s limits. Summary Lighter has launched an EVM devnet with one-second blocks and smart contract order management. Developers can read trading data, submit […]

Data centers are valuable targets, even outside of warfare

When Ukraine struck Russian data centers earlier this week, it was a stark reminder that the massive buildings are becoming a target in warfare. In March, the Iranian military struck Amazon data centers in the United Arab Emirates, which remained out of service several months later. While warfare attacks on data centers may seem like […]

Taiwan Cuts Off Coinbase and Kalshi Weeks Before Local Vote: Report

Polymarket, Kalshi’s main rival, is also blocked in Taiwan, where election bettors face up to six months in prison under a 2023 amendment. Coinbase and Kalshi have been reportedly blocked from Taiwan due to suspicion of betting on elections and several users of Coinbase have been unable to access the website since October 14. […]

The Leap Second Is No More

“There are continuing problems with positive leap seconds even after 50 years, and the concern was that the negative leap second would be much more serious because its effects had never been tested,” Levine says. BIPM time department director Patrizia Tavella confirmed those concerns in an email to WIRED. “The probability of a negative leap […]