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Trump taps billionaire fintech CEO with SpaceX ties to head NASA

[Dec 4 8:27 PM] Jared Isaacman comes with deep fintech experience and a working relationship with Elon Musk and SpaceX.

Peter Todd advocates for space miners: ’Economics might make sense’

[Dec 3 6:32 PM] Though Todd denies it, an HBO documentary recently claimed he was the real Satoshi Nakamoto and inventor of Bitcoin.

Microsoft breakthrough signals quantum-exclusive future for blockchain mining

[Nov 28 9:00 PM] The new hardware could ultimately host a theoretical algorithm with the potential to transform proof-of-work.

‘Science needs an update’: How DeSci can fix junk science and cure baldness

[Nov 22 1:27 PM] DeSci advocates say “traditional science” has fallen prey to regulatory capture and been maligned by corporate greed, and now a blockchain-based update is in order. 

Neuromorphic computing breakthrough could enable blockchain on Mars

[Oct 25 6:35 PM] The first interplanetary blockchain-based transaction could potentially happen in 2026.

US tech exec warns China is ‘a decade ahead’ on quantum

[Oct 23 5:19 PM] Analysts often claim China is winning the quantum race but available research indicates otherwise.

Anthropic says AI could one day ‘sabotage’ humanity but it’s fine for now

[Oct 18 9:29 PM] The firm investigated four distinct “sabotage” threat vectors for AI and determined that “minimal mitigations” were sufficient for current models. 

Google’s nuclear power plan could revolutionize cryptocurrency mining

[Oct 15 5:50 PM] The advent of small modular reactors should make on-site nuclear energy economically feasible at scale.

Blockchain-based DeSci solves science’s peer review problem — Hoskinson

[Oct 8 9:00 PM] The DeSci movement continues to gain steam among industry insiders.

6 AI applications already in use in the healthcare industry

[Sep 29 11:36 AM] AI is accelerating scientific breakthroughs and improving research outcomes. Here are eight projects harnessing its power to improve human life quality.

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will bring unimaginable prosperity, fix climate

[Sep 23 9:07 PM] He also said it’ll solve all physics and usher in an era our grandparents couldn’t have imagined.

Healthcare projects are leading the pack in decentralized science

[Sep 9 1:45 PM] Medicine is leading the charge toward decentralized science — here’s why.

Blockchain experiment results in swarm of decentralized learning robots 

[Sep 5 9:04 PM] The research focused on securing the machines against physical and cyber-attack while maintaining their decentralized learning capabilities.

Physics for fintech: How quantum AI can make humans better crypto traders

[Aug 31 5:26 PM] Scientists are using quantum algorithms to uncover new insights into how our brains learn and apply information.

DNA computing breakthrough could turn living cells into functioning blockchains

[Aug 24 8:22 PM] Scientists built a DNA computer capable of playing chess.

Satoshi vs physics: How quantum Bitcoin miners could make ASIC obsolete

[Aug 23 5:28 PM] Quantum rigs might pose a bigger threat to blockchains than quantum decryption.

UK risks quantum startup exodus after Labour slashes incentives

[Aug 22 4:29 PM] A study from August 2023 suggested there were more than 50 UK-based quantum technology startups.

Early research exposes the dark side of brain computer-interfaces

[Aug 21 5:16 PM] Controlling machines with your thoughts sounds cool, but communication is a two-way street.

What does Bitcoin smell like? AI startup wants to ‘teleport’ digital scents

[Aug 18 8:47 PM] The technology could also help detect diseases such as cancer.

Swiss tech firm launches AI made of human brain cells rental service

[Aug 17 8:38 PM] The organoids only live about 100 days, then, ostensibly, the AI dies.

AI researchers want to solve the bot problem by requiring ID to use the internet

[Aug 16 7:04 PM] The researchers based their ideas on “proof of personhood” technologies developed by the blockchain community.

Quantum computers are advancing much faster than scientists expected

[Aug 11 4:45 PM] Breakthroughs in scalability, error-correction, and infrastructure have led to an accelerated timeline for quantum advantage.

Scientists illuminate a path to quantum AGI with new light-based chips

[Aug 9 7:26 PM] Recent breakthroughs in photonic computing could finally make human-level AI possible.

German quantum breakthrough highlights need for particle physicists in crypto

[Aug 3 6:58 PM] German quantum breakthrough highlights need for particle physicists in crypto

US, UK accelerate quantum computing programs after China breakthrough

[Aug 1 5:10 PM] China’s room-temperature time crystals could radically affect the timeline for the arrival of useful quantum computers.

Ripple publishes math prof’s warning: ‘public-key cryptosystems should be replaced’

[May 19 1:31 PM] Mathematician Massimiliano Sala says current encryption methods won’t protect blockchain systems from quantum computers.

Harvard built hacker-proof quantum network in Boston using existing fiber cable

[May 16 1:30 PM] According to the scientists, the 22-mile distance between nodes is the longest quantum fiber network to date.

Remembering ‘True Names’ Author Vernor Vinge

[Mar 22 11:43 AM] Known for popularizing the term “singularity,” the cypherpunk writer, who died this week, was prophetic about the age of artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency.

Harvard scientists claim breakthrough, ‘advent of early error-corrected quantum computation’

[Dec 7, 2023 3:00 PM] The team’s results, once reviewed, could represent a significant milestone in quantum computing research.

Changpeng Zhao’s next move could involve decentralized science

[Dec 7, 2023 8:01 AM] Decentralized science, or DeSci, aims to apply decentralized business models to medical research.