Signal threatens to withdraw from UK over encryption backdoor proposals

Signal's potential UK exit highlights the global tension between privacy rights and government surveillance, impacting digital privacy norms. The post Signal president warns of potential UK exit over surveillance concerns appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Bank restrictions on crypto transactions in the UK could hinder the country's ambitions to become a leading global crypto hub. The post UK crypto advocates criticize banks for blocking 40% of crypto transactions appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Apple Silicon Macs fail at less than half the rate of Intel Macs, dramatically reducing the platform’s already industry-leading total cost of ownership (TCO), according to data revealed by London, UK-based Apple reseller Hoxton Macs. While it’s true the data is based on a relatively small sample group, it does seem to reflect what the industry in general sees. Apple’s chip design transforms Mac reliability The success of Apple Silicon hardware is attributed to its simpler design, which integrates multiple components into a single chip, reducing the number of potential failure points. Additionally, Apple Silicon Macs run cooler, leading to less wear and tear on components such as batteries and USB-C ports, the report says. Across the wider laptop market, most studies show hardware faults affect one in five non-Apple machines over their first three years in use. This builds on Apple’s enduring record for making good hardware as independent reliability surveys consistently rank the compan

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s speech on Monday insisting that tech companies create device controls to somehow block children from viewing or creating sexually explicit imagery has raised alarms among CISOs, who worry that the same technology could undermine enterprise security. Starmer gave tech firms three months to create and implement such restrictions voluntarily, at which point he said he would push for legislation to make it mandatory. Behind the technical and logistical hurdles for tech firms to clear, such as how a device would determine that an image was inappropriate, and how it could reliably determine the subject’s age, is the issue of whether this process would interfere with encryption protections for enterprises worldwide. And that comes down to whether the required data analysis happens on the device or in the cloud.  Starmer did not go into a lot of detail, preferring to let technology companies craft their own plans, but in this case the details matter. Analysts a

Bitcoin is holding above $62,000 after the massive drop that defined last week’s market action and erased months of recovery progress in a matter of days. The price is stabilizing — but analyst MorenoDV has published a demand analysis that places the current market conditions in a historical context that makes the stability feel considerably more fragile than the held price level suggests. Related Reading: XRP Just Printed A Rare Binance Signal As Market Volatility Accelerates Bitcoin demand has entered one of its most extreme contraction regimes since 2019. The 30-day growth of combined spot and perpetual futures demand has fallen toward -650,000 BTC — a threshold that has been reached only three times across the chart’s entire history. The rarity of the reading is the first signal that the current environment is not a routine demand slowdown but something structurally more severe. The architecture of the contraction is what makes MorenoDV’s analysis particularly significant. Spot dem

The coordinated sanctions could disrupt financial networks supporting violence, potentially reducing settler aggression and altering regional dynamics. The post UK and allies sanction networks enabling settler violence in West Bank appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The new UK law could strain diplomatic ties and heighten tensions with named states, impacting international relations and security dynamics. The post Britain to enforce new law against proxies for hostile states next month appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The UK's push for a toll-free Strait of Hormuz deal could prevent geopolitical tensions and set a precedent against crypto-based transit fees. The post UK urges swift US-Iran deal to fully reopen Strait of Hormuz without tolls appeared first on Crypto Briefing.