Universal blockchains buckle under real-world demands
General-purpose blockchains can’t solve industry disputes over construction changes or equipment usage. Specialized layer 1s are optimized for stateless audit trails and regulatory compliance....
General-purpose blockchains can’t solve industry disputes over construction changes or equipment usage. Specialized layer 1s are optimized for stateless audit trails and regulatory compliance....
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy aims to boost Ukraine's defense capabilities through technology by appointing Mykhailo Fedorov as the new defense minister. What do experts say?...
I have spent enough years covering games to know when a sale actually matters, and this one does. It's looking like a proper cross platform clearance out there, the kind where great games quietly slip...
LEGO has announced another five Star Wars sets infused with its Smart Brick, doubling down on its freshly-announced interactive technology. Fresh versions of the iconic Millenium Falcon, Luke Skywalke...
Animal Crossing: New Horizon's big 3.0 update is now live, and with it a bustling hotel where you can decorate rooms and attract villagers from the game's massive roster of over 400 animals for a visi...
Morgan Stanley largely sat out the first wave of institutional crypto adoption across 2024–2025 but surprised many with three crypto ETF filings earlier this month....
Article URL: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/conclave.rst Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46763200 Points: 5 # Comments...
A local news outlet reported that a hacking group called the Shiny Hunters sent ransom demands to Waltio after seizing personal data from about 50,000 users....
Revolut is reportedly planning to apply for a US banking license through the OCC after previously considering a bank acquisition that could have required branch commitments....
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire says AI agents have no alternative to stablecoins and will conduct everyday activities with the tokens within as little as three years....
Hey HN, Here’s a quick weekend project: tennis, but played by typing. Try it out! Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46695492 Points: 3 # Comments: 0...
Trading volumes in prediction markets are higher than ever, with Monday seeing a record $814.2 million worth of trades placed on Kalshi, Polymarket and other platforms....
As DePIN projects generate revenue and AI agents move onchain, builders are shifting focus from speculation to fundamentals, but questions remain about Web3’s decentralization ethos....
Best Buy's starting off the new year right with a little Winter Sale , and it has quite a few video game deals worth checking out right now. Among the variety on sale is Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds , wh...
Disney has unceremoniously pulled 14 of its licensed games off of Steam with no explanation, leaving us unable to purchase games like Disney's Hercules Action Game and Finding Nemo. This was spotted b...
Free-to-play dark fantasy action RPG Dark December from developer Needs Games has officially launched on PC, Android, and iOS with crossplay and cross-progression. It marks a return to the world of Un...
Hi HN! I built Ghibli Search, a semantic search engine for Studio Ghibli movie scenes (e.g. Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Howl's Moving Castle, etc.). Describe a dreamscape like "flying through c...
A security vulnerability in the Clawdbot AI assistant has exposed hundreds of servers, leaking API keys and other sensitive information due to misconfigured proxies, cybersecurity professionals warn....
The Financial Times reports that Ledger is plotting a US IPO at a $4 billion valuation as hardware wallet demand rises amid growing crypto fraud and hacks....
A long-dormant Satoshi‑era wallet has suddenly moved 909.38 BTC, now worth about $84.6 million, throwing fresh light on the massive upside of early Bitcoin bets....