ROLLUP: Google’s Quantum Warning | Trump’s Iran Speech | Ethereum Economic Zones | Drift Hack
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Google's quantum breakthrough targets crypto signatures - A new algorithmic advance has reportedly 20x'd the speed of cracking ECDSA, the signature scheme underlying Bitcoin and Ethereum, creating a potential security coordination crisis.
“They have an algorithmic breakthrough that just 20x'd progress towards cracking ECDSA and some of the crypto signatures that underlie Bitcoin, Ethereum, and basically everything we do here.”
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U.S. military escalation in Iran drives extreme oil volatility - President Trump’s 'Operation Epic Fury' address signaled three more weeks of intense strikes, causing Brent crude to spike 10% amid fears of prolonged supply-chain disruption.
“We are going to hit Iran extremely hard in the next two to three weeks. We are going to bring them back to the Stone Age where they belong.”
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Prediction markets signal imminent U.S. ground intervention - Polymarket data currently shows a 60% probability of U.S. 'boots on the ground' in Iran by late April, reflecting high conviction in a significant military escalation.
“By April 30th, polymarket is showing on 18 million in volume. There's about a 60% chance that US forces enter Iran. That means boots on the ground.”