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Menace quantique sur Bitcoin : 552 milliards $ en danger ?
Le piratage quantique menace Bitcoin. BIP-361 contre PACTs de Paradigm : le duel technique qui pourrait geler 6,9 millions de BTC.
➤ Quantum computing poses a significant threat to Bitcoin's security, with the potential to compromise older wallets holding approximately 6.9 million BTC. ➤ Two proposed solutions, BIP-361 (forced freezing of old addresses) and PACTs (proof-of-ownership timestamping), aim to mitigate this risk, but both present challenges regarding user funds and historical holdings. ➤ The article highlights the ongoing technical debate and the complex trade-offs between network security, historical user capital, and the potential for future quantum attacks.
All history is constructed from fossil observations.
The Paleontology of Knowledge.—A fossil observation could be defined as an observation made under a different epistemic regime than that of today, so that to treat it as an observation for the purposes of contemporary knowledge it has to be interpreted within the contemporary epistemic paradigm. This translation from one epistemic paradigm to another will always pose problems of translation (pace Quine on the indeterminacy of translation). A later human civilization may have to translate our science into terms that made sense for them, allowing for our ellipses and our eccentric biases, as we attempt to translate past systematic attempts to formulate knowledge into our own systematic attempt to formulate knowledge, but there will never be any precise equivalents because of the indeterminacy of translation. This is a humbling realization for us, since our epistemic regime places a high value on precision, but another interesting consequence follows from this. All historical observations are fossil observations, with the possible exception of the history of the present. But the history of the present might just as well be called primary source material and not really history at all; we might with some justification reserve the term “history” only for accounts of the past written in an era following an era which has lapsed. Or we could simply distinguish history based on fossil observations and history based on living observations, but however we do it, the longer the period of history that we cover, the more likely we are to make use of fossil observations. Is it this that has prevented history from becoming a science, because history attempts to combine into a single synthesis fossil observations from several distinct epistemic regimes, none of which are commensurable?
(STEYOYOKE)
DoorDash Pays Drivers in Stablecoins via Tempo
DoorDash is using Stripe and Paradigm's Tempo blockchain to pay drivers and merchants in stablecoins across 40 countries
➤ DoorDash is implementing stablecoin payments via Tempo's blockchain to pay drivers and merchants in over 40 countries, aiming for faster settlements and reduced fees. ➤ This deployment leverages Tempo's enterprise-focused blockchain infrastructure, designed to overcome challenges like network congestion and volatile gas fees. ➤ The move signifies a significant step in enterprise adoption of stablecoins for operational efficiency, particularly in cross-border transactions, without direct user interaction with crypto.
Crypto VC AUM Plummets: Major Firms See Sharp 2025 Decline as Market Resets
Major crypto VCs like a16z and Paradigm saw sharp AUM declines in 2025, with only Haun Ventures showing growth amid market volatility and strategic fund cycles.
➤ Major crypto venture capital firms like a16z and Paradigm experienced significant declines in Assets Under Management (AUM) throughout 2025 due to market volatility and fund cycles. ➤ Factors contributing to the AUM contraction include portfolio valuation adjustments, successful exits leading to capital distribution, and strategic capital preservation. ➤ Haun Ventures stood out with AUM growth, driven by new fund formations and profitable exits, while firms like a16z and Paradigm are actively fundraising, indicating continued long-term conviction in the crypto market.
(STEYOYOKE)