Dawn

Taliban internet cut sparks Afghanistan telecoms blackout

“We are blind without phones and internet,” says one shopkeeper in Kabul.

This has nothing to do with Islam or Sharia.

Have started using Primal (omn Android), initial impression is good. It shows the notifications that Amethyst fails to show for some reason. The profile page also seems to beess temperamental.

IACR Cryptology ePrint Archive

Cross-chain Lightning Trades: Getting the Advantages of a Custodial Exchange while Keeping Your Assets

Payment channels are a cornerstone of a scalable blockchain infrastructure that enables transacting parties to lock assets on the blockchain and pe...

Preprint of our new paper

https://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2025/05/15/serious-blackrock-bitcoin-warning-fuels-fears-of-disaster-as-the-price-suddenly-dives/ got to love the hyperbolic headlines. And quantum computing community loves to portray doom-and-gloom, see e.g.,

Quantum Doom Clock

Track the inevitable march towards quantum supremacy

. cryptography is fine, we’ll have migrated to PQC by the time a quantum computer is able to break real world systems.

rant: In my experience on Nostr, most (not all) nostriches have a holier than thou attitude towards other social platforms. The same chest-thumping behavior, and unfortunately without the required academic background, extends towards Bitcoin vs other cryptocurrencies. But there is only so much one can read about Nostr/Bitcoin superiority. This makes it an unwelcoming and boring place for those who do not want to join the echo chamber.

I am looking for alternatives to Gnosis Safe for Ethereum multisig solution. Decided to ask local AI. Deepseek R1 and Llama are both hallucinating and suggest Electrum (the bitcoin wallet). :D