The first images of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket stage impact on the moon’s surface have emerged. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute shared the first photographs captured by its lunar orbiter. South Korea is one of the few nations that currently has satellites traveling around the moon at an altitude of 62 miles (100 kilometers)…
Morgan Stanley’s spot Bitcoin ETF added approximately 232.5 BTC worth $15.05 million as Bitcoin traded below $65,000, lifting the fund’s holdings above 6,500 BTC for the first time. Summary MSBT added 232.5 BTC, valued at approximately $15.05 million, according to Arkham. The fund’s holdings increased to 6,563 BTC worth more than $426 million. BlackRock, Fidelity…
As part of a planned data center in Pecos County, Texas, Amazon is investing in an on-site power plant that could become the largest source of climate pollution in the United States, according to The New York Times. The NYT says the plant would burn natural gas and is permitted to release 33 million tons…
Bitcoin Reclaims $65,000 Despite CLARITY Act Setback The first week of August delivered strong momentum across the cryptocurrency market, with aggregate market capitalization surging from a low under $2.2 trillion to reach $2.9 trillion by Aug. 8. Bitcoin spearheaded the rally, reclaiming the $65,000 threshold for the first time in August and lifting its total…
Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid robot doesn’t just know when it needs a break. It can swap its own battery and get back to work. The production version of Atlas can autonomously return to a battery station, replace a depleted battery in under three minutes, and resume working without a person performing the swap, according to…
European Union officials are preparing to revise the bloc’s MiCA crypto framework in 2027 as foreign stablecoin restrictions and faster U.S. rulemaking expose gaps in the existing regime. Summary EU diplomats reportedly expect MiCA revisions in 2027, despite an ongoing European Commission consultation. Changes could address rules that have left non-EU stablecoins such as USDT…
Flock Safety, the company behind a nationwide network of automatic license plate readers, pitched a plan to convert hundreds of thousands of Uber, Lyft, and delivery drivers into a mobile extension of its surveillance system, according to a company presentation obtained by 404 Media. 404’s Joseph Cox wrote that the document describes equipping driver vehicles…
Key Takeaways France introduced a bill to enact the CARF framework, sharing crypto users’ data with 48 countries. The bill accelerates data collection, sparking privacy concerns among French crypto holders. A tax official allegedly selling data fueled a rise in violent wrench attacks against crypto owners. France Seeks Automatic Exchange of Crypto Data With New…
About one in seven reported findings were classified as high or critical severity. A coordinated Bitcoin security campaign uncovered nearly 5,000 software issues across hundreds of open-source projects in about 30 hours. The effort combined human expertise with artificial intelligence tools to identify software weaknesses. The initiative brought together 16 security researchers led by…
The US Department of Commerce, which oversees the Census Bureau, is circulating a proposed rule that would cease the collection of demographic data on racial minorities and LGBTQ+ people and prevent undocumented immigrants from being counted in the 2030 census, according to documents viewed by WIRED. The decision could have far-reaching implications for federal funding,…
