Microsoft Axes a Cult Publishing App After 30 Years, With .pub Files at Risk
Microsoft is retiring Microsoft Publisher in October 2026, ending service for Microsoft 365 subscribers on October 1 and cutting off support for perpetual-license users on October 13. The shutdown puts years of proprietary .pub archives at risk unless they are converted ahead of time, pushing teams toward exports like PDF or migrations to tools such […] Powered by...
Clarity Act Won’t Save US Treasury Debt Market, Analyst Warns
Lawrence Lepard, author of “The Big Print,” explained that even with CLARITY passing, demand for U.S. Treasuries used to back most stablecoins in circulation was insufficient to prop up the debt market, as issuance is less than 3% of the total $8 trillion needed to position each year. CLARITY Act Unable To Save The US […] Powered by...
Besu Patches 5 Node Vulnerabilities: What Operators Must Know
Ethereum client Besu remediated five security vulnerabilities discovered by Certik in version 26.7.1, released July 27. Certik’s Jialiang Chang highlighted that the “patch-first, details-later” model protects node operators against immediate N-day exploits by allowing staging and rollout before attack details become public. A ‘Patch-First’ Approach to Defender Advantage Developers behind the open-source Ethereum client Besu […]...
EU Carbon Taxes Push Bitcoin Mining to Russia, Study Claims
The study, published by three Vietnamese investigators, found a positive relation between the EU’s carbon emissions pricing and a so-called “leakage” to cheaper jurisdictions, such as Russia. This means that as carbon allowance pricing grows, some of this mining activity shifts to Russia to maximize profits. Study Suggests High EU Carbon Pricing Causes Mining Migration […] Powered by...
Bitcoin Miners Get a Lifeline as Hashprice Explodes 20% Higher
Over the last four days, Bitcoin’s hashprice has climbed 20.41%, punching into territory not seen since May. Bitcoin miners are pocketing fatter revenue from the latest price rally, delivering a badly needed reprieve after months of tighter margins. Bitcoin Mining Revenue Rises Bitcoin miners are finally catching a break from the price jump, with hashprice […] Powered by...
Big Banks Demand Identity Checks for Secondary Stablecoin Markets
The Bank Policy Institute, representing the massive U.S. banking lobby, filed a comment letter asking FinCEN to apply customer identification requirements to secondary stabilization markets, extending the provision applied to stablecoin issuers to exchanges with a direct relationship with retail customers. Big Banks Ask For Customer ID Requirements to Be Extended to Secondary Stablecoin Markets […] Powered by...
