Hashing Out Resilience: A Unified SHA-3/Shake Engine
Researchers have developed a compact and secure hash engine capable of implementing both SHA-3 and Shake, bolstered by a novel fault detection system.
Connecticut’s Gambling Crackdown: Kalshi, Robinhood, Crypto.com in Hot Water 🍿🎰
On the fateful day of December 3, 2025, the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection issued a cease-and-desist order with all the drama of a Victorian melodrama. The crime? Offering “sports event contracts” that, horror of horrors, resemble unlicensed sports wagers. Only DraftKings, FanDuel, and Fanatics, it seems, are pure enough to operate in this hallowed state. 🏆
Naruto’s Best Forms
Naruto has many powerful forms, and while some of his later transformations are stronger than others, they all have unique strengths. Plus, each form is visually impressive and memorable. Let’s take a look at all of Naruto’s transformations and decide which one looks the coolest.
Breaking Bad Creator Addresses the Fate of 6 Major Characters
First airing in 2008 on AMC, Breaking Bad is a dark and intense drama centered around Walter White, a high school chemistry teacher played by Bryan Cranston, who receives a terminal lung cancer diagnosis. To provide for his family after his death, White starts manufacturing methamphetamine, adopting the alias Heisenberg and entering a life of crime. He partners with Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), and together they navigate the dangerous world of drug trafficking, eventually attracting the attention of both the police and competing cartels. While the original series concluded in 2013, its story continued with El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie in 2019 and a prequel series, Better Call Saul, which ran from 2015 to 2022. Better Call Saul followed the story of Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk), the lawyer who represented White and Pinkman during the later seasons of Breaking Bad.
Games With Procedurally Generated Worlds and Player Customization
Imagine if Nintendo let players design their own character instead of always playing as Mario. It’s tough to say if the game would have become as famous, but many modern games successfully use randomly generated worlds or dungeons, and some even let you create detailed characters. These are just a few examples of how that works.
Strategy Eyes Bitcoin Lending Partnerships With Big Banks
On December 2, during a delightful chat on Bloomberg Crypto, Le regaled us with tales of how Strategy carefully built a $1.4 billion dollar reserve, despite the fact that Bitcoin prices have seen their fair share of dramatic dips. You see, even when BTC prices plummeted from their October peak of $125,000 to a ghastly 17% decline in November, Le kept his cool, explaining that the reserve was there to fund dividends and interest-because, you know, it’s always nice to have a rainy-day fund when your assets are as volatile as Bitcoin.
Euro Tokens: The New Elusive Luxury?
The annual stablecoin settlement has surged past $50 trillion, a figure so large it makes even the most seasoned investor question the very nature of reality. Meanwhile, euro-backed tokens are spreading across payment platforms like a well-timed whisper at a dinner party-subtle, yet impossible to ignore. Digital assets, it seems, are progressing faster than a man in a race against time, and they’re changing the way money moves. Or, as I like to call it, the way money moves with a sly grin. đź§
Elden Ring: Nightreign Adds New Patch Ahead Of The Forsaken Hollows DLC
This update improves Relic effects by making them easier to activate. We’ve also boosted several passive effects, including increased damage with two-handed weapons and improvements to chain, charge, and jump attacks.
Cyprus Proves Quantum Security is Within Reach
A functional four-node quantum key distribution network has been successfully deployed using existing underground optical fibre in Cyprus, demonstrating the practical viability of integrating quantum cryptography into current telecommunications infrastructure.
Aster surges as whale demand grows – Is a stronger breakout coming?
This kind of demand is the type that shows up early when the tides are turning. Traders, in their infinite wisdom, are reading this as a sign that the big players are placing their bets on higher valuations. I mean, they wouldn’t be pumping millions into this thing if they didn’t think it was going to the moon, right?