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Louis Velazquez is a dynamic force at the crossroads of technology, finance, and media. As the founder of MegaHoot Technologies and a financial industry veteran, Velazquez has built a reputation for identifying disruptive trends and turning them into profitable ventures. His diverse career spans from his early days as a competitive athlete to becoming a pioneering tech innovator and influential radio show host.
Ethereum can quantum-proof accounts for just 7 cents, says Ethereum’s Kohaku lead
The SPHINCS- proposal aims to reduce the cost of post-quantum signature verification on Ethereum while the network works toward a longer-term solution.
Bitcoin nears $65K as Trump says Hormuz will ‘open to all’ in Sunday Iran peace deal
Bitcoin stayed near local highs on a new US-Iran peace deal pledge as analysis saw conditions favoring a sustained BTC price rebound.
Humanity Protocol’s $36M hack tied to suspected North Korean hackers: Quantstamp
A fake Bithumb email used in the $36 million Humanity Protocol hack points to the involvement of North Korean threat actors, according to Quantstamp.
Trump says Iran peace deal to be signed Sunday, contradicting Tehran
Crypto analyst Michaël van de Poppe said a peace deal, which would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, would likely send liquidity back to risk-on assets
Amazon warning triggered US crackdown on Anthropic AI models: Reports
Calls from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and other tech firms prompted the Trump administration to suspend foreign access to Anthropic’s Fable 5 and Mythos 5
Bitcoin sales are necessary for Strategy’s digital credit business, Saylor says
Strategy’s recent Bitcoin sale appeared to clash with Saylor’s “never sell” mantra, but he says the move reflects how the company’s digital credit business works.
Anthropic’s Mythos AI finds no more ‘serious’ bugs in Zcash: Wilcox
Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox said Anthropic’s Mythos AI model found no further “serious bugs” in the privacy protocol following the patching of a previously discovered
Morpho’s $175M raise shows where crypto VC money is flowing
Morpho’s recent $175 million raise reflects growing investor bets on onchain credit infrastructure as stablecoin adoption expands.
ETH futures flash bearish signal, but stakers’ resilience points to underlying strength
Demand for ETH leverage remains low, but corporate accumulation and stakers’ dedication may prevent an Ether price crash to $1,500.
Major crypto exchanges cancel SpaceX IPO allocations, promising refunds
Elon Musk’s SpaceX completed its landmark IPO on the Nasdaq on Friday, but crypto users seeking tokenized exposure to the IPO were left empty-handed after
Anthropic suspends access to Fable 5, Mythos 5, citing US directive
Anthropic has abruptly disabled its flagship AI models after a US government directive citing national security concerns.
Bitcoin’s ‘calm top’ challenges most market bottom estimates: Research
New data from Galaxy Research suggests that Bitcoin’s floor price may not drop as low as previous bear markets, but the bottom-finding process is still
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