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State Street warns dollar could fall 10% if Fed cuts more than expected

State Street argues the US dollar could fall to multi-year lows if the Fed cuts rates more aggressively, a scenario that could shift capital toward Bitcoin and risk assets.

Ledger adds OKX DEX integration for on-device token swaps

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzQ4ZjAtMzI0OC03ZWQ5LTg0N2YtM2JkNDdjNGIyNjQxLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Ledger adds OKX DEX integration for on-device token swaps" class="type:primaryImage">The integration allows Ledger users to execute multichain token swaps directly from the Wallet app while retaining hardware-based custody.

Rare Bitcoin signal flashes: Will a 220% BTC price rally follow?

Multiple long-term Bitcoin valuation models suggest that BTC’s drop to $60,000 opened up a rare discounted buying opportunity. Do traders and institutional investors agree?

UK Central Bank taps firms to test elements of distributed-ledger settlement infrastructure

The six-month central bank pilot brings together market infrastructure providers, banks and Web3 companies to assess how core UK markets could move onchain.

Bitcoin is trading like a growth asset, not digital gold: Grayscale

New Grayscale research shows Bitcoin’s price behavior is increasingly tied to equities, particularly software stocks, challenging its long-held safe-haven narrative in the short term.

What it actually takes to prove someone is Satoshi Nakamoto

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzQ4MzMtYzRjMi03ZTNiLWJlY2EtZjZhNzQxOWEzZjAyLmpwZw==.jpg" alt="What it actually takes to prove someone is Satoshi Nakamoto" class="type:primaryImage">Discover the real evidence required to prove someone is Satoshi Nakamoto and why past claims failed to meet Bitcoin’s cryptographic standard.

Do Super Bowl ads predict a bubble? Dot-coms, crypto and now AI

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzQyNjktMWVjNy03NTI3LTljM2EtZmE2M2QxYjUyM2Y5LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Do Super Bowl ads predict a bubble? Dot-coms, crypto and now AI" class="type:primaryImage">Super Bowl LX featured 10 ads for different AI products, and some observers believe it could be a sign that the AI financial bubble will soon burst.

Flash Freezing Flash Boys: Per-transaction encryption to fight malicious MEV

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDEvMDE5YmViOGYtY2VlMi03NzEyLWI3ZDMtMGUzYTQ1MDQyYTQ5LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Flash Freezing Flash Boys: Per-transaction encryption to fight malicious MEV" class="type:primaryImage">Flash Freezing Flash Boys is a novel proposal for per-transaction encryption to prevent frontrunning.

Bitcoin price punishes traders as 24-hour crypto liquidations pass $250M

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzQ3YzctY2I1Yi03OGFiLWFmN2QtN2ZiNmRkOGNjMWE0LmpwZw==.jpg" alt="Bitcoin price punishes traders as 24-hour crypto liquidations pass $250M" class="type:primaryImage">Bitcoin sparked mass long and short BTC liquidations while staying rangebound around $70,000 as analysis predicted a local support retest.

Show HN: Konform Browser v140.7.0-108

Konform Browser is a Firefox ESR fork focused on security, privacy, and user freedom. This might sound familiar but I think we still have something worthwhile to bring to the browser ecosystem.The project started as a fork of LibreWolf and now stands on its own four feet. It takes a harder stance on the three goals of security, privacy and freedom. It's intended to be suitable as a general-purpose daily driver for everything from managing the intranet to surfing the murkier tubes.This week

Show HN: 83K lines of C++ – cryptocurrency written from scratch, not a fork

I spent weeks writing a full cryptocurrency implementation from scratch. Not a fork of Bitcoin or any existing codebase – 83,000 lines of original C++20.Technical choices: - Equihash (200,9) for PoW – memory-hard, ASIC-resistant - Keccak-256 for all hashing – chose this over SHA-256 after doing my own cryptanalysis - UTXO model, 10-minute blocks, 21M supply cap - Actor model for P2P networkingThe SHA-256 research: I found distinguishers up to 23 rounds using differential cryptanalysis. At 17 rou

Kimi.com Potential Cryptojacking

Recently I ripped Kimi.com's operating system and tried warning reddit about cryptojacking malware in its system but my acc got reported and I was accused of planting it myself...Session links (from 2 separate accounts if you want to see the shell execution:https://www.kimi.com/share/19c446a6-51c2-809d-8000-000066baa17f https://www.kimi.com/share/19c446e7-f5d2-847c-8000-00007c4cab93Or just try it yourself: kimi.com/chat tell it: "run "l

Ask HN: Since when got my computer their cloud node (agent)

Starting from Seti@home, to bitcoin,.. now running AI Slop commands on my pc with full admin rights.. maybe openai can run workloads on my pc and send me some money for doing their work?

Gemini exit a ‘blow for policymakers’ with UK crypto hub ambitions

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YjEyNTctNWI5OC03ZTg1LWE3NzgtMjIzNWY4NDFiNjBl.jpg" alt="Gemini exit a ‘blow for policymakers’ with UK crypto hub ambitions" class="type:primaryImage">Industry groups and exchanges say the United Kingdom’s slow, overlapping crypto rules and compliance frictions are undermining its “global hub” ambition.

Bitcoin ETFs extend rebound as $145M in fresh inflows hit market

The Bitcoin ETF rebound comes as analysts flag slowing outflows. Early BTC holders trim positions rather than exit as BTC hovers near $70,000, according to Bitwise.

Analysts debate whether Ether has capitulated or has further to fall

Analysts say Ether’s MVRV Z-Score has entered capitulation territory at -0.42 after falling 30% in a fortnight, though it is still far from its worst score.

Fed’s Waller says crypto hype ‘fading’ with TradFi tie-ins

The crypto market’s volatility is just “part of the game,” says Federal Reserve governor Chris Waller, who adds that traditional finance may have added to the recent market drop.

Chainlink co-founder’s 2 reasons this bear market feels different

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjUtMTIvMDE5YWRkNjMtMzdlMS03ZmI3LTk1NjEtYTc4YjZjNmVkZDlm.jpg" alt="Chainlink co-founder’s 2 reasons this bear market feels different" class="type:primaryImage">Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov says the recent crypto market downturn has inadvertently shown “how far the industry has progressed.”

Ethereum Foundation teams up with SEAL to combat wallet drainers

<img src="https://images.cointelegraph.com/images/528_aHR0cHM6Ly9zMy5jb2ludGVsZWdyYXBoLmNvbS91cGxvYWRzLzIwMjYtMDIvMDE5YzQ1NjItNTRlMi03NDc1LTgzY2YtMzAzODMzMjQ0NDE4LkpQRw==.jpg" alt="Ethereum Foundation teams up with SEAL to combat wallet drainers" class="type:primaryImage">SEAL and the Ethereum Foundation created a Trillion Dollar Security dashboard to track Ethereum security as part of efforts to fight wallet drainers.

Crypto exchange Backpack to launch token with unlocks tied to IPO goal

Backpack founder Armani Ferrante says the company’s staff and investors won’t get an allocation at its upcoming token launch to avoid insiders “dumping on retail.”