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59 days until the #bitcoin cycle top.

Alephium is not a direct fork of Bitcoin, but it draws inspiration from Bitcoin's core principles while improving upon them: UTXO Model: Like Bitcoin, Alephium uses an Unspent Transaction Output (UTXO) model, which enhances security and scalability compared to account-based models (e.g., Ethereum). Decentralization & Security: Alephium aims to maintain Bitcoin-like decentralization while improving efficiency through sharding (called "BlockFlow"). Alephium is inspired by Bitcoin’s security and UTXO model but enhances it with sharding, stateful smart contracts, and energy efficiency. While not directly compatible with Bitcoin, it offers a compelling alternative for developers and users who want Bitcoin-like security with Ethereum-like functionality.




Is it Altseason finally?





GOOGLE WARNS: QUANTUM COMPUTERS COULD CRACK BITCOIN MUCH FASTER THAN EXPECTED Google’s latest quantum computing research just blew a hole in old encryption timelines. It now estimates that a quantum machine with fewer than one million noisy qubits could break 2048-bit RSA encryption in under a week. That’s 20 times faster than previous forecasts and could impact everything from bank accounts to Bitcoin wallets. Quantum computers are not ready yet, but they are getting stronger fast. Crypto may still be safe today, but the race to quantum-proof the system is no longer optional. Google has already started encrypting Chrome traffic accordingly. Source: Yahoo











