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The quantum computing threat to cryptocurrency is no longer a distant abstraction. The United States government is backing a three hundred million dollar hardware push, and both Bitcoin and Ethereum are now racing to migrate their cryptographic foundations before fault-tolerant quantum machines arrive, with two thousand twenty nine emerging as the critical window for both sides.
Staying in the blockchain space, Consensys is restructuring in a significant way, spinning MetaMask out as its own independent company. The existing firm will rebrand under the MetaMask name, with Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin stepping in as chairman and CEO. The company stayed notably quiet on whether an IPO is part of the longer-term picture.
And on a more human note, the crew of NASA's Artemis Two mission visited Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama on September first, two thousand twenty six. Astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Reid Wiseman, and Canada's Jeremy Hansen spoke directly with the NASA workforce, sharing firsthand accounts from their mission around the Moon.
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