Hormuz Tanker Traffic Plunges After Fresh US-Iran Strikes

Ethereum Can Quantum-Proof Accounts For Just 7 Cents, Says Foundation's Kohaku Project Lead Authored by Zoltan Verdai via CoinTelegraph.com, Ethereum could begin adding post-quantum protections to accounts for as little as $0.07, without waiting for a hard fork, according to the Ethereum Foundation's Kohaku project lead Nicolas Consigny. In a Saturday X post, Consigny shared a paper proposing a cheaper way for Ethereum users to protect their accounts against future quantum-computing threats. The approach adapts SPHINCS+, a post-quantum signature standard developed by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology, to work more efficiently on...

Heat Dome Threatens America's 250th Birthday As Power Grid Crisis Continues A massive heat dome continues to threaten the eastern half of the US, with the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast at the epicenter of the sweltering conditions. The summer heat is already disrupting July 4 celebrations and World Cup matches, while pushing the nation's largest power grid toward crisis mode later this afternoon for the third consecutive day. The annual Independence Day Parade in Washington, DC, set for later today was canceled "due to extreme heat," organizers said in an overnight memo.  Cooling demand will...

Brent Falls To Pre-War Levels As Trump Contradicts Tehran On Hormuz Tolls, Nuclear Inspections Brent crude oil prices fell below $75 a barrel late yesterday, marking the first time the global benchmark has traded under that level since the outbreak of the Trump-initiated Iran conflict. The drop in crude prices could provide relief for consumers and businesses by easing pressure on fuel costs and inflation, a desired Washington outcome of the MoU signing - for which Trump has come under severe criticism from hawks at home. Speaking of escalating, we have...