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ZK STARKs are the best way to deal with the issues created with making Bitcoin quantum-safe — and to reach mass adoption at the same time — says StarkWare co-founder Eli Ben-Sasson. What’s more, he claims Blockstream founder Adam Back agrees. Ben-Sasson has been in the news this week for his controversial suggestion on X to increase Bitcoin inflation to 4% annually. Grok’s analysis of the replies found “zero clear support for the proposal.” But as the co-inventor of STARKs — quantum-secure, hash-based zero-knowledge proofs — he’s on much firmer ground, with some leading Bitcoin researchers supporting the concept. Ben-Sasson’s own project Starknet last week announced its own three phase project to become quantum secure. The problem of large PQ signatures on Bitcoin Adding zero-knowledge proofs to Bitcoin does not make the blockchain quantum secure by itself. ZK proofs are a way to deal
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Strategy, led by Michael Saylor, has launched an interactive credit model that allows investors to calculate the resilience of its debt obligations in real time. The release came just two days after the company officially confirmed the sale of 3,588 BTC worth $216 million to secure dollar liquidity and payments on preferred shares. The publication of the simulator seems to be Michael Saylor’s direct response to renewed Wall Street discussions about the risks of his business model, designed to show analysts exactly how many years the company can hold out without a Bitcoin rally. Digital Credit is transparent because the principal market risk factor is Bitcoin, an observable, homogeneous asset. Analysts can assess BTC-related credit risk continuously, and investors can apply their own statistical models to inform valuation and trading decisions
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The New Hampshire Executive Council rejected a plan on Wednesday to authorize a $100 million bond backed by Bitcoin, killing a proposal that state officials had cast as a first-in-the-nation bid to draw digital finance to the Granite State. The New Hampshire councilors voted 3-2 against it, according to reporting from The Boston Globe. The New Hampshire Business Finance Authority and Governor Kelly Ayotte had promoted the bond as “groundbreaking” and “historic.” The deal would have stood as the world’s first Bitcoin-backed municipal bond. The plan had cleared Moody’s ratings and reached the Executive Council for its final vote before issuance. The council did not share that enthusiasm. Karen Liot Hill, the lone Democrat, framed her opposition as caution rather than hostility. “I’m not opposed to Bitcoin or cryptocurrency in general,” she told The Boston Globe. “But I do think t
This week, Strategy founder and bitcoin bull Michael Saylor turned to X to argue that Bitcoin has “no spam problem,” pointing to persistently low network fees as evidence for his position. Saylor’s remarks arrive amid an increasingly heated debate within the Bitcoin community over BIP-110, a proposed soft fork designed to limit non-monetary data recorded […]
Hyperscale Data's significant Bitcoin holdings may increase stock volatility, reflecting broader trends in corporate treasury strategies.
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TeraWulf's pivot to AI infrastructure highlights a broader trend of crypto firms diversifying to stabilize revenue amid market volatility.
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Marathon's strategic pivot to AI and HPC could stabilize revenue streams, reducing reliance on Bitcoin's volatility and enhancing growth potential.
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Bitcoin miner MARA has expanded its digital infrastructure by acquiring a large-scale powered land site in Texas. The miner’s stock has surged on the back of this development, even as the firm deepens its push into the AI industry. MARA Acquires Texas Land Site, Stock Price Surges In a press release, the Bitcoin miner announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement under which it will acquire from HIF a large-scale powered land site in Texas. “The site encompasses more than 1,200 acres and is expected to provide access to up to an initial 1 GW of grid capacity by October 2027 and up to 2 GW by April 2028,” the release read. This comes as MARA continues to expand its AI infrastructure, pivoting from just Bitcoin mining. Notably, this latest purchase comes just months after the miner acquired Long Ridge Energy & Power in a $1.5 billion deal. Meanwhile, the
