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Cardano activates van Rossem hard fork

Cardano has activated its van Rossem hard fork as of Saturday, upgrading the Cardano mainnet to version 11, which is expected to lower smart contract execution costs and lay the groundwork for Ouroboros Leios, a major s…

Swiss Franc gains ground ahead of Trade Balance data

USD/CHF extends its gains for the second successive day, trading around 0.8070 during the Asian hours on Monday. The pair depreciates as the Swiss Franc (CHF) receives support ahead of the release of Trade Balance data …

FDA says Taylor Farms cyclospora finding was a false positive

Amid a nationwide rise in cases of cyclosporiasis — the illness caused by the “explosive diarrhea” parasite — officials have identified one possible source of an outbreak spanning Michigan and several other states.

Allbridge pauses cross-chain bridge after $1.65M exploit

Allbridge, the company behind cross-chain stablecoin bridge Allbridge Core, said it has paused the protocol as a precaution after a “security incident” that reportedly saw $1.65 million drained on Sunday.

Japanese logistics company eyes JPYC stablecoin to pay drivers

AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings, a major Japanese logistics company, plans to adopt the JPYC stablecoin to make payments to around 2,300 business partners, in what is expected to be the first large-scale corporate use of the yen…

The GENIUS Act turns 1: State of Crypto

President Donald Trump signed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act into law a year ago, setting the U.S. on a course to establish federal regulations for stablecoins for the…

AI is destroying the internet. Math is our only hope.

Not long ago, AI-generated content was a parlor trick — six-fingered popes and uncanny Tom Cruise lookalikes, more amusing than alarming. That era is over. The Iran conflict proved it: synthetic footage of detained Amer…