Above all else, the commander of 1st Special Forces Command says he wants to see creativity out of the Army’s special operators — he thinks it’s what will provide them with an edge in the next fight in light of the rapid tactical innovations occurring on Ukraine’s battlefield.
Brig. Gen. Lawrence ”Gil” Ferguson, who spoke with Army Times, is a firm believer in an oft-repeated special…
Longtime Defense News contributor journalist Burak Ege Bekdil died in an Ankara hospital following surgery complications after a prior motorbike accident, according to family and colleagues in Turkey.
Bekdil had a decades-long career in journalism, writing for Turkish…
WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin has ended its effort to compete for a U.S. Air Force contract to build the service’s next wave of 75 refueling tankers.
But Airbus, with whom Lockheed Martin had planned to build the proposed LMXT strategic tanker, will still compete for the…
DANVILLE, Va. — The U.S. Navy is working to accelerate remaining construction work on the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine to brace for potential delays during the first-in-class boat’s testing later this decade.
The Navy and prime contractor General Dynamics’ Electric Boat originally built a six-month buffer into the construction schedule for the future District of Columbia…
Snoop Dogg, sentient AI and the ‘Arrival Mind Paradox’
October 23, 2023
Like many longtime technologists, I am deeply worried about the dangers of AI, both for its near-term risk to society and its long-term threat to humanity. Back in 2016 I put a date on my greatest concerns, warning that we could achieve Artificial Superintelligence by 2030…
Hong Kong Regulators Restrict Retail Investor Access to ‘Complex’ Crypto Products – Regulation Bitcoin News
October 23, 2023
The securities regulator and the central banking institution of Hong Kong have updated the region’s crypto policy in response to enquiries from the industry. In a circular on the virtual asset-related activities of intermediaries, the authorities introduced additional…
Does Block.one Eclipse Microstrategy in BTC Reserves? Deciphering the Bitcoin Treasury Lists – Bitcoin News
October 23, 2023
This weekend, bitcoin enthusiasts discussed the latest update to bitcointreasuries.net, which offers a new visual of the various companies, countries and funds with bitcoin on their balance sheets. The site indicates that Microstrategy owns 158,245 BTC, while Block.one, the company behind the development of the EOS network, reportedly holds 164,000 BTC.
Behind the Bitcoin Balance Sheets
Recently…
People’s Bank of China Governor Vows to Curb Crypto Speculation – Regulation Bitcoin News
October 23, 2023
The new governor of China’s central bank has promised to stop speculation associated with cryptocurrency transactions in the country. Pan Gongsheng made the vow in a report detailing measures to maintain the stability of the Chinese financial market and prevent risks.
PBOC…
10 Decentralized Finance Protocols Rule Over 52% of the WBTC in Circulation – Defi Bitcoin News
October 23, 2023
Over the span of ten months, since mid-December 2022, the cryptocurrency known as wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) experienced a reduction of nearly 23,000 coins from its circulation. Today, WBTC has 79,839 distinct wallet holders. Notably, a hefty 73.76% of these tokens are…
Lightning Network Developer Warns About Major Vulnerability, Abandons Security Tasks – Bitcoin News
October 23, 2023
Antoine Riard, a Lightning Network (LN) developer, recently disclosed a major vulnerability affecting Bitcoin’s scaling layer. This vulnerability, which was addressed with a series of mitigations, involves a “new transaction-relay jamming attack” that can affect shared funds in channels. Riard abandoned LN-related work after testing the feasibility of these attacks in the open.
Lightning…
